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Mellissa Channell-Watkins
D · 
DET · age 31
Top-Four D
- Trade value
- −$51K
- Likely range
- −$80K to −$24K half the time, −$105K to $19K 8 times in 10
- Overall
- 48, potential 48
- Player value
- $89K over the next five seasons, contract aside
- Contract
- $100K a year est., 2 years left
- Next season
- 0.2 PS projected
- Role
- 2nd-pair D
- Style
- Physical Defenceman
- Awards
- 2x Champion 2024, 2025
Mellissa Channell-Watkins's trade value is −$51K: what her projected play is worth beyond her contract, summed over the deal and calibrated on real PWHL trades.
Updated October 26, 2026.
Contract, season by season
| Season | Cap hit | Worth | Surplus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | $100K | $34K | −$36K |
| 2028 | $103K | $20K | −$50K |
2027 cap dollars. Surplus = worth minus her cap hit.
Projection
| Season | PS | 10–90% range | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 0.3 | −0.5 to 1.9 | 80% |
| 2028 | 0.2 | 0.0 to 0.8 | 42% |
| 2029 | 0.4 | 0.0 to 1.5 | 25% |
| 2030 | 0.1 | −0.3 to 0.1 | 17% |
| 2031 | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.0 | 11% |
Trade value over time
What this model would have said at the end of each season, using only what was known then. Today's dollars; the open dot is now. It rises when she signs a new deal and drains as the deal runs out.
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