The Western Collegiate Hockey Association made a big impact on the 2024 Professional Women's Hockey League draft, which was held on Monday, June 10 in St. Paul, Minn.
A total of 16 players with WCHA connections were selected during this year's draft, which picked a total of 42 players during seven rounds. The WCHA had the most draft picks of any NCAA conference this year and eight WCHA players were selected among the draft's top 20 picks.
Ohio State's Hannah Bilka was the league's top pick as she was drafted #4 by Boston. Bilka's teammate at OSU, Cayla Barnes was selected #5 by Montreal and Wisconsin's Britta Curl was the ninth overall pick by PWHL Minnesota, which recently won the league's inaugural Walter Cup championship.
The Buckeyes led WCHA teams with eight draft picks, while Minnesota had three. Minnesota Duluth and Wisconsin each had two picks with Minnesota State and St. Cloud State each receiving one draft selection.
Listed below is the complete list of WCHA draftees for 2024.
| Name |
PWHL Draft Pick |
PWHL Team |
WCHA Team |
| Hannah Bilka |
#4 |
Boston |
Ohio State |
| Cayla Barnes |
#5 |
Montreal |
Ohio State |
| Britta Curl |
#9 |
Minnesota |
Wisconsin |
| Jennifer Gardiner |
#11 |
Montreal |
Ohio State |
| Klara Hymlarova |
#15 |
Minnesota |
SCSU |
| Abigail Boreen |
#17 |
Montreal |
Minnesota |
| Gabby Rosenthal |
#19 |
New York |
Ohio State |
| Stephanie Markowski |
#20 |
Ottawa |
Ohio State |
| Lauren Bernard |
#24 |
Toronto |
Ohio State |
| Mannon McMahon |
#26 |
Ottawa |
Minnesota Duluth |
| Anna Wilgren |
#29 |
Montreal |
UW/MSU |
| Anneke Linser |
#36 |
Toronto |
Minnesota Duluth |
| Madeline Wethington |
#38 |
Ottawa |
Minnesota |
| Hadley Hartmetz |
#40 |
Boston |
Ohio State |
| Amanda Kessel |
#41 |
Montreal |
Minnesota |
| Raygan Kirk |
#42 |
Toronto |
Ohio State |