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.[1] The first overall selection was former Ohio State hockey player and Olympic gold medallist Tessa Bonhomme. 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.[2] 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.[3]
Draft by team[]
First overall selection, Tessa Bonhomme
| = Indicates Olympian |
| = Indicates former NCAA player |
| = Indicates former CIS player |
Brampton[]
| Draft # | Player | 2009-10 Team |
| 5 | Delaney Collins | Strathmore Rockies |
| 8 | Ashley Pendelton | Brampton Thunder (reacquired through the draft) |
| 11 | Andrea Ironside | N/A |
| 14 | Amber Bowman | Mississauga Chiefs |
| 17 | Brooke Beazer | Brampton Thunder (reacquired through the draft) |
| 20 | Erica Vanderveer | Burlington Barracudas |
| 23 | Ashley Stephenson | Mississauga Chiefs |
| 26 | Jennifer Kirk | Brampton Thunder (reacquired through the draft) |
| 29 | Courtney Unruh | N/A |
| 32 | RaeLyn LaRocque | N/A |
| 35 | Lindsay Brown | Mississauga Chiefs |
| 38 | Allyson Fox | Brampton Thunder (reacquired through the draft) |
| 89 | Yekaterina Smolentseva | Russian national team |
Protected players[]
| Player | 2009-10 Team |
| Lori Dupuis | Brampton Thunder |
| Jayna Hefford | 2009–10 Canada women's national ice hockey team Brampton Thunder |
| Laura Hosier | Brampton Thunder |
| Cherie Piper | 2009–10 Canada women's national ice hockey team Brampton Thunder |
| Gillian Apps | 2009–10 Canada women's national ice hockey team Brampton Thunder |
Burlington[]
| Draft # | Player | 2009-10 Team |
| 2 | Ashley Riggs | Canadian Under 22 team |
| 6 | Christina Kessler | Harvard Crimson women's ice hockey |
| 7 | Shannon Moulson | Mississauga Chiefs |
| 12 | Natalie Payne | N/A |
| 13 | Danijela Rundqvist | 2009–10 Sweden women's national ice hockey team |
| 18 | Amanda Shaw | Zurich ZSC Lions |
| 19 | Kelley Hart | Burlington Barracudas (reacquired in draft) |
| 24 | Brianne McLaughlin | 2009–10 United States women's national ice hockey team |
| 25 | Mallory Johnston | Burlington Barracudas (reacquired in draft) |
| 30 | Christine Hartnel | N/A |
| 31 | Danielle Blanchard | Vaughan Flames |
| 36 | Samantha Shirley | Vaughan Flames |
| 37 | Michele Janus | Burlington Barracudas (reacquired in draft) |
| 40 | Andrea Bevan | N/A |
| 45 | Jaclyn Pitushka | N/A |
| 46 | Kelley Stewart | Burlington Barracudas (reacquired in draft) |
| 51 | Amanda Perkins | Burlington Barracudas (reacquired in draft) |
| 52 | Ashley Stewart | Burlington Barracudas (reacquired in draft) |
Protected players[]
| Player | 2009-10 Team |
| Jana Harrigan | Burlington Barracudas |
| Becky Kellar | 2009–10 Canada women's national ice hockey team |
| Lindsay Vine | Burlington Barracudas |
| Sommer West | Mississauga Chiefs |
Toronto[]
| Draft # | Player | 2009-10 Team |
| 1 | Tessa Bonhomme | |
| 3 | Britney Smith | N/A |
| 4 | Carly Haggard | HC Lugano |
| 9 | Kendra Fisher | Vaughan Flames |
| 10 | Michelle Bonello | Vaughan Flames |
| 15 | Jenny Brine | Mississauga Chiefs |
| 16 | LaToya Clarke | Vaughan Flames |
| 21 | Rebecca Davies | Mississauga Chiefs |
| 22 | Frances McPhail | N/A |
| 27 | Megan Aarts | Vaughan Flames |
| 28 | Alexandra Hoffmeyer | N/A |
| 33 | Kelley Zamora | Burlington Barracudas |
| 34 | Angela DiStasi | Mississauga Chiefs |
| 39 | Mary Modeste | Mississauga Chiefs |
| 42 | Laura Watt | Mississauga Chiefs |
| 43 | Jessica Clermont | Vaughan Flames |
| 48 | Kristy Zamora | Mississauga Chiefs |
| 49 | Emily Berzins | Vaughan Flames |
| 54 | Melissa Boal | Ottawa Senators (CWHL) |
Protected players[]
| Player | 2009-10 Team |
| Jennifer Botterill | 2009–10 Canada women's national ice hockey team |
| Martine Garland | DHC Langenthal (Switzerland) |
| Sami Jo Small | Mississauga Chiefs |
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[]
- ↑ http://www.cwhl.ca/news_20100812.asp
- ↑ http://www.chawomenshockey.com/news/2010/8/26/WHOCK_0826100416.aspx
- ↑ http://www.thesudburystar.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2712428
- ↑ http://www.cwhl.ca/draft_teams.asp?tn=brampton
- ↑ http://www.cwhl.ca/draft_teams.asp?tn=burlington
- ↑ http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/browse/3/article/bonnhomme-1st-at-cwhl-draft.html?tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=187&cHash=329919beb8
- ↑ http://boston.cwhl.ca/draft.asp?tid=11
- ↑ http://www.cwhl.ca/draft_teams.asp?tn=montreal
- ↑ http://www.cwhl.ca/draft_teams.asp?tn=boston