PWHL won’t have an expansion draft as it adds teams. Here’s what it’s planning instead

The PWHL will not have a traditional expansion draft when it adds new teams this offseason. Instead, the process will include multiple signing windows, according to a document obtained by The Athletic, which will give players more autonomy through the process.On Sunday, the PWHL Players’ Association sent its members a guide to the expansion roster building process that assumes the league will add four teams for 2026-27. The expansion process includes five different phases; the first is tentatively set to begin May 28.Advertisement