2015 NWHL Draft

The 2015 NWHL Draft was the first in the history of the National Women's Hockey League (2015). It took place on June 20, 2015 in Boston.

Draft lottery

A draft lottery was held by NWHL commissioner Dani Rylan for the Draft. The New York Riveters earned the first pick overall. Following the Riveters shall be the Connecticut Whale picking second overall.

Top 20 picks

#	Player	Position	Team	College
1	Alexandra Carpenter	F	New York Riveters	Boston College
2	Hannah Brandt	F	Connecticut Whale	Univ. of Minnesota
3	Kendall Coyne	F	Boston Pride	Northeastern Univ.
4	Courtney Burke	D	Buffalo Beauts	Univ. of Wisconsin
5	Haley Skarupa	F	New York Riveters	Boston College
6	Michelle Picard	D	Connecticut Whale	Harvard Univ.
7	Emerance Maschmeyer	G	Boston Pride	Harvard Univ.
8	Sarah Lefort	F	Buffalo Beauts	Boston U
9	Erin Ambrose	D	New York Riveters	Clarkson
10	Milica McMillen	D	Connecticut Whale	Univ. of Minnesota
11	Lexi Bender	D	Boston Pride	Boston College
12	Amanda Leveille	G	Buffalo Beauts	Univ. of Minnesota
13	Dana Trivigno	F	New York Riveters	Boston College
14	Maryanne Menefee	F	Connecticut Whale	Univ. of Minnesota
15	Miye D'Oench	F	Boston Pride	Harvard Univ.
16	Emily Janiga	F	Buffalo Beauts	Mercyhurst
17	Kimberly Newell	G	New York Riveters	Princeton
18	Cassandra Poudrier	D	Connecticut Whale	Cornell
19	Shannon MacAulay	F	Boston Pride	Clarkson
20	Jenna Dingeldein	F	Buffalo Beauts	Mercyhurst

Draft picks by team

= Indicates Olympic competitor

= Indicates Frozen Four champion

= Indicates player with IIHF experience

Boston

Round	#	Player	Nationality	College
1	3	Kendall Coyne	United States	Northeastern Univ.
2	7	Emerance Maschmeyer	Canada	Harvard Univ.
3	11	Lexi Bender	United States	Boston College
4	15	Miye D'Oench	United States	Harvard Univ.
5	19	Shannon MacAulay	Canada	Clarkson

Buffalo

Round	#	Player	Nationality	College
1	4	Courtney Burke	United States	Univ. of Wisconsin
2	8	Sarah Lefort	Canada	Boston U
3	12	Amanda Leveille	Canada	Univ. of Minnesota
4	16	Emily Janiga	United States	Mercyhurst
5	20	Jenna Dingeldein	Canada	Mercyhurst

Connecticut

Round	#	Player	Nationality	College
1	2	Hannah Brandt	United States	Univ. of Minnesota
2	6	Michelle Picard	United States	Harvard Univ.
3	10	Milica McMillen	United States	Univ. of Minnesota
4	14	Maryanne Menefee	United States	Univ. of Minnesota
5	18	Cassandra Poudrier	Canada	Cornell

New York

Round	#	Player	Nationality	College
1	1	Alexandra Carpenter	United States	Boston College
2	5	Haley Skarupa	United States	Boston College
3	9	Erin Ambrose	Canada	Clarkson
4	13	Dana Trivigno	United States	Boston College
5	17	Kimberly Newell	Canada	Princeton