#22: Mira Jungåker
By: Natalia Rachman
Previous ranking: N/A
2026-27 team: Ohio State Buckeyes
Jungåker arrived in Columbus in 2024-25 with parts of five SDHL seasons and a U18 Top Defender nod already under her belt. An unfortunate ankle injury took the wind out of the sails of her freshman year. But her 11 points in 16 games upon her return was a reminder of her immense potential, and her 25 in 29 (6 goals, 19 assists) as a sophomore proved Jungåker a legitimate threat at the collegiate level for the foreseeable future.
Jungåker’s latest and greatest performance was at the 2026 Olympics, where she established herself as a force at both ends of the ice on the international stage. The 21-year-old didn’t have the counting stats to compete with KK Harvey or Laila Edwards for the tournament all-star team. But Jungåker was just as impactful to Sweden as either of them were to the United States. Nowhere was this more apparent than the bronze medal game, in which Jungåker scored her country’s lone goal on her first shift back from a painful blocked shot.
With former Buckeye defenders Emma Peschel, Sara Swiderski and Brooke Disher all turning pro in 2026-27, the reins of the Ohio State blueline are firmly in the hands of Jungåker, along with countrywoman and longtime HV71 teammate Jenna Raunio. With OSU also returning their entire forward core sans Sloane Matthews, Jungåker has a golden opportunity to skyrocket up the T25U25 list for years to come.
#21: Danielle Serdachny
By: Melissa Burgess
Previous ranking: 12
2026-27 team: Seattle Torrent
Serdachny’s second pro season and a fresh market in Seattle proved fruitful. She doubled her offensive production (7 goals, 9 assists), improved her face-off win percentage and more-than-doubled her shooting percentage. She finished the season third on the Torrent in scoring, behind only Alex Carpenter and Julia Gosling, and was one of nine Seattle players to appear in all 30 games.
We’ll have to wait and see how things go this season in Seattle. This summer, Serdachny was a Phase 3 protected player by the Torrent in the expansion process. She was a steady presence for the team, and they’re smart to keep her in the fold. Across the league, she was top-30 in scoring last season.
She was used throughout the lineup, mostly as the top-line center, but also regularly played on the right wing and on the second line. She played mostly with Hannah Bilka and Jessie Eldridge, neither of whom are on Seattle’s roster anymore. The Torrent also have a new head coach, with Christine Bumstead taking the helm. At this point, it’s anyone’s best guess where Serdachny will find herself in the lineup.
It’s interesting to see how these rankings change year over year. In 2024, fresh out of college, Serdachny ranked at #5. Last year, she moved down seven spots. This year, she moved down another nine spots. In this case, I think the shifts speak less to her impact or potential and more to the impact of the other ranked players. It’s not that she’s seen any big dropoff in production — the opposite, in fact. But a whole new crop of incredibly talented players in the mix is really stepping up.
With that said, I think this ranking is a little low for Serdachny. Personally, I had her ranked several spots higher! This year is Serdachny’s last on this list, as she turned 25 on May 12, just barely making the cut-off.
#20: Caitlin Kraemer
By: Eli Fastiff
Previous ranking: N/A
2026-27 team: University of Minnesota Duluth
After skating to Rookie of the Year honors as a freshman, Kraemer followed up her 18-goal, 13-assist debut season with another consistently productive campaign. She began her sophomore year with a five-game goal streak and ended the season leading the Bulldogs in points (30) and assists (15). This summer, Kraemer participated in the Edmonton Oilers development camp alongside Abbey Murphy and Chloe Primerano — the first three women to participate in an NHL development camp as players.
While Kraemer has established herself as a dominant force in the WCHA, her next big test will be providing much-needed youth scoring to Canada’s national team. Kraemer excelled internationally at the U18 level, scoring a Canadian-record 20 goals across two U18 women’s world championships. However, she has yet to appear in an international tournament with the senior team. That should change soon. In 2025, she played in three games of the Rivalry Series, her first games with the senior team. With Canada looking to get younger after a disappointing Olympic finish, Kraemer is likely to make her senior world championship debut this winter.
Kraemer has a solid chance to rank in the top-10 next year if she can keep up her offensive production at UMD for a third straight season and find any sort of national team success. Even if she doesn’t, she’ll likely be a top pick in the 2028 PWHL Draft thanks to her proven record in college hockey’s most difficult conference.
