Top 20 PWHL Defender Rankings
Top 20 Defender Projections
| Rk | Name | Team | Pos | Proj GP | Proj G | Proj A | Proj PTS | Proj PIM | Proj +/- | Proj SOG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caroline Harvey | VAN | D | 30 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 12 | 8 | 125 |
| 2 | Laila Edwards | SJ | D | 30 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 16 | 6 | 118 |
| 3 | Sophie Jaques | VAN | D | 30 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 100 |
| 4 | Haley Winn | BOS | D | 30 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 8 | 10 | 105 |
| 5 | Megan Keller | BOS | D | 30 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 10 | 12 | 80 |
| 6 | Nelli Laitinen | HAM | D | 30 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 88 |
| 7 | Nicole Gosling | HAM | D | 30 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 12 | 14 | 62 |
| 8 | Kendall Cooper | LV | D | 30 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 6 | 10 | 52 |
| 9 | Claire Thompson | VAN | D | 30 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 18 | 4 | 60 |
| 10 | Emma Peschel | NY | D | 30 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 82 |
| 11 | Mae Batherson | LV | D | 30 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 11 | 45 |
| 12 | Lee Stecklein | MIN | D | 30 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 58 |
| 13 | Ella Shelton | TOR | D | 30 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 70 |
| 14 | Maja Nylén-Persson | NY | D | 30 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 18 | -2 | 58 |
| 15 | Kati Tabin | MTL | D | 30 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 54 |
| 16 | Renata Fast | TOR | D | 30 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 62 |
| 17 | Anna Wilgren | SEA | D | 30 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 28 | -5 | 60 |
| 18 | Ronja Savolainen | OTT | D | 30 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 12 | -1 | 62 |
| 19 | Jaime Bourbonnais | NY | D | 30 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 14 | -3 | 55 |
| 20 | Rory Guilday | SJ | D | 30 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 0 | 42 |