The 2016
draft for the
Canadian Women's Hockey League took place on August 21, 2016.
Players must register before midnight on August 1, 2016 and pay an entry fee of CDN $150.
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
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Renata Fast
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Erin Ambrose
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Emerance Maschmeyer
Top 25 picks
Picks by team
Boston
Brampton
Calgary
Montreal
Toronto
References
See also
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2010 CWHL Draft
On August 12, the Canadian Women's Hockey League hosted the 2010 CWHL Draft. The event was held at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto at 7:00pm. The first overall selection was former Ohio State Buckeyes women's ice hockey, Ohio State hockey playe ...
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2011 CWHL Draft
The 2011 CWHL Draft was held on July 21, 2011 in Mississauga
Mississauga ( ), historically known as Toronto Township, is a city in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is situated on the shores of Lake Ontario in the Regional Municipalit ...
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2012 CWHL Draft
The 2012 CWHL Draft was held on July 14, 2012 in Mississauga. Team Alberta held the first overall pick for the first time in franchise history. The club selected Hillary Pattenden with the first pick overall.
Registration
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2013 CWHL Draft
The 2013 CWHL Draft was held in August 2013. Jessica Wong became the first visible minority selected with the first pick overall. Wong was also part of another unique piece of draft history. Her teammate from the Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs, Katie W ...
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2014 CWHL Draft
The 2014 CWHL Draft was held on August 19, 2014. With the first pick overall, the Brampton Thunder selected Laura Fortino from the Canadian National Women's Team. The defending Clarkson Cup champion Toronto Furies had the second pick overall, and ...
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2015 CWHL Draft
The 2015 Canadian Women's Hockey League, CWHL Draft was held on August 23, 2015. With the first pick overall, the Brampton Thunder selected Sarah Edney from the Harvard Crimson. Selecting second overall, the Toronto Furies picked Emily Fulton from ...
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