With expansion team foundational signings in place, the process will move into Phase 3, during which a Preliminary Open Signing Period for all 12 teams will commence at 12 p.m. ET on Wednesday, June 10.
EXPANSION TEAM FOUNDATIONAL SIGNINGS
(Previous Team/Position/Contract Length)
Detroit: Cayla Barnes (SEA/D/3), Hannah Bilka (SEA/F/2), Jesse Compher (TOR/F/3), Britta Curl-Salemme (MIN/F/3), *Daryl Watts (TOR/F/4)
Hamilton: Emily Clark (OTT/F/2), Nicole Gosling (MTL/D/3), Brianne Jenner (OTT/F/3), Alina Müller (BOS/F/3), Kayle Osborne (NY/G/3)
Las Vegas: Erin Ambrose (MTL/D/2), Mae Batherson (MIN/D/2), Kendall Cooper (MIN/D/2), *Hilary Knight (SEA/F/1), Hayley Scamurra (MTL/F/3)
San Jose: Anne Cherkowski (NY/F/2), Rory Guilday (OTT/D/2), *Kristin O’Neill (NY/F/2), Corinne Schroeder (SEA/G/2), Maddi Wheeler (NY/F/2)*Received Expansion Foundational Offer (EFO)
All players signed PWHL Standard Player Agreements with all contract terms submitted prior to Monday’s Phase 2 deadline. All unprotected players from 2025-26 rosters were eligible to sign with any expansion team during this phase. Expansion teams could only sign players on their 20-player Exclusive Negotiation Target List (ENTL) in this phase. Expansion teams received one binding Expansion Foundational Offer (EFO) for the purpose of signing a cornerstone player through a premium multi-year contract opportunity. Players who received an EFO were permitted to choose a contract length ranging from one to four years.
FOUNDATIONAL PLAYER OFFERS(Previous Team/Position)Izzy Daniel (VAN/F), Kali Flanagan (TOR/D), Jenn Gardiner (VAN/F), Julia Gosling (SEA/F), Susanna Tapani (BOS/F), Grace Zumwinkle (MIN/F)A Foundational Player Offer (FPO) is a non-binding contract offer issued to six eligible players on expiring contracts during Phase 2. Players who received the offers must sign with any team during Phase 3.
.A complete list of player signings and transactions is available on the official PWHL Transactions Page. To see the full overview of the status of PWHL player contracts ahead of Phase 3, visit the PWHL Contract Guide here.