Previous ranking: N/A
2026-27 team: PWHL Las Vegas
Eden concluded her collegiate career as the first women’s hockey player to win four NCAA national championships. Over five seasons with Wisconsin, Eden developed into a well-rounded, high-scoring forward. In her final year, she tallied a career-best 77 points, with 29 goals and 48 assists. She led the Badgers in all three scoring metrics and the nation in points and assists. In 2025-26, Eden earned a spot on the All-WCHA First Team and the All-American First Team and was a top-10 finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Award.
When she was left off Team USA’s Olympic roster for February, Eden made the most of it. She helped Wisconsin secure its WCHA regular season title and the first seed in the conference playoffs. In the eight games that the Badgers played without the Olympians, Eden tallied 8 goals and 11 assists.
Over the summer, PWHL Las Vegas drafted Eden fifth overall. While she’s unsigned at the time of writing, Eden will be a great addition to fill out Vegas’ forward group. In addition to her knack for goal-scoring, she’s a smooth, fast skater who works hard and finds her place in all situations. She’ll also be able to adjust quickly to the PWHL’s physicality after playing in the hard-nosed WCHA. Not to mention, she’s a great teammate with a big personality (see her viral post-championship roller skating).
Eden’s adaptability and skill mean she will be able to jump right in and help build one of the PWHL’s newest teams from the ground up. I expect her to be very successful in Las Vegas, though maybe not reaching the same heights as she did at Wisconsin. I would love to see her on a line at some point with Tessa Janecke or Hayley Scamurra.
Too high, too low? This is Eden’s first appearance on the T25U25, and debuting at #10 is pretty good. I actually had her a few spots lower on my ballot, but I think her final position is totally appropriate. It’s easy for her Wisconsin teammates like KK Harvey and Laila Edwards to get all the attention, but Eden is deserving of appreciation on this list.
