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2023 PWHL Draft
General information
Date(s)September 18, 2023
Time1:00 PM EST/10:00 AM PST
LocationCBC's Toronto Headquarters
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Network(s)CBC Gem
CBC Sports App
Overview
LeagueProfessional Women's Hockey League
First selectionUnited States Taylor Heise
Minnesota PWHL team
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The 2023 PWHL Draft will be the first draft in Professional Women's Hockey League history, and will take place on September 18, 2023, in the CBC's headquarters in Toronto, Canada.[1]


List of Eligible Players

This is the list of eligible players for the inaugural PWHL draft.[2]

Forwards

Name Country Birth Year College / University Playing Experience
Lexi Adzija Canada Canada 2000 Quinnipiac University NCAA
Jonna Albers United States United States 1994 University of New Hampshire PHF
Kaycie Anderson United States United States 1991 Norwich University PHF
Ariane Aubin Canada Canada 1999 University of Ottawa Did Not Play
Chole Aurard France France 1999 Northeastern University NCAA
Kelly Babstock Canada Canada/United States United States 1992 Quinnipiac University PHF
Victoria Bach Canada Canada 1996 Boston University PWHPA
Ann-Sophie Bettez Canada Canada 1987 McGill University PHF
Siobhan Birch Canada Canada 1997 Saint Mary's University Did Not Play
Abigail Boreen United States USA 2000 University of Minnesota NCAA

Defenders

Name Country Birth Year College / University Playing Experience
Erin Ambrose Canada Canada 1994 Clarkson University PWHPA
Amalie Anderson Denmark Denmark 1999 University of Maine NCAA
Katherine Bailey Canada Canada 1996 University of Guelph Did Not Play
Taylor Baker Canada Canada/Hungary Hungary 1997 Rochester Institute of Technology PHF
Ashton Bell Canada Canada 1999 University of Minnesota Duluth NCAA
Madison Bizal United States USA 2000 Ohio State University NCAA
Leah Bohlken Canada Canada 1997 University of Saskatchewan PWHPA
Amanda Boulier United States USA 1993 St. Lawrence University PHF
Jaime Bourbonnais Canada Canada 1998 Cornell University PWHPA
Zoe Boyd Canada Canada 2000 Quinnipiac University NCAA

Goaltenders

Name Country Birth Year College / University Playing Experience
Sandra Abstreiter Germany Germany 1998 Providence College NCAA
Lauren Bench United States USA 1997 University of Minnesota SDHL
Marlène Boissonnault Canada Canada 1997 Cornell University PWHPA
Lindsay Browning United States USA 1999 Cornell University PHF
Chantal Burke United States USA 1999 Minnesota State University PHF
Kristen Campbell Canada Canada 1997 University of Wisconsin PWHPA
Alex Cavallini United States USA 1992 University of Wisconsin Did Not Play
Elaine Chuli Canada Canada 1994 University of Connecticut PHF
Tricia Deguire Canada Canada 1997 McGill University PHF
Marie-Soleil Deschênes Canada Canada 1994 University of PEI PHF

Top NCAA/U Sports prospects

Source: The Hockey News (September 5, 2023) ranking.[3]
Ranking Player School
1 United States Taylor Heise (F) Minnesota
2 Switzerland Alina Müller (F) Northeastern
3 Canada Sophie Jaques (D) Ohio State
4 Canada Emma Maltais (F) Ohio State
5 Sweden Emma Söderberg (G) Minnesota Duluth
6 United States Grace Zumwinkle (F) Minnesota
7 France Chloé Aurard (F) Northeastern
8 United States Jesse Compher (F) Wisconsin
9 United States Gabbie Hughes (F) Minnesota-Duluth
10 Canada Ashton Bell (D) Minnesota-Duluth

Format

There will be 15 rounds, with each team having one pick in each round. The draft order was decided by using a computerized list randomizer during a video conference call with all 6 team's general managers.[4] The final draft order was:

  1. Minnesota
  2. Toronto
  3. Boston
  4. New York
  5. Ottawa
  6. Montreal

Selections by round

The order of the 2023 Draft is listed below

Round One

# Player Position Nationality PWHL team College/University/club team
1 Taylor Heise Forward  United States Minnesota PWHL team Minnesota (NCAA)
2 Jocelyne Larocque Defence  Canada Toronto PWHL team Team Adidas (PWHPA)
3 Alina Müller Forward  Switzerland Boston PWHL team Northeastern (NCAA)
4 Ella Shelton Defence  Canada New York PWHL team Team Scotiabank (PWHPA)
5 Savannah Harmon Defence  United States Ottawa PWHL team Team Harvey's (PWHPA)
6 Erin Ambrose Defence  Canada Montreal PWHL team Team Sonnet (PWHPA)

Round Two

# Player Position Nationality PWHL team College/University/club team
7 Kristin O'Neill Forward  Canada Montreal Team Adidas (PWHPA)
8 Ashton Bell Defence  Canada Ottawa Minnesota Duluth (NCAA)
9 Jaime Bourbonnais Defence  Canada New York Team Scotiabank (PWHPA)
10 Sophie Jaques Defence  Canada Boston Ohio State (NCAA)
11 Emma Maltais Forward  Canada Toronto Ohio State (NCAA)
12 Nicole Hensley Goaltender  United States Minnesota Team Sonnet (PWHPA)

Round Three

# Player Position Nationality PWHL team College/University/club team
13 Grace Zumwinkle Forward  United States Minnesota Minnesota (NCAA)
14 Kristen Campbell Goaltender  Canada Toronto Team Scotiabank (PWHPA)
15 Jamie Lee Rattray Forward  Canada Boston Team Harvey's (PWHPA)
16 Jessie Eldridge Forward  Canada New York Team Harvey's (PWHPA)
17 Jincy Dunne Defence  United States Ottawa Team Adidas (PWHPA)
18 Maureen Murphy Forward  United States Montreal Northeastern (NCAA)

Round Four

# Player Position Nationality PWHL team College/University/club team
19 Dominika Lásková Defence  Czech Republic Montreal Toronto Six (PHF)
20 Gabbie Hughes Forward  United States Ottawa Minnesota Duluth (NCAA)
21 Chloé Aurard Forward  France New York Northeastern (NCAA)
22 Loren Gabel Forward  Canada Boston Boston Pride (PHF)
23 Natalie Spooner Forward  Canada Toronto Team Scotiabank (PWHPA)
24 Maggie Flaherty Defence  United States Minnesota Minnesota Duluth (NCAA)

Round Five

# Player Position Nationality PWHL team College/University/club team
25 Susanna Tapani Forward  Finland Minnesota KRS Vanke Rays (ZhHL; 2021–22)
26 Jesse Compher Forward  United States Toronto Wisconsin (NCAA)
27 Hannah Brandt Forward  United States Boston Team Sonnet (PWHPA)
28 Élizabeth Giguère Right wing  Canada New York Boston Pride (PHF)
29 Hayley Scamurra Forward  United States Ottawa Team Harvey's (PWHPA)
30 Kati Tabin Defence  Canada Montreal Toronto Six (PHF)

Round Six

# Player Position Nationality PWHL team College/University/club team
31 Kennedy Marchment Right wing  Canada Montreal Connecticut Whale (PHF)
32 Daryl Watts Forward  Canada Ottawa Toronto Six (PHF)
33 Corinne Schroeder Goaltender  Canada New York Boston Pride (PHF)
34 Jessica Digirolamo Defence  Canada Boston Team Adidas (PWHPA)
35 Kali Flanagan Defence  United States Toronto Boston Pride (PHF)
36 Clair DeGeorge Forward  United States Minnesota Team Harvey's (PWHPA)

Round Seven

# Player Position Nationality PWHL team College/University/club team
37 Natalie Buchbinder Defence  United States Minnesota Wisconsin (NCAA)
38 Victoria Bach Forward  Canada Toronto Team Scotiabank (PWHPA)
39 Theresa Schafzahl Forward  Austria Boston Vermont (NCAA)
40 Jill Saulnier Forward  Canada New York Team Adidas (PWHPA)
41 Aneta Tejralová Defence  Czech Republic Ottawa Boston Pride (PHF)
42 Tereza Vanišová Forward  Czech Republic Montreal Toronto Six (PHF)

Round Eight

# Player Position Nationality PWHL team College/University/club team
43 Madison Bizal Defence  United States Montreal Ohio State (NCAA)
44 Kateřina Mrázová Centre  Czech Republic Ottawa Connecticut Whale (PHF)
45 Brooke Hobson Defence  Canada New York Modo Hockey (SDHL)
46 Emily Brown Defence  United States Boston Team Sonnet (PWHPA)
47 Brittany Howard Forward  Canada Toronto Toronto Six (PHF)
48 Denisa Křížová Forward  Czech Republic Minnesota Minnesota Whitecaps (PHF)

Round Nine

# Player Position Nationality PWHL team College/University/club team
49 Sidney Morin Defence  United States Minnesota Minnesota Whitecaps (PHF)
50 Allie Munroe Defence  Canada Toronto Connecticut Whale (PHF)
51 Taylor Girard Forward  United States Boston Connecticut Whale (PHF)
52 Jade Downie-Landry Forward  Canada New York Montreal Force (PHF)
53 Zoe Boyd Defence  Canada Ottawa Quinnipiac (NCAA)
54 Gabrielle David Centre  Canada Montreal Clarkson (NCAA)

Round Ten

# Player Position Nationality PWHL team College/University/club team
55 Maude Poulin-Labelle Defence  Canada Montreal Northeastern (NCAA)
56 Kristin Della Rovere Centre  Canada Ottawa Harvard (NCAA)
57 Paetyn Levis Forward  United States New York Ohio State (NCAA)
58 Emma Söderberg Goaltender  Sweden Boston Minnesota Duluth (NCAA)
59 Mellissa Channell Defence  Canada Toronto Team Harvey's (PWHPA)
60 Sophia Shaver Forward  United States Minnesota Team Harvey's (PWHPA)

Round Eleven

# Player Position Nationality PWHL team College/University/club team
61 Amanda Leveille Goaltender  Canada Minnesota Minnesota Whitecaps (PHF)
62 Maggie Connors Forward  Canada Toronto Princeton (NCAA)
63 Sophie Shirley Forward  Canada Boston Wisconsin (NCAA)
64 Abbey Levy Goaltender  United States New York Boston College (NCAA)
65 Lexie Adzija Forward  Canada Ottawa Quinnipiac (NCAA)
66 Jillian Dempsey Forward  United States Montreal Boston Pride (PHF)

Round Twelve

# Player Position Nationality PWHL team College/University/club team
67 Claire Dalton Centre / Right wing  Canada Montreal Yale (NCAA)
68 Sandra Abstreiter Goaltender  Germany Ottawa Providence College (NCAA)
69 Olivia Zafuto Defence  United States New York Boston Pride (PHF)
70 Shiann Darkangelo Forward  United States Boston Toronto Six (PHF)
71 Rebecca Leslie Forward  Canada Toronto Team Sonnet (PWHPA)
72 Michela Cava Centre  Canada Minnesota Toronto Six (PHF)

Round Thirteen

# Player Position Nationality PWHL team College/University/club team
73 Liz Schepers Centre / left wing  United States Minnesota Minnesota Whitecaps (PHF)
74 Hannah Miller Forward  China Toronto Shenzhen KRS (ZhHL)
75 Emma Buckles Defence  Canada Boston Team Sonnet (PWHPA)
76 Kayla Vespa Forward  Canada New York Team Adidas (PWHPA)
77 Amanda Boulier Defence  United States Ottawa Minnesota Whitecaps (PHF)
78 Elaine Chuli Goaltender  Canada Montreal Toronto Six (PHF)

Round Fourteen

# Player Position Nationality PWHL team College/University/club team
79 Ann-Sophie Bettez Forward  Canada Montreal Montreal Force (PHF)
80 Caitrin Lonergan Forward  United States Ottawa Connecticut Whale (PHF)
81 Emma Woods Forward  Canada New York Toronto Six (PHF)
82 Tatum Skaggs Forward  United States Boston Team Scotiabank (PWHPA)
83 Alexa Vasko Forward  Canada Toronto Team Sonnet (PWHPA)
84 Minttu Tuominen Defence  Finland Minnesota Kiekko-Espoo (NSML)

Round Fifteen

# Player Position Nationality PWHL team College/University/club team
85 Sydney Brodt Forward  United States Minnesota Minnesota Whitecaps (PHF)
86 Olivia Knowles Defence  Canada Toronto Minnesota Whitecaps (PHF)
87 Jessica Healey Defence  Canada Boston Buffalo Beauts (PHF)
88 Alexandra Labelle Forward  Canada New York Montreal Force (PHF)
89 Audrey-Anne Veillette Forward  Canada Ottawa Montreal (U Sports)
90 Lina Ljungblom Centre  Sweden Montreal MoDo Hockey (SDHL)

References

  1. ^ "Jenner, Clark, Maschmeyer become PWHL's first players after signing with Ottawa". www.sportsnet.ca. 2023-09-05. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  2. ^ "List of draft eligible players". www.sportsnet.ca. 2023-09-13. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
  3. ^ Kennedy, Ian (September 5, 2023). "PWHL Draft: Ranking NCAA and USports Grads". The Hockey News. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
  4. ^ "Professional Women's Hockey League announces 2023 Draft order of selection". CBC. 2023-09-01. Retrieved 2023-09-06.