Sirens tap Kaltounkova with top PWHL draft pick

The New York Sirens began restocking their expansion-depleted roster by selecting Colgate's Kristyna Kaltounkova with the No. 1 prime successful the PWHL draught connected Tuesday night.

Kaltounkova is from the Czech Republic and became the archetypal European-born subordinate to spell archetypal successful the PWHL draft. She is reunited with Sirens manager Greg Fargo, who coached her astatine Colgate.

The 23-year-old was a Patty Kazmaier grant finalist arsenic assemblage hockey's MVP pursuing a 48-point play (26 goals, 22 assists). And she leaves Colgate aft 5 seasons arsenic the school's career-leading scorer with 111 goals and 2nd with 223 points.

In Kaltounkova , the Sirens capable a large spread astatine forward, aft losing 2 of their 3 starring 3 scorers - Alex Carpenter and Jessie Eldridge - arsenic good arsenic starting goalie Corinne Schroeder to Seattle. She joins a lineup that is heavy astatine defence and features Sarah Fillier, past year's No. 1 pick, who finished tied for the PWHL pb with 29 points.

The Sirens picked archetypal for the 2nd consecutive twelvemonth aft erstwhile again finishing past successful the standings.

The Boston Fleet, who mislaid prima subordinate Hilary Knight to Seattle, person the 2nd pick, followed by the Toronto Sceptres and Montreal Victoire. The Ottawa Charge are scheduled to prime 5th followed by the two-time defending champion Minnesota Frost.

Vancouver won a random gully to person the seventh pick, with Seattle going eighth. The 2 enlargement teams volition past alternate the bid successful each successive round.