New York mermaids chose the Colgate University Kristýna Kaltoouvá striker with the first choice in 2025 PWHL Draft on Tuesday, adding power with a passion for scoring goals.
Kaltoonková is the first European player who at all referred to PWHL and the best -appointed player from the Czech Republic.
“What a great honor representing not only me, but my country and teammates,” Kaltoouvá said after a historic choice.
At the beginning of this year, Kaltoouková became the first player in the Czech Republic, who became the finalist of the Patty Kazmaier Award as the best player in the hockey in college this season in Colgate, where she produced 48 points in 37 matches.
He is the leading scorer of the Colgate goal, scoring 111 goals in five seasons.
In his debut of the world championships of last spring, Kaltoouková tied his colleagues from Draft, Natálie Mlýnková, for leading the team at points (six out of seven matches).
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The sirens could break up Kaltoonková on the first line with Sarah Fillier, giving the team two threats of shooting and filling the hole left by Alex Carpenter's departure during the expansion process.
Five feet, nine feet should also be able to help in creating Fillier's skills on ice.
Kaltoonková is the second first choice in New York in three seasons of PWHL, after GM Pascal Daust chose Fillier in 2024.
New York made another great splash in the first round, moving the best defender Ella Shelton to Toronto in exchange for the first and fourth rounds of Skeptres.
Syrens added to this a choice at the University of Wisconsin Forward Casey O'Brien.
O'Brien, in a high -class vision center, will add more skills to the New York group forward.
O'Brien won the Patty Kazmaier 2025 award as the best player in the hockey in college, after publishing 88 points in just 41 matches. Along the way, the American passed Hilary Knight as the leader of all time at the career points in Wisconsin (274).
“He is a kind of player where you can build a team,” said Gordie Stafford, who trained O'Brien at a preparatory school in Shattuck-St. Mary's.
To devote their time to study, only seven players in the history of hockey on NCAA women have accumulated more career points and no one had a more prolific offensive season since Carpenter laid 88 points at Boston College in 2016.
O'Brien was the captain of Wisconsin Badger for the national championship last season, its third title in five seasons.
“Her vision while skating is really good,” said CBC Sports, O'Brien skill coach, Paul Vincent. “It has great lateral mobility, the ability to cut and turn on a ten -cent. And it is fast.”
Elections from the first round:
- New York Sirens: Kristýna Kaltoková, striker, Colgate University
- Boston Fleet: Haley Winn, Defender, Clarkson University
- New York Sirens (purchased from Toronto by trade): Casey O'Brien, striker, University of Wisconsin
- Montreal Victoire: Nicole Gosling, Defender, Clarkson University
- Ottawa Charge: Rory Guilday, Defender, Cornell University
- Minnesota Frost: Kendall Cooper, Defender, Quinnipiac University
- PWHL VANCOUVER: Michelle Karvin, striker, Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL)
- PWHL SEATTLE: Jenna Buglioni, striker, Ohio State University
The defenders leave the board early
Four defenders were chosen in the first round. Almost every team, except sirens, had to add four top four defenders, and there was a clear division between the four best defense prospects and the rest of the field.
Winn was the second highest defender of the scoring in NCAA last year. Only Caroline Harvey from Wisconsin improved 46 points.
He is a two -time world champion at Team USA and should be a large piece of the American blue line at the Olympic Games next year.
Clarkson coach, Matt Desrosiers, described guilty as a “full package”.
“(She) is a fairly dynamic defender who is really good on the offensive side, but equally strong on the defensive side,” said Desrosiers Sports before the draft.
The defensive partner guilty in Clarkson, Nicole Gosling, became the first Canadian taken in the project when Montreal Victoire chose her with the fourth choice.
23-year-old from London, ONT. He is an intelligent two -way defender who could figure out the game of power.
She became the world champion in the Canadian team in 2024, and now he will be able to play with several players of national teams in Montreal when he works on the Olympic team.
Ottawa Charge chose the defender of the University of Cornell Rory Guild with the fifth choice. Charge Love defenders, who have a bit of growing in their game, and Guilday will fit players such as Jolycene Larocque and Ronja Savolainen.
The defender of the University of Quinnipiac, Kendall Cooper, became the fourth and last defender taken in the first round, going six to the prevailing masters, Minnesota Frost.
The Finnish veteran becomes the first choice of Vancouver draft
With the first selection of the team in the history of PWHL Vancouver decided to experience in the Finnish attacker Michelle Karvinen.
The 35-year-old did almost everything in a long career, playing all over Europe and winning her first Olympic medal, bronze with Finland in 2010.
Seattle ended the first round, choosing Jenna Buglioni from Ohio State University.
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When GMS made choices in six rounds, Cassie Campbell-Pascall appeared on the stage from time to time to announce trade.
In addition to adding Shelton, one of the best young defenders in the world, Toronto Skeptres sent the goalkeeper Kristen Campbell to Vancouver. Campbell fought during the Playoffs and will have a fresh start in Vancouver, where Maschmeyer will appear.
Montreal Victoire also added Abby Roque from New York, and the Kristin O'Neill defensive center went the other way.