The 2024 PWHL first overall pick Sarah Fillier addressed media discussing her excitement to be picked by New York, and With the signing of Ronja Savolainen by the Ottawa Charge [https://thehockeynews.com/womens/pwhl/ottawa-signs-savolainen-to-a-three-year-deal], only one player from the first two rounds of the 2024 PWHL Draft remains unsigned; that player is first overall pick Sarah Fillier [https://thehockeynews.com/womens/pwhl/new-york-selects-sarah-fillier-first-overall-in-pwhl-draft]. Throughout the summer, talks had not progressed between Fillier's team and the New York Sirens, resulting in the Canadian national team star standing as the final holdout from the PWHL Draft's opening rounds with a month and a half remaining before teams hit the ice. Last season Fillier played for Princeton in the NCAA scoring 30 goals and 43 points in 29 games. Prior to the Draft, the PWHL's Hockey Operations Department referred to Fillier as "A generational player with change of pace skating that makes her difficult to defend. Her game sense makes her a threat to create scoring in a variety of ways and will upgrade a team’s powerplay immediately.” The 24-year-old has represented Canada at four World Championships winning three gold medals, and was a member of Canada's 2022 Olympic gold medal winning team.
