OTTAWA, ON The Ottawa Cost introduced at this time the signing of third spherical choose Sarah Wozniewicz to a one-year Skilled Ladies’s Hockey League (PWHL) Customary Participant Settlement for the 2025-26 season. The 21-year-old ahead from Cochrane, AB, was chosen with the twenty first total choose within the 2025 PWHL Draft held in Ottawa on June 24.
The 5’7” proper shot ahead helped the College of Wisconsin win two NCAA Nationwide Championships in 2023 and 2025 and was additionally a part of the Badgers squad that captured the 2024 WCHA title. Wozniewicz was an instantaneous fixture with the Badgers as she was named to the WCHA All-Rookie staff in 2021-22.
“Sarah suits precisely the mildew of our staff’s fashion of play. She’s a powerful skater and a bodily participant,” mentioned Cost Normal Supervisor Mike Hirshfeld. “We additionally know her as an individual as a result of our Head Coach Carla MacLeod coached her in highschool. That was an essential issue for us after we drafted her. We knew who the individual was.”
In 4 NCAA seasons, Wozniewicz recorded 36 objectives and 35 assists for 71 factors in 154 video games. In 2019, she received a gold medal on the Canada Winter Video games whereas taking part in for MacLeod on Staff Alberta. In 2020, she received a silver medal whereas taking part in for Canada on the IIHF U18 Ladies’s World Championship.
“I’m tremendous excited to hitch a staff with such a passionate fan base. Signing a PWHL contract is a dream come true,” mentioned Wozniewicz. “I’m trying ahead to bringing my pace and aggressiveness to the forecheck. I’m a hard-working participant who by no means provides up on the puck. I feel Ottawa is an efficient match for me and I’m glad to play for Carla MacLeod once more. She’s been an excellent coach for me up to now.” 
Wozniewicz is the primary participant from the Cost’s 2025 draft class to signal with the staff.
Season Ticket Memberships for the 2025-26 season can be found by way of the Ottawa Cost website .
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