On August 12, the
Canadian Women's Hockey League hosted the 2010 CWHL Draft. The event was held at the
Hockey Hall of Fame
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in
Toronto at 7:00pm. The first overall selection was former
Ohio State hockey player and Olympic gold medallist
Tessa Bonhomme
Tessa Bonhomme (born July 23, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and is a television sports reporter for The Sports Network (TSN). She was an Olympic gold medallist as a member of the Canadian national women's hockey team ...
. Former Olympic gold medallist
Cheryl Pounder was Master of Ceremonies at the draft.
Rules
All five teams were allowed to protect five players who had played at least one year in the league. Only players from the Greater Toronto Area were available in the draft for teams from Toronto, Burlington and Brampton. Boston and Montreal did not draft players. These clubs will sign prospective players from their geographic areas.
Draft by team
Brampton
Protected players
Burlington
Protected players
Toronto
Protected players
Montreal
Protected players
Boston
The Boston club was able to protect some players from being selected from their roster in the draft.
Protected players
References
{{Canadian Women's Hockey League
Draft
Canadian Women's Hockey League