For the last four years, many women’s hockey players missed one simple thing: teammates. There was the national team, and there were Dream Gap Tour squads as well. But the camaraderie of a professional team, with all of its members located in one city, was glaringly absent. The PWHL draft should change that.
Canada defender Renata Fast, seen above in April, said she's looking forward to the team environment of the Professional Women's Hockey League.
But the camaraderie of a professional team, with all of its members located in one city, was glaringly absent. "I can't wait for it. It'll be an awesome day, an awesome opportunity to meet your teammates that are there, that get drafted. So it'll be really, really fun, but also very interesting," Fast said.Though many of the best players have already signed, the draft represents a momentous occasion as the first of its kind in women's hockey.
While those drafted will have the honour of hearing their name called during the draft, the downside is a lack of choice and potential relocation to a new city. Imagine Spooner hunting pucks on a line with Hilary Knight in Boston, or Canadian Claire Thompson forming a top defensive pairing with American Caroline Harvey for years to come.
"They're going to build out the players they envision depending on how the draft goes," Fast said. "But [Kingsbury has] definitely passed by some names to the three of us to get our thoughts, to see if [they're] good fits."
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