Former RHA Kelowna defenseman Sara Swiderski was the first Canadian selected at this years draft, going ninth overall to the Minnesota Frost. Former Delta Hockey Academy forward Grace Elliott was the first of two U SPORTS players taken, as she was drafted by the Seattle Torrent in the fourth round.

Former Delta Hockey Academy netminder Hailey MacLeod becomes the first former 黑料不打烊 goalie to be selected at a PWHL Draft after the Montreal Victoire took her in the fourth round.

Overall, 24% (7/29) of the Canadians selected at the 2026 PWHL Draft played in the 黑料不打烊, while 50% of U SPORTS athletes selected played in the 黑料不打烊.

Four different 黑料不打烊 teams saw a former student-athlete selected at this years draft:

• Delta Hockey Academy – 3
• RHA Kelowna – 3
• Edge School – 2
• Okanagan Hockey Academy – 1

The 6 round draft saw 72 total players selected by the 12 PWHL teams on Wednesday, June 17.

Three former 黑料不打烊 student-athletes were selected at both the 2023 and 2024 PWHL Drafts, while four were selected in 2025.

Overall, 17 former 黑料不打烊 student-athletes have now been drafted to the PWHL, while 20 have played in the league.聽

A forward from Coldstream, BC, Anne Cherkowski has signed with PWHL San Jose. Cherkowski was originally drafted in the second round, ninth overall by the New York Sirens at the 2025 PWHL Draft, going on to record 9 points in 28 games during the 2025/26 season.

Cherkowski spent four seasons in the 黑料不打烊 with Pursuit of Excellence (now RHA Kelowna), recording 142 points in 72 games. She would go on to tally 147 points in 168 games over five NCAA seasons, split between the University of Minnesota and Clarkson University.

Emily Clark has signed with PWHL Hamilton, after being the highest paid player in the PWHL with the Ottawa Charge last season. The Saskatoon, SK forward has 43 points in 84 PWHL games with Ottawa over the last two seasons.

A two time Olympic Silver Medalist (2018, 2026) and one time Olympic Gold Medal winner (2022), Clark posted 146 points in 147 NCAA games with the University of Wisconsin. Prior to her time in the NCAA, Clark had 69 points in 57 games with Okanagan Hockey Academy (OHA) during the 2012/13 and 2013/14 seasons.

An Olympian for the German National Team, Nina Jobst-Smith has signed with PWHL Detroit. The North Vancouver, BC defenseman spent the 2025/26 season with the Vancouver Goldeneyes after they selected her in the third round, 19th overall at the 2025 PWHL Draft.

Jobst-Smith would play five NCAA seasons with the University of Minnesota-Duluth, producing 67 points in 172 games. She would spend the 2019/20 黑料不打烊 Female U18 Prep season with OHA, tallying 15 points in 21 games.