There's no guarantee Abigail Boreen declares for the 2024 PWHL Draft. If she does, there is a guarantee teams will know the impact she's capable of having in the league.

PWHL Minnesota fans may feel like Abigail Boreen is one of their own after the forward made a significant impact on their roster in her nine games this season as a reserve. The truth is however, Abigail Boreen could be stolen away from the State of Hockey in the 2024 PWHL Draft.

Boreen had four goals and five points in that span, a goal scoring pace that would have made her one of only a handful of players in the league to hit double digits in goals.

Boreen exhausted her three regular season 10-day contracts almost as quickly as Minnesota could sign her to them. She was an impact player for Minnesota in the preseason and certainly would have earned a full time contract, were she eligible. But as a full time student who was not drafted because of that status, Boreen could only play as a reserve this season, and was ineligible to sign a standard player agreement.

It's a similar situation to Claire Thompson in New York, although Thompson could not play in the USA because she was in the country on a student visa, not a work visa. 

What's not so simple is how Minnesota can guarantee they re-secure the services of Boreen moving forward. Boreen will not go in the first round, but with a lack of forward depth at the top of this draft, she could be a player Minnesota reaches for in the second half of round two. Why this high?

Toronto and Minnesota in particular selected last year by familiarity, not necessarily looking outside of their comfort zones. For Toronto that was players who had participated in Hockey Canada camps or teams. For Minnesota, it was players with experience playing in the state. It's hard to predict how any given player will fit into a roster, who they'll compliment, and how they'll gel off the ice, but Minnesota has first hand experience on all of those factors with Boreen, and her scoring punch and net front presence of front were certainly welcomed. 

If it's not round two, Minnesota won't dare let Abigail Boreen slip through round three, if she's not already part of another PWHL franchise by that point.