17 players from the 2025 PWHL Draft class received qualifying offers during Phase 5 of the Expansion Player Distribution Process, ensuring teams retained rights for the 2026-27 season.
As Phase 5 of the Expansion Player Distribution Process has officially come to a close, the league announced 17 players from the 2025 PWHL Draft class who saw their rights retained via qualifying offers.
Those players included:
Boston Fleet: Olivia Mobley, Amanda Thiele (both of whom have since been re-signed)
Minnesota Frost: Brooke Becker
Montréal Victoire: Tamara Giaquinto, Skylar Irving
New York Sirens: Anna Bargman, Kaley Doyle, Dayle Ross, Callie Shanahan
Ottawa Charge: Sanni Ahola
Seattle Torrent: Lily Delianedis, Lyndie Lobdell
Toronto Sceptres: Hanna Baskin, Sara Hjalmarsson, Clara Van Wieren, Kiara Zanon
Vancouver Goldeneyes: Madison Samoskevich
The league has now moved into the sixth and final phase, which allows all 12 teams to sign players and build out rosters ahead of the 2026-27 season.
