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Welcome to The Detroit News’ live coverage of the PWHL Draft at the Fox Theatre in Detroit.

Reporter Connor Earegood and intern Alauna Marable will provide updates and analysis of the Detroit draft picks and photographer Katy Kildee will have photos and video from the six-round draft.

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PWHL Detroit traded their first-round draft pick on Tuesday to acquire five-time Olympian HIlary Knight.

Here are the picks Detroit does have after acquiring Boston’s second-round pick (22nd overall) and third-round pick (34th overall) in exchange for forward Ella Huber, and Detroit’s third-round pick (27th overall).

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▶ No. 15 (Second round)

▶ No. 22 (second round)

▶ No. 34 (third round)

▶ No. 39 (fourth round)

▶ No. 51 (fifth round)

▶ No. 63 (sixth round)

1. Vancouver Goldeneyes

2. Seattle Torrent

3. PWHL Las Vegas (Acquired from Detroit)

4. PWHL San Jose

5. PWHL Las Vegas

6. PWHL Hamilton

7. New York Sirens

8. Toronto Sceptres

9. Minnesota Frost

10. Boston Fleet

11. Ottawa Charge

12. Montréal Victoire

▶ What: 2026 Professional Women’s Hockey League Draft

▶ When: 5 p.m. Wednesday

▶ Where: Fox Theatre, Detroit

▶ Draft format: Event will consist of six rounds with all 12 PWHL teams selecting from a pool of 235 eligible players

▶ First pick: Vancouver Goldeneyes hold the first overall pick. Detroit traded the third-overall pick to Las Vegas in exchange for Hilary Knight.

▶ Tickets: Limited number of tickets remain, starting at $22

▶ TV/radio: WMYD (TV 20). Livestreamed on PWHL website

This article originally appeared on The Detroit News: PWHL Draft blog highlights Detroit picks, local players, analysis

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