Five St. Cloud State Women’s Hockey Alumnae Named to PWHL Opening Day Rosters for the 2025-26 Season
11/21/2025 1:07:00 PM | Women's Hockey
Former Huskies Ahola, Gentry, Hymlárová, Kluge and Ross rostered to begin season three of the PWHL
ST. CLOUD, Minn. – Five St. Cloud State Women's Hockey alumnae were named to Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) opening day rosters the league's teams announced on Thursday. The Huskies will be represented on five of the eight teams in the league and are one of 15 NCAA programs with at least five former players on league rosters.
Last season, Klára Hymlárová (2019-24) became the first former Husky to be drafted into the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL), the first to be named to an opening day roster and the first to play in a PWHL game. This season, Hymlárová will be joined by SCSU alumnae Sanni Ahola (2020-25), Emma Gentry (2020-25), Laura Kluge (2017-21) and Dayle Ross (2021-25) on PWHL opening day rosters.
Hymlárová is looking to win back-to-back Walter Cups with the Minnesota Frost, who have won the first two league championships. Ahola was the 37th overall pick by the Ottawa Charge in the 2025 PWHL Draft in June becoming the program's first netminder to be drafted. Gentry became the highest draft pick in program history when she was selected in the second round with the 11th overall pick by the Toronto Sceptres. Kluge, who became the second former Husky to play in a PWHL game after joining the Sceptres late in the 2024-25 season signed with the Boston Fleet during the offseason. Ross became the program's first blueliner drafted when she was picked No. 25 overall by the New York Sirens.
The Frost and Sceptres open their seasons against each other on Friday, Nov. 21, while the Sirens and Charge will face-off on Saturday, Nov. 22 and the Fleet make their 2025-26 season debut on Sunday, Nov. 23.
For all the latest on St. Cloud State Women's Hockey, stay tuned to SCSUHuskies.com and follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Last season, Klára Hymlárová (2019-24) became the first former Husky to be drafted into the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL), the first to be named to an opening day roster and the first to play in a PWHL game. This season, Hymlárová will be joined by SCSU alumnae Sanni Ahola (2020-25), Emma Gentry (2020-25), Laura Kluge (2017-21) and Dayle Ross (2021-25) on PWHL opening day rosters.
Hymlárová is looking to win back-to-back Walter Cups with the Minnesota Frost, who have won the first two league championships. Ahola was the 37th overall pick by the Ottawa Charge in the 2025 PWHL Draft in June becoming the program's first netminder to be drafted. Gentry became the highest draft pick in program history when she was selected in the second round with the 11th overall pick by the Toronto Sceptres. Kluge, who became the second former Husky to play in a PWHL game after joining the Sceptres late in the 2024-25 season signed with the Boston Fleet during the offseason. Ross became the program's first blueliner drafted when she was picked No. 25 overall by the New York Sirens.
The Frost and Sceptres open their seasons against each other on Friday, Nov. 21, while the Sirens and Charge will face-off on Saturday, Nov. 22 and the Fleet make their 2025-26 season debut on Sunday, Nov. 23.
For all the latest on St. Cloud State Women's Hockey, stay tuned to SCSUHuskies.com and follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
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