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Here’s a list of players from Boston-area schools entering the 2025 PWHL Draft
All four Beanpot schools could be represented in the PWHL's June draft.
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Recently, the PWHL released the list of players that have the opportunity to be selected at the league’s third draft on June 24.
The league, which began as six teams and is now expanding to eight, uses the Gold Plan to determine the order.
The Gold Plan was made by statistician Adam Gold, who proposed the plan at the Sloan Analytics conference in 2012. The idea is that the team with the most wins after being eliminated from playoff contention receives better picks. Prior to the addition of two expansion teams, the two teams that were eliminated from playoffs competed against each other for more wins to get the better choices. The team that did not reach the playoffs and that had the fewest points automatically gets at least second pick.
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There has not been a release of the finalized order.
The list that was announced last week includes players from each school involved in the Beanpot tournament: Boston College, Northeastern, Boston University and Harvard.
Here is what you need to know about the Boston-based players that could be selected to join the league.
Boston College
Jenna Carpenter, forward
Jenna Carpenter is one of the two Boston College players heading to the draft this year. Carpenter completed her senior year as an Eagle where she finished her collegiate career having played in 91 games. In this past season, the forward earned a goal and three assists as well as a blocked shot. In her sophomore year, Carpenter had a three-game point streak, which was her career best, 14 blocked shots and recorded 169 faceoff wins.
Abby Newhook, forward
Abby Newhook was a dominant force for the Eagles during her four years. In 142 games played, she netted 55 goals and had 58 assists. During her junior season, the forward ranked fifth in the conference for her 234 faceoff wins. She was one of the Hockey East Pro Ambitions Rookie of the Year and was Rookie of the Month three times.
Northeastern
Kathryn Davis, forward
Graduate student Kathryn “Katie” Davis spent one season at Northeastern. Prior to coming to Boston, she played at the University of Minnesota Duluth. At Duluth, she recorded 10 goals and six assists in her 112 games. At Northeastern, she played in all 37 games where she totaled two assists.
Skylar Irving, forward
Skylar Irving played four years as a Husky, where she scored 42 goals in 152 games. She also collected 57 assists. Her most notable performance was during the 2024 Beanpot tournament where she scored the overtime goal, lifting Northeastern over Boston University to win the Beanpot for the second consecutive year. Irving scored both goals in the game for Northeastern which led to her being named Beanpot MVP. This past season, she had 17 goals and 16 assists. The forward also accumulated 37 blocks.
Lily Yovetich, defender
Lily Yovetich finished her graduate year as a Husky with 167 games played during her five years. In her fifth year, she added 59 blocks, which brought her to 160 blocks of her collegiate career. In the Northeastern uniform, she scored two goals and had 34 assists.
Boston University
Callie Shanahan, goalie
Callie Shanahan completed her senior year at BU with 77 games played. She ended her career with a .918 save percentage. In her final year, she earned the most wins while in net among her teammates, ending 18 games with the Eagles victorious. She was named Hockey East Goaltender of the Month during October 2024. She also recorded three shutouts, which was the best of her career.
Julia Shaunessey, defender
Julia Shaunessey played for the Terriers for five years, becoming an integral part of their defense as she was named Hockey East Defender of the Month in November 2024. In her career, she had 107 blocks, 10 goals and 29 assists. The 6-foot-1-inch defender had the third most blocks among the team this past season. She is also a four-time Hockey East top performer.
Olivia Haag, forward
Olivia Haag played 77 games through her four years. She scored one goal during her junior season and accumulated four assists. This past season, the forward blocked four shots.
Tamara Giaquinto, defender
Tamara Giaquinto finished her graduate year as captain for the Terriers. During her time at BU, she played 144 games, earning 15 goals and 29 assists. In her final year, she earned Hockey East Defender of the Year, Hockey East All-Tournament team and First-Team All-Star. She led the Terriers in blocks at 57. She has 194 blocks in her collegiate career. She also was named Hockey East Defender of the Month in October 2024.
Harvard
Mia Biotti, defender
Mia Biotti played in 123 games in the Crimson uniform, where she earned six goals and 32 assists. Overall, she accumulated 228 blocks. In her junior year, she tied another teammate for the most blocks on the team at 69.
Paige Lester, forward
Paige Lester finished her time at Harvard with 84 games under her belt. The forward netted 13 goals, 10 assists and 20 blocks in the Crimson uniform. During her junior year, she missed half the season due to an injury but still managed to score two goals.
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