Elizabeth Giguère
Attacker
2022-23 Team: Boston Pride (PHF)
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Elizabeth Giguère
The Quebec native is currently participating in the selection camp for the Canadian senior team, a team with which she played a few matches last year as part of the Rivalry Series against the United States. One of the most productive attackers in the PHF, she was expected to be one of the headliners of the Montreal Force in 2023-2024. She should hear her name called during the first half of the draft.
Mélodie Daoust
Attacker
Team in 2022-2023: Team Scotiabank (PWHPA)

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Mélodie Daoust (left)
This triple Olympic medalist and long-time member of the national team is a well-known figure among Quebecers. Just two years ago, she won the World Championship MVP award. However, injuries forced her to miss international matches last season, notably at the Beijing Olympic Games and the World Championships. Seeing that she was not invited to the Canadian team selection camp, one could wonder if, at 31, she had not hung up her skates. However, here she is on the LPHF eligibility list. She would magnificently complete a trio of Quebec stars in Montreal with Marie-Philip Poulin and Ann-Renée Desbiens.
Ann-Sophie Bettez
Attacker
Team in 2022-2023: Montreal Force (PHF)

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Ann-Sophie Bettez
In her mid-thirties, she demonstrated last season that she still had a lot of hockey in her. Captain of the Montreal Force, she finished 9e rank of PHF scorers, with 22 points in 23 games. Canadiennes fans also remember his 48 points in 50 games in 2018-2019, the final campaign of the defunct Canadian League.
Jade Downie-Landry
Attacker
Team in 2022-2023: Montreal Force (PHF)

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Jade Downie-Landry
After dominating the Canadian university circuit in 2021-2022, Jade Downie-Landry made a perfect transition to professional hockey last year. Top scorer for the Montreal Force and eighth point scorer on the circuit, she will certainly find a buyer, even if the PHF players risk losing ranks behind the members of the national selections.
Gabrielle David
Attacker
2022-23 Team: Clarkson University Golden Knights

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Gabrielle David
This Drummondville native concluded a prolific university career in the United States with 52 points in 42 games in her final campaign at Clarkson. She was involved with the PHF’s Boston Pride before the league was purchased and disbanded over the summer. With Poulin, Desbiens and Giguère, she is one of the rare Quebecers invited to the selection camp for the Canadian senior team.
Maude Poulin-Labelle
Defender
2022-23 Team: Northeastern University Huskies

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Maude Poulin-Labelle
Like Gabrielle David, she has just come out of the American university ranks, where she did very well, first at Vermont then at Northeastern. She too was to begin her professional career in the PHF, in Connecticut. A simulated draft from the Athletic site sees her leaving in the seventh round.
Audrey-Anne Veillette
Attacker
Team in 2022-2023: University of Montreal Carabins

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Audrey-Anne Veillette
Candidate for the title of MVP of the Canadian university circuit last season, she finished second in points in the country. Born in 2000, she is one of the youngest players eligible for the draft. Given his career with the Carabins, we immediately associate him with the Montreal team and its general director Danièle Sauvageau.
Lauriane Rougeau
Defender
Team in 2022-2023: Team Harvey’s (PWHPA)

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Lauriane Rougeau (left)
We are entering the more volatile portion of our list. At 33, Lauriane Rougeau is one of the oldest eligible players. Left out of the national team two years ago, this double Olympic medalist has not said her last word. A friendship of almost 20 years links her to Marie-Philip Poulin, concession player for the Montreal team. A position in the metropolis would be natural for this former Canadian who, if not drafted, could also sign a contract as a free agent.
Rosalie Demers
Attacker
Team in 2022-2023: Team Harvey’s (PWHPA)

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Rosalie Demers
Application from left field, here. This alumnus of Colgate University, in the NCAA, spent the last season alongside the future big stars of the LPHF. She hasn’t particularly shined offensively, but her pedigree could intrigue a new league team.
Alexandra Labelle
Attacker
Team in 2022-2023: Montreal Force (PHF)

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Alexandra Labelle (13)
Another ex of the University of Montreal Carabins, and another player well known to former players of the Professional Players Association (PWHPA), whom she worked with for two seasons. A member of the Montreal Force last season, she finished third in points, behind Jade Downie-Landry and Ann-Sophie Bettez.
After that ?
At the end of the draft which will take place this Monday in Toronto, each LHPF team will have a roster of 18 players – the 15 drafted in addition to the 3 franchise players previously hired. All those who were not selected will become free agents and will be able to sign with the team of their choice. The teams will then invite additional players to their training camp and thus train their squad for the 2023-2024 season, which will begin next January. In Monday’s draft, Montreal has the sixth and final pick of the first round. The order of selection is subsequently reversed each round.