2016 CWHL Draft

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2016 CWHL Draft
General information
Date(s)August 21, 2016
LocationMississauga, Ontario
Overview
First selection Kayla Tutino
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The 2016 draft for the Canadian Women's Hockey League took place on August 21, 2016. [1] Players must register before midnight on August 1, 2016, and pay an entry fee of CDN $150.

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By virtue of finishing with the worst record during the 2015-16 CWHL regular season, the Boston Blades selected first overall. Of note, it signified the first time that the Blades ever held the first pick overall in the history of the CWHL Draft.

Following the Blades with the second pick overall shall be the Toronto Furies. The Furies cross-town rivals, the Brampton Thunder have the third pick overall. Despite having finished with the best regular season record, Les Canadiennes de Montreal shall select fourth overall while the defending Clarkson Cup champion Calgary Inferno shall select fifth overall.

With the first pick overall, the Boston Blades selected Canadian-born Kayla Tutino, most recently of the Boston University Terriers women's ice hockey program. As a side note, the Blades also held the last pick overall in the draft, taking forward Jennifer Currie of UMass Boston in the sixteenth round.

Forward Claudia Tellez of the Mexico women's national ice hockey team became the first Mexican-born player selected in the history of the CWHL Draft. Other international players selected in the draft include France's Marion Allemoz and Japan's Nachi Fujimoto, both selected by the Canadiennes de Montreal. Sato Kikuchi from Japan's Nippon Sports Science University would be claimed by Boston in the eighth round.

Of note, a pair of players who competed with the Buffalo Beauts during the 2015–16 NWHL season were selected in the CWHL Draft. With their seventh-round pick, the Toronto Furies selected Erin Zach while goaltender Amanda Makela was selected by the Canadiennes in the eighth round.

Notable entries in the draft

Notable entries in the draft include

Top 25 picks

#PlayerPositionTeamCollege
1 Kayla Tutino Forward Boston Blades Boston University Terriers women's ice hockey
2 Renata Fast Forward Toronto Furies Clarkson Golden Knights women's ice hockey
3 Laura Stacey Forward Brampton Thunder Dartmouth Big Green women's ice hockey
4 Sarah Lefort Forward Canadiennes de Montreal Boston University Terriers
5 Emerance Maschmeyer Goaltenders Calgary Inferno Harvard Crimson women's ice hockey
6Chelsey GoldbergForwardBostonNortheastern Huskies women's ice hockey
7 Erin Ambrose DefenseTorontoClarkson
8 Shannon MacAulay ForwardBramptonClarkson
9 Cassandra Poudrier DefenseMontrealCornell Big Red women's ice hockey
10Katelyn GoslingDefenseCalgaryWestern Mustangs women's ice hockey
11Cassandra OpelaDefenseBostonConnecticut Huskies women's ice hockey
12Michela CavaDefenseTorontoMinnesota-Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey
13Nicole BrownForwardBramptonQuinnipiac Bobcats women's ice hockey
14Ariane BarkerForwardMontrealMontreal Carabins women's ice hockey
15 Iya Gavrilova DefenseCalgaryCalgary Dinos women's ice hockey
16Meghan GrievesForwardBostonBoston College Eagles women's ice hockey
17Jaimie McDonnellBrampton(acquired from Furies)Princeton Tigers women's ice hockey
18Kaitlyn TougasForwardBramptonBemidji State Beavers women's ice hockey
19Brittney FouracresDefenseMontrealMcGill Martlets women's ice hockey
20Misty SeastromDefenseCalgary
21Dakota WoodworthForwardBostonBoston University Terriers
22Jenna DingeldeinForwardTorontoMercyhurst Lakers women's ice hockey
23Taylor WoodsForwardBramptonCornell
24 Marion Allemoz ForwardMontrealMontreal Carabins
25Akane HosoyamadaDefenseCalgarySyracuse Orange women's ice hockey

Picks by team

= Indicates Olympian
= Indicates former NCAA player
= Indicates former CIS player

Boston

Round#PlayerPositionCollege
11 Kayla Tutino ForwardBoston University Terriers
26
311Cassandra OpelaDefenseUniversity of Connecticut
416
521
626Margaret ZimmerForwardConnecticut
731Alexis WoloschukDefenseBoston University
836Sato KikuchiDefenseNippon Sports Science University
941Taylor McGeeDefensePenn State
1046Melissa BizzariForwardBoston College
1150Kate LearyForwardBoston College
1254Lauren DahmGoaltenderClarkson
1357Amanda FontaineGoaltenderSacred Heart
1460Megan FitzgeraldForwardHamilton College
1563Alexandra KarlisCenterUMass Boston
1665Jennifer CurrieForwardUMass Boston

Brampton

Round#PlayerPositionCollege
13 Laura Stacey ForwardDartmouth Big Green women's ice hockey
28 Shannon MacAulay ForwardClarkson Golden Knights women's ice hockey
313Nicole BrownForwardQuinnipiac Bobcats women's ice hockey
417Jaimie McDonnell(acquired from Furies)Princeton Tigers women's ice hockey
418Kaitlyn TougasForwardBemidji State Beavers women's ice hockey
523Taylor WoodsForwardCornell Big Red women's ice hockey
628Kristen BarbaraDefenseYork Lions women's ice hockey
733Brittany ClaphamDefense Western Mustangs
838Jessica HartwickForwardRyerson Rams women's ice hockey
943Melissa WronzbergDefenseRyerson Rams
1048Emily GraingerDefenseUBC Thunderbirds women's ice hockey
1152Jetta RackleffGoaltender RIT Tigers
1256Jessa McAuliffeDefense York Lions
1359Nicki RobinsonForwardSaskatchewan Huskies women's ice hockey
1462Kelly CampbellGoaltenderWestern Mustangs

Calgary

Round#PlayerPositionCollege
15Emerance Maschmeyer
210Katelyn Gosling
315Iya Gavrilova
420Misty Seastrom
525Akane Hosoyamada
630Cara SchlitzDefense
735Caitlin ZevolaForwardSpruce Grove Saints
840Claudia TellezMexico national women's ice hockey team
945Debbie BeaudoinForward
1049Rina TakedaDefense

Montreal

Round#PlayerPositionCollege
14Sarah LefortForwardBoston University Terriers
29Cassandra PoudrierDefenseCornell Big Red
314Ariane BarkerForwardMontreal Carabins
419Brittney FouracresDefenseMcGill Martlets
524 Marion Allemoz ForwardMontreal Carabins
629Taylor HoughGoaltenderMcGill Martlets
734Melanie DesrochersDefense St. Lawrence Skating Saints
839Amanda MakelaGoaltender Buffalo Beauts
944Nachi FujimotoDefenseSapporo International

Toronto

Round#PlayerPositionCollege
12 Renata Fast ForwardClarkson Golden Knights
27 Erin Ambrose DefenseClarkson Golden Knights
312Michela CavaDefenseMinnesota-Duluth Bulldogs
522Jenna DingeldeinForwardMercyhurst Lakers
627Danielle GagneForwardOhio State Buckeyes
732Erin ZachForwardRIT Tigers/Buffalo Beauts
837Vanessa SpataroForwardSt. Cloud State
942Ella StewartDefenseElmira College
1047Victoria MacKenzieForward Ontario Institute of Technology
1151 Carlee Eusepi DefenseClarkson Golden Knights
1255Jaclyn GibsonForward Ontario Institute of Technology
1358Nicole KirchbergerForwardBuffalo State College
1461 Jessica Platt Defense

See also

References

  1. "CWHL Draft Prospects". CWHL. n.d. Retrieved 2016-08-09.