2025 PWHL Draft Rankings: December Top 60

The 2025 PWHL Draft picture continues to come into focus with college hockey seasons beyond their midway point and the Women's Euro Hockey Tour completed for 2024. Here's The Hockey News' Top 60 prospects.

The list continues to evolve as contract status and intent to declare becomes more clear by the day. One name that no longer exists on our list is Finnish forward Elisa Holopainen who extended her initial contract to two-years in Frolunda ensuring she'll stay in Europe through the 2026 Winter Olympics as many anticipated she would. It's a decision other players like Michelle Karvinen, Michaela Pejzloa, and Hanna Olsson are also facing. The longer these players remain in Europe, the lower most will slide on draft boards as the calibre of play in the PWHL continues to improve and the gap between the PWHL and European leagues gets larger and larger. The other wildcards in this draft are USA national team forwards Abbey Murphy and Lacey Eden. The decision of this entire group on declaration will make this class far weaker or stronger. 

For the first time, a December 6-Nation Women's Euro Hockey Tour event included Canadian and American development teams going head to head with teams from Europe. It was an incredible opportunity to scout PWHL Draft eligible players head-to-head, which is why almost every PWHL team had scouts on hand. 

With the NCAA and U Sports on their holiday break, and the Women's Euro Hockey Tour in the books, here's a look at the 2025 PWHL Draft rankings. Our next ranking, in mid-January will be our official Midterm Rankings. 

2025 PWHL Draft Rankings

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2025 PWHL Draft Watch List

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Goaltender Watch List

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