The 2025 PWHL Expansion Draft will see seven players selected by PWHL Seattle and PWHL Vancouver beginning at 5:30pm PST / 8:30pm EST.

Follow along below for live updates throughout the draft and post-draft press conferences.

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9:20pm EST - Vancouver Finishes Their Picks

PWHL Vancouver finished their expansion draft by selecting Denisa Krizova and Sydney Bard.

Their draft is over. 

9:17pm EST - Seattle Loading Up Offensively

Seattle picked Aneta Tejralova and Hannah Bilka, followed by Jessie Eldridge and Julia Gosling.

Vancouver picks Abby Boreen and Brooke McQuigge.

The teams are going drastically different directions in this draft.

Toronto then protected Emma Maltais, while Boston protected Shay Maloney.

8:43pm EST - Ashton Bell Goes First Overall

Ashton Bell of the Ottawa Charge was the first player picked in the PWHL expansion draft. Vancouver selected her adding to a blueliner that already includes Claire Thompson and Sophie Jaques.

8:42pm EST - Vancouver To Pick First 

Vancouver will pick first in the PWHL Draft.

7:55pm EST - PWHL Draft Ready To Begin, Here's Where You Can Watch

The PWHL Draft is almost here. The first thing we'll learn during the PWHL's broadcast is which of the two expansion teams, Seattle or Vancouver, will pick first. Speaking of broadcasts, you can watch the PWHL expansion draft below:

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4:16pm EST - Who will go first in the PWHL expansion Draft?

This weekend, GMs and agents across the league continued conversations leading toward the draft tonight. A few of the names that were brought up in almost every conversation were Ashton Bell, Julia Gosling, Hannah Bilka, Brooke McQuigge, Shay Maloney, and Anna Wilgren. Others discussed included Grace Zumwinkle, Aneta Tejralova, Mannon McMahon, Ally Simpson, and Emma Maltais.

One name to watch on the veteran front is Jessie Eldridge. Eldridge was well respected in New York and is the highest scoring player, and only member of the PWHL's top 20 in scoring this season as she finished seventh in the league.

2:45pm EST - Fourteen Players Set To Be Added To Current Rosters

When the PWHL expansion draft begins tonight, 14 players from the original six PWHL teams will be selected by Seattle and Vancouver. The league has not announced which team, Seattle or Vancouver, will get first pick in tonight's draft.

Here are Vancouver and Seattle's current rosters after the exclusive signing window.

Vancouver: Claire Thompson (From Minnesota), Sophie Jaques (From Minnesota), Emerance Maschmeyer (From Ottawa), Sarah Nurse ((From Toronto), Jennifer Gardiner (From Montreal).

Seattle: Danielle Serdachny ((From Ottawa), Hilary Knight (From Boston), Alex Carpenter (From New York), Corinne Schroeder (From New York), Cayla Barnes (From Montreal).