I think she may in the 2026-2027 season! I expect to see a big wave of players who are on national teams outside of USA/canada make the jump in the draft following the Olympics, so Toko could be a part of that. She’s been one of my favorites to watch in the SDHL and would make any PWHL team better
Thank you! I hope so too. I've been a fan of her's and Nana Fujimoto for a long time. Do international players have to be drafted, or can they sign as free agents?
They have to enter the draft, but if they don’t get selected in the draft they can then try to get a training camp invite from a team and get signed out of camp
Any news/chance on Haruka Toko coming to PWHL soon? IMO she's the best player not in the league yet.
I think she may in the 2026-2027 season! I expect to see a big wave of players who are on national teams outside of USA/canada make the jump in the draft following the Olympics, so Toko could be a part of that. She’s been one of my favorites to watch in the SDHL and would make any PWHL team better
Thank you! I hope so too. I've been a fan of her's and Nana Fujimoto for a long time. Do international players have to be drafted, or can they sign as free agents?
They have to enter the draft, but if they don’t get selected in the draft they can then try to get a training camp invite from a team and get signed out of camp