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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 Univeristy 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 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 Montreal

Round Eight

# Player Position Nationality PWHL team College/University/club team
43 Montreal
44 Ottawa
45 New York
46 Boston
47 Toronto
48 Minnesota

Round Nine

# Player Position Nationality PWHL team College/University/club team
49 Minnesota
50 Toronto
51 Boston
52 New York
53 Ottawa
54 Montreal

Round Ten

# Player Position Nationality PWHL team College/University/club team
55 Montreal
56 Ottawa
57 New York
58 Boston
59 Toronto
60 Minnesota

Round Eleven

# Player Position Nationality PWHL team College/University/club team
61 Minnesota
62 Toronto
63 Boston
64 New York
65 Ottawa
66 Montreal

Round Twelve

# Player Position Nationality PWHL team College/University/club team
67 Montreal
68 Ottawa
69 New York
70 Boston
71 Toronto
72 Minnesota

Round Thirteen

# Player Position Nationality PWHL team College/University/club team
73 Minnesota
74 Toronto
75 Boston
76 New York
77 Ottawa
78 Montreal

Round Fourteen

# Player Position Nationality PWHL team College/University/club team
79 Montreal
80 Ottawa
81 New York
82 Boston
83 Toronto
84 Minnesota

Round Fifteen

# Player Position Nationality PWHL team College/University/club team
85 Minnesota
86 Toronto
87 Boston
88 New York
89 Ottawa
90 Montreal

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.
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