Boston adds five players during the draft, including talent from Cornell, Penn State, Northeastern and BU.
The 2026 PWHL Draft featured the largest draft class in league history so far. As teams added the next generation of professional women’s hockey talent as well as the four new expansion teams to the Professional Women’s Hockey League.
The Boston Fleet entered the night with five selections across six rounds after trading away their second-round pick, to add Ella Huber back to the crew.
With the 10th overall pick in the first round, Boston selected defenseman Grace Dwyer from Cornell University. Dwyer became the Fleet’s first addition of the evening as the organization looked to strengthen its blue line. She was a two-time First Team All-Ivy selection and served as team captain during her senior year at Cornell. She’s known as a reliable, two-way blueliner who put up 76 points in 134 collegiate games.
After sitting out the second round, Boston returned to the board in the third round and selected defenseman Leah Stecker from Penn State University, adding another defensive presence to the organization’s prospect pool. The New Jersey native was a massive defensive anchor for the Nittany Lions, skating in 151 games and finishing her collegiate career with a stellar +75 rating.
The Fleet continued their draft in the fourth round by selecting Jaden Bogden from Northeastern University. The 5-foot-10 power forward from Edmonton spent four seasons at Clarkson before playing her final collegiate season right in Boston with the Huskies.
In the fifth round, Boston added Jenna Goodwin. Goodwin played for four years at Clarkson University, where she recorded 71 points over 156 games. Following her graduation, she played the past season overseas in Sweden for Frolunda HC in the SDHL, the Swedish women’s hockey league, putting up 13 points in 26 regular-season games.
The last pick of the night for the Fleet was Boston University’s Maeve Kelly. The 5-foot-9 Victoria, Minnesota native served as an assistant captain for the Terriers, bringing a gritty, defense-first mindset and shutdown physical presence to the Fleet’s blue line.
Boston’s draft class featured a strong emphasis on collegiate talent, including players from Cornell, Penn State, Northeastern and Boston University, as the organization continued building toward the future.