The New York Sirens announced Monday that they have signed Lauren Bernard to a Standard Player Agreement for the remainder of the 2024-25 season.
Bernard was previously on the Sceptres reserve list after playing 15 games with the team in the 2024-25 season. In a corresponding roster move, the Sirens have assigned Olivia Knowles to the team’s Reserve Player List.
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The Sirens have officially signed defender Lauren Bernard to a Standard Player Agreement.
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“Lauren was a targeted player in the draft due to her skating abilities–both with and without the puck–her vision and the experience she gained in her role with the championship team,” Sirens General Manager Pascal Daoust said, “As a rookie in the league, our plan is to give her the time and support she needs to develop while maintaining a high-caliber defensive core for the future.”
Bernard was drafted 24th overall by the Toronto Sceptres in the 2024 draft and put up 1 assist in 15 games with the team this season. She spent three seasons at Ohio State, winning two national championships, and was a three-time OSU scholar-athlete. She’ll join former teammates Payton Levis, Gabby Rosenthal, Élizabeth Giguère, and Ella Shelton on the Sirens.
Olivia Knowles joined the Sirens in a similar way, after the Sirens signed her off the Sceptres Reserve Player List at the beginning of the 2024-25 season. She joined the team when Ella Shelton got injured, playing 10 games. By returning her to the Reserve Player List, she can be signed by any team to a Standard Player Agreement.
The Sirens are in need of some new energy to end their nine-game losing streak. They take on the Victoire on Wednesday, March 12.