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The New York Sirens selected the University of Colgate University Kristýna Kaltounková with the first choice of the PWHL 2025 draft Tuesday, adding a power striker with a penchant for rating goals.
Kaltounková is the first European player written first in the PWHL, and the most written player in the Czech Republic.
“What a great honor representing not only myself, but my country and my teammates,” Kaltounková told journalists after the historical choice.
Earlier this year, Kaltounková became the first player in the Czech Republic to become a finalist in the Patty Kazma Prize as the best university hockey player this season in Colgate, where she produced 48 points in 37 games.
She is the top scorer of all Colgate time, replacing 111 goals in five seasons.
During his beginnings in the world championship last spring, Kaltounková equaled his other striker eligible for the draft, Natálie Mlýnková, at the head of the team in points (six in seven games).
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The sirens could place Kaltounková on his first line alongside Sarah Filler, giving the team two threats of shooting in good faith, and filling a hole left by the departure of Alex Carpenter during the expansion process.
The five -foot attacker should also be able to make room for the skills of Filler on the ice.
Kaltounková is the second first choice of New York in three seasons of PWHL, after GM Pascal Daoust chose Fillard in 2024.
New York made another big splash in the first round, moving the best defender Ella Shelton in Toronto in exchange for the choices of the first and fourth rounds of the scepters.
The sirens added the attacker of the University of Wisconsin Casey O’Brien with this choice.
Center with a high -end vision, O’Brien will add more skills to the group before New York.
O’Brien won the Patty Kazmaier 2025 prize as the best university hockey player, after posting 88 points in just 41 games. Along the way, the American exceeded Hilary Knight as a leader of all time of career points at Wisconsin (274).
“This is the kind of player in which you can build a team,” said Gordie Stafford, who trained O’Brien at the preparatory school at Shattuck-St. Mary’s.
To devote his time to university in perspective, only seven players in the history of female hockey of the NCAA have raised more career points, and no one has had a more prolific offensive season since Carpenter collected 88 points with the Boston College in 2016.
O’Brien capitalized on Wisconsin’s badgers in a national championship last season, his third title in five seasons.
“His vision during the skate is really, really good,” O’Brien’s long -standing skills coach told CBC Sports. “It has great lateral mobility, the ability to cut and light a penny. And it is fast.”
Choice of draft in the first round:
- New York sirens: Kristýna Kaltounková, attacker, Colgate University
- Boston fleet: Haley Winn, defender, Clarkson University
- New York Sirens (Toronto acquired via trade): Casey O’Brien, Forward, University of Wisconsin
- Montreal Victoire: Nicole Gosling, defender, Clarkson University
- Ottawa accusation: Rory Guilday, Defender, Cornell University
- Minnesota Frost: Kendall Cooper, Defender, Quinnipiac University
- PWHL Vancouver: Michelle Karvin, striker, Swedish female hockey league (SDHL)
- PWHL Seattle: Jenna Buglioni, Forward, Ohio State University
Defenders leave the board of directors early
Four defenders were selected in the first round. Above all the teams, apart from the sirens, had to add a defender of the first four, and there was a clear gap between the first four defense prospects and the rest of the field.
The defender of the University of Clarkson, Haley Winn, went second in the Boston fleet, giving the team a double -meaning defender who could team up with Megan Keller or Log Time on the Power Play.
Winn was the second highest defender in NCAA last year. Only Caroline Harvey from Wisconsin has improved Winn’s 46 points.
She is twice world champion with Team USA, and should be a big piece of the American Blue Line at the Olympic Games next year.
Clarkson’s head coach Matt Desrosiers described Winn as “the full package”.
“”[She’s] A fairly dynamic defender who is really good on the offensive side but just as strong on the defensive side, “said DESROSIERS at CBC Sports before the draft.
Winn’s defensive partner in Clarkson, Nicole Gosling, became the first Canadian taken in the draft when Montreal’s victory selected him with the fourth choice.
The 23 -year -old man in London, Ontario. is an intelligent bidirectional defender who could quarter a game of power.
She became world champion with the Canadian team in 2024, and will now play alongside several national team players in Montreal, while working to make the Olympic team.
Ottawa’s accusation chose the defender of Cornell Rory Guilday University with the fifth choice. The accusations love defenders who have a little rumble in their game, and Guilday will adapt perfectly to players like Jocelyne Lacque and Ronja Savolanan.
The defender of the University of Quinnipiac, Kendall Cooper, became the fourth and last defender taken in the first round, going sixth in reigning champions, the Minnesota Frost.
The Finnish veteran becomes the first choice of recovery from Vancouver
With the first choice of draft of the team in history, PWHL Vancouver opted for the experience in the Finnish striker Michelle Karvinen.
The 35 -year -old man did almost everything in a long career, playing throughout Europe and winning his first Olympic medal, a bronze, with Finland in 2010.
She will now return to Vancouver, where she will be gathered with a coach who spotted her to come to the University in North America, Brian Idalski.
Seattle completed the first round by choosing the striker Jenna Buglioni of Ohio State University.
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While GMS made choices on six laps, Cassie Campbell-Pascall sometimes appeared on the stage to announce a profession.
In addition to adding Shelton, one of the best young defenders in the world, the Toronto Scepters sent the goalkeeper Kristen Campbell to Vancouver. Campbell experienced difficulties during the playoffs and will have a new start in Vancouver, where Maschmeyer, moves, will be the starter.
The Montreal Victoire also added Abby Roque de New York, with the defensive center Kristin O’Neill in the other direction.
