It’s hard to believe that a little over a month ago, Detroit was on the outside, looking in, at the Professional Women’s Hockey League. And now, “PWHL Detroit,” Hockeytown’s as-yet-unnamed expansion franchise, will continue to fill out its roster as the 2026 PWHL Draft arrives in Detroit at the Fox Theater on Wednesday, June 17 (5 p.m., WMYD-TV 20).
What picks does PWHL Detroit have in the 2026 draft?
GM Manon Rheaume traded Detroit’s first-round pick − later established as the No. 3 overall pick − to the Las Vegas expansion franchise for Team USA legend Hilary Knight. That left Detroit with five picks … before Rheaume sent Ella Huber, signed from Boston on Monday, back to the Fleet, along with a third-round pick, for Boston’s second- and third-rounders. So here’s how the picks ended up:
PWHL Draft time
PWHL Draft channel
The 2026 PWHL Draft will air locally on Channel 20 and nationally on Scripps Sports. Detroit viewers with DirecTV won’t have access to Channel 20 thanks to an ongoing dispute between Scripps and the provider, but the draft will be available for anyone to stream free on the league’s YouTube channel.
Complete 2026 PWHL Draft order
(2025-26 record – featuring wins, OT wins, OT losses and regulation losses – in parentheses)
This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: When does PWHL Detroit pick in 2026 PWHL Draft?
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