US EditionVancouver Picks D Ashton Bell to Open PWHL Expansion Draft
- On Monday, Vancouver and Seattle selected players in the PWHL's first-ever expansion draft in preparation for the 2025-26 season.
- The draft allowed two new teams to pick from the six founding PWHL teams, each of which lost four protected players under contract for next season.
- Vancouver used the first overall pick, won via lottery, to select 25-year-old defender Ashton Bell from Ottawa, while Seattle took Aneta Tejralova second overall.
- Bell played 27 games last season with Ottawa Charge, scoring three goals and adding one playoff goal in eight postseason appearances.
- Following the draft and an exclusive signing window that added five players each, both teams will fill out rosters in the June 24 entry draft in Ottawa.
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Vancouver takes defender Ashton Bell first overall in PWHL expansion draft
A long, anxious day of waiting paid off in a big way for Ashton Bell on Monday. The 25-year-old defender became part of hockey history when she was selected No. 1 by Vancouver in the Professional Women's Hockey League's first-ever expansion draft.
Vancouver Selects Former Bulldogs Defender Ashton Bell in PWHL Expansion Draft
DULUTH, Minn.- The PWHL’s two newest teams continued to add to their roster on Monday night. Both Vancouver and Seattle made seven selections in the expansion draft. First pick of the night belonged to Vancouver and they went with former Bulldog defender Ashton Bell. Bell spent the last two seasons in Ottawa, tallying 13 points plus two more in the postseason this past year. She last skated for UMD in the 2022-2023 season. Categories: Prof…
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PWHL Vancouver takes defender Ashton Bell first overall in expansion draft
Vancouver's new Professional Women's Hockey League team has selected defender Ashton Bell first overall in the league's first-ever expansion draft. The 25-year-old blue liner from Deloraine, Man., spent the last two seasons playing in Ottawa.
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