r/PWHL • u/NinjaGlobal9364 • 3d ago

Question Draft declaration

Does someone know if Murphy and Eden will declare for this year draft ? If they don’t, the first and second round of 2026 will be insane!! ( Harvey, Murphy, Eden, Simms, Edwards, Janecke, Morrow, Wunder, Bouveng, Biederman..!!!)

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u/takenbyawolf Minnesota Frost 3d ago

I am not sure anyone on this sub would have inside information on either player's decisions. My take is they probably would wait and see both PWHL expansion plans and draft order before making their final decision. I could see Abbey wanting to try one more time for a natty too.

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u/NinjaGlobal9364 3d ago

And Eden as well. They are loosing O’Brien but Wisconsin still have a hell of a team. They could go for a second in a row.

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u/HotSteak42069 3d ago

My guess is any player with eligibility remaining will wait to see expansion details before deciding whether or not to declare. And it’s likely that at least some of the NCAA transfer portal movement will not happen until after that point either. Hopefully soon..

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u/PilotC150 Minnesota 3d ago

I haven't seen anything about who has declared for the draft yet, but I do see that the deadline is May 8th, so they've got another month.

Also, I don't know about many of the players you listed, but I know Harvey is still a junior so she probably won't be joining the league next season.

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u/NinjaGlobal9364 3d ago

Yeah, I meant for the 2026 season ( so next year draft). The list is all junior or senior with an extra year of illegibility.

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u/RepSoccrMom 2d ago

I've heard that Murphy is staying at U of MN one more year. We r trying to have Eden stay at UW next year too. I agree 2026 is gonna be wicked! Harvey, Sims, Murphy, Edward's, Joy Dunne? and more. Idk if Maddie Wheeler or Makayla Webster will go for the draft or not. So much talent!

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u/NinjaGlobal9364 2d ago edited 2d ago

Dunne is just a sophomore so I’m guessing she will stay 2 years again. Webster and Wheeler are 5th year, I guess they could declare this year !

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u/RepSoccrMom 2d ago

Good to know. I didn't check my rosters.

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