2026 PWHL Entry Draft Roll Call - Forwards A-B

Avi Adam

Canada | Wolfville, NS | Cornell | NCAA DI

A 22-year-old forward who came up through Selects Hockey Academy at Bishop Kearney, a pipeline for several current PWHL players. Adam represented Canada at the U18 Worlds, winning gold, before playing four seasons at Cornell. She finished her NCAA career with 83 points in 128 games and led the Big Red in scoring as both a junior and senior. At 5’9”, she brings above-average size, steady production, and a mature two-way profile.

Meghan Agosta

Canada | Ruthven, ON | DNP

One of the biggest names on the draft list, Meghan Agosta is a Canadian hockey legend attempting a return to top-level hockey. A four-time Olympian and three-time gold medalist, she was the MVP and leading scorer of the 2010 Olympic tournament. Agosta has not played at this level in years, but her declaration instantly becomes one of the most fascinating stories of the 2026 PWHL Draft.

Brooklyn Anderson

Canada | Shellbrook, SK | Calgary | U Sports

Anderson came through Saskatchewan’s U18 AAA circuit with the Prince Albert Bears before moving into U Sports. She played four seasons at Trinity Western University, leading the team in scoring in her final year, then added two productive seasons at the University of Calgary with 30 points in 39 games. Listed around 5’2”–5’3”, she profiles as a smaller forward whose pro case likely depends on pace, skill, and whether her scoring touch can hold up against PWHL defenders.

Alexis Bedier

Canada | Calgary, AB | Concordia | U Sports

A 5’8” forward from Calgary, Bedier developed through the CSSHL in Kelowna before moving into the college game. She spent three years at rising NCAA contender Penn State before finishing her university career at Concordia. She was more of a secondary scorer than a headliner, but her path gives her experience in both the NCAA and U Sports, two of the major development pipelines feeding the PWHL.

Lara Beecher

United States | Buffalo, NY | Clarkson | NCAA DI

A right-shot forward from Buffalo, Beecher developed across the Northeast, with youth stops that included the Buffalo Bisons, Pittsburgh Penguins Elite, and Philadelphia Jr. Flyers. She started her NCAA career at Vermont, where she posted back-to-back 19-point seasons, before transferring to Clarkson and taking another step with 25 points in 34 games. Her profile centers on scoring touch, shot generation, and whether that late NCAA jump can translate to the next level.

Courtney Ben

United States | St. Peters, MO | Adrian | NCAA DIII

A right-shot forward from Missouri, Ben logged 104 games across two seasons at Shattuck-St. Mary’s, one of North America’s best-known hockey development schools. After later stops with Chicago Young Americans and Elmira College, her production took off at Adrian College, where she led the Bulldogs in goals in each of her final two seasons and earned NCHA Player of the Month honors in January 2025. Ben could be a sleeper pick with a deeper development background than the NCAA DIII label might suggest.

Elyssa Biederman

United States | Franklin, MI | Colgate | NCAA DI

A 5’1” right-shot forward from Franklin, Michigan, Biederman played boys hockey at 10U and 12U before moving into the girls AAA ranks with Detroit Little Caesars, where she helped win back-to-back national championships. She then became one of the ECAC’s most consistent offensive players at Colgate, finishing her NCAA career with 183 points in 155 games and representing the U.S. at the 2022 U18 Worlds. She is undersized but dynamic: a high-skill, puck-carrying forward whose production, hands, and pace make her one of the more interesting offensive names in the draft pool.

Béatrice Bilodeau

Canada | Sainte-Marie, QC | Ottawa | U Sports

A 5’6” left-shot forward from Sainte-Marie, Québec, Bilodeau played boys hockey until age 12 before developing through the Québec college system with Cégep Limoilou. She became a four-year fixture at the University of Ottawa, captaining the Gee-Gees and never missing a regular-season game across her U Sports career. She is not one of the loudest offensive names in the pool, but her résumé points to maturity, durability, and a leadership-heavy path.

Katherine Birkby

Canada | Ayr, ON | Aisulu Almaty | EWHL

A 5’8” left-shot forward from Ayr, Ontario, Birkby’s path started outside the usual elite-girls pipeline: without a local girls hockey league early on, she began in ringette, played boys hockey, then climbed through the Cambridge Roadrunners and Cambridge Rivulettes before reaching uOttawa. After declaring for the 2024 PWHL Draft, she continued her pro career overseas with stops at MAC Budapest and Aisulu Almaty (Kazakhstan), where she ranked third on the team in scoring. Now the question is whether that overseas production and pro experience can carry back into the North American game.

Jaden Bogden

Canada | Edmonton, AB | Northeastern | NCAA DI

A 5’10” right-shot forward from Edmonton, Bogden grew up playing for the St. Albert Slash of the AFHL, representing Alberta at the Canada Winter Games and appearing in Canada’s U18 selection process. Her NCAA path ran through Clarkson before Northeastern, where she wore an A, posted a 22-point season in 2024–25, helped win a Beanpot title, and reached the 2026 Frozen Four. With size, leadership, and experience across two major NCAA conferences, her case is less about a huge scoring ceiling and more about whether she can fit as a bigger depth forward at the next level.

Majorie Bolduc

Canada | Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce, QC | Lakers Kärnten | EWHL

A left-shot winger from Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce, Québec, Bolduc came through Champlain College Lennoxville before building her U Sports career at Bishop’s. She was part of the Gaiters’ run to the 2025 national championship game, then continued overseas with Austrian club Lakers Kärnten in the EWHL/AWHL. Between a national-final run and a point-per-game season in Europe, she enters the conversation with both playoff mileage and recent pro production.

Naomi Boucher

Canada | Rimouski, QC | Yale | NCAA DI

A 5’6” forward from Rimouski, Québec, Boucher blended Québec roots with Ontario development, including time on a boys high school team, the Ottawa Lady 67’s, and Team Ontario U18. After three steady seasons at Yale, she broke through as a senior with 23 points in 24 games while helping the Bulldogs reach the ECAC title game and NCAA tournament. Her case is built on a late offensive jump, playmaking history, and signs of steady improvement.

Josefin Bouveng

Sweden | Uppsala, SWE | Minnesota | NCAA DI

A 5’9” left-shot center from Sweden, Bouveng came through Wings HC Arlanda before debuting in the SDHL at 16 and producing as a teenager with Djurgården and Brynäs. She later crossed to Minnesota, finishing her NCAA career near a point per game while earning a second Olympic selection with Sweden. With size, center experience, international pedigree, and success in both Sweden and the NCAA, she brings a polished, well-rounded résumé into the PWHL.

Oxana Bratishcheva

Russia | Chelyabinsk, RUS | Sakhalin Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk | ZhHL

A 5’5” left-shot forward from Chelyabinsk, Russia, Bratishcheva has spent her career in the ZhHL, Russia’s top women’s league, with a long early run at SKIF Nizhny Novgorod before three seasons in St. Petersburg and a move to Sakhalin Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. She brings U18 Worlds, Women’s Worlds, and Olympic experience with Russia/ROC, plus alternate-captain roles in each of her last two club stops. Her Russian-league production is not easy to place, but finishing only two points behind future PWHL forward Anna Shokhina for St. Petersburg’s scoring lead.

Lily Brazis

United States | Saugus, MA | Northeastern | NCAA DI

A 5’5” forward from Saugus, Massachusetts, Brazis followed a New England prep-to-Hockey East path from Cushing Academy, where she was a two-year captain, to Northeastern. Over 141 NCAA games with the Huskies, she settled in as a third-line center, became one of their more reliable faceoff options, and was part of a team that reached the 2026 Frozen Four. Her value is in the details: clean minutes, center utility, and the kind of role-player trust that does not always show up in a quick stat scan.

Neena Brick

Canada | Regina, SK | MoDo | SDHL

A 5’8” right-shot center from Regina, Saskatchewan, Brick developed through the Regina Ravens and Regina Rebels, captaining the Ravens before representing Saskatchewan at the national U18 level. She became a major NCAA producer at Colgate with 104 points in 150 games, then tested herself in Sweden with MoDo, finishing third on the team in regular-season scoring and adding 3 points in 4 playoff games. With size, center experience, and production across the NCAA and SDHL, she brings a polished résumé from two of the sport’s most important development environments.