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The 2018 CWHL Draft will be the ninth in league history. Taking place on August 26, it shall also mark the first Draft in which Jayna Hefford serves as CWHL Commissioner, serving in an interim capacity to start the 2018-19 CWHL season. Of note, the CWHL has indicated that general managers are authorized to “pre-sign” their first and second round selections before the draft. The window for pre-signing expires on August 17. [1]

Draft presigning[]

Player Team Date
Kimberly Newell [2] Shenzhen KRS Vanke Rays June 15, 2018
Halli Krzyzaniak[3] Calgary Inferno July 31, 2018
Rebecca Leslie[4] Calgary Inferno August 8, 2018

Trades[]

On December 13, 2017, Erin Ambrose was traded from the Toronto Furies to Les Canadiennes de Montreal. The Furies received first and third round picks in the 2018 CWHL Draft, a first round pick from the 2019 CWHL Draft, plus a third round pick from the 2020 CWHL Draft. [5]

Results[]

Rounds 1-5[]

Round Pick Player Team Nationality Former Team
1 1 Lauren Williams Worcester Blades Flag of Canada Canada Wisconsin Badgers women's ice hockey
1 2 Sarah Nurse Toronto Furies Flag of Canada Canada Canadian Olympic Team
1 3 Victoria Bach Markham Thunder Flag of Canada Canada
1 4 Halli Krzyzaniak Calgary Inferno Flag of Canada Canada
1 5 Kimberly Newell Shenzhen KRS Vanke Rays Flag of Canada Canada Princeton Tigers women's ice hockey
1 6 Shea Tiley Toronto Furies Flag of Canada Canada Clarkson Golden Knights women's ice hockey
2 7 Morgan Turner Worcester Blades Dartmouth Big Green women's ice hockey
2 8 Brittany Howard Toronto Furies Flag of Canada Canada Robert Morris Colonials women's ice hockey
2 9 Ailish Forfar Markham Thunder Flag of Canada Canada Ryerson Rams women's ice hockey
2 10 Rebecca Leslie Calgary Inferno Flag of Canada Canada Boston University Terriers
2 11 Leah Lum Shenzhen KRS Vanke Rays Connecticut Huskies women's ice hockey
2 12 Genevieve Bannon Canadiennes de Montreal Flag of Canada Canada Clarkson Golden Knights
3 13 Meghan Turner Worcester Blades Quinnipiac Bobcats women's ice hockey
3 14 Melissa Channell Toronto Furies Flag of Canada Canada Wisconsin Badgers
3 15 Hannah Miller Shenzhen KRS Vanke Rays St. Lawrence Skating Saints women's ice hockey
3 16 Megan Sullivan Markham Thunder Colgate Raiders women's ice hockey
3 17 Annie Belanger Calgary Inferno Flag of Canada Canada Connecticut Huskies women's ice hockey
3 18 Julia Fedeski Toronto Furies New Hampshire Wildcats women's ice hockey
4 19 Jessica Convery Worcester Blades Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs
4 20 Emma Greco Toronto Furies Flag of Canada Canada Quinnipiac Bobcats
4 21 Daniella Matteucci Markham Thunder Flag of Canada Canada Clarkson Golden Knights
4 22 Alex Rigsby Calgary Inferno Flag of the United States United States US Olympic Team
4 23 Taylor Willard Canadiennes de Montreal Vermont Catamounts women's ice hockey
5 24 Rebecca Fleming Worcester Blades Connecticut Huskies
5 25 Mackenzie MacNeil Toronto Furies Vermont Catamounts
5 26 Gina Repaci Markham Thunder Vermont Catamounts
5 27 Tori Hickel Calgary Inferno Djurgarden (SDHL)
5 28 Catherine Daoust Canadiennes de Montreal Flag of Canada Canada Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs

Picks by team[]

Calgary Inferno[]

Round Pick Player Position Nationality Former Team
1 4 Halli Krzyzaniak Defense Flag of Canada Canada Canada women's national ice hockey team
2 10 Rebecca Leslie Forward Flag of Canada Canada Boston University Terriers women's ice hockey
3 16 Annie Belanger Goaltender Flag of Canada Canada Connecticut Huskies women's ice hockey
4 22 Alex Rigsby Goaltender Flag of the United States United States US Olympic Team
5 27 Tori Hickel Defense Flag of the United States United States Djugarden (SDHL)
6 32 Venla Hovi Right Wing Flag of Finland Finland Manitoba Bisons women's ice hockey
7 37 Kaitlin Willoughby Right Wing Flag of Canada Canada Saskatchewan Huskies women's ice hockey
8 42 Eden Murray Center Flag of Canada Canada Yale Bulldogs women's ice hockey
9 47 Natalie Fraser Defense Robert Morris Colonials women's ice hockey
10 54 Kendra Hanson Center Flag of Canada Canada Northern Alberta Institute of Technology
11 59 Cheyann Newman Center Flag of Canada Canada Calgary Dinos women's ice hockey
12 Tatiana Rafter Center Flag of Canada Canada Metropolitan Riveters (NWHL)
13 Nina Rodgers Left Wing Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey
14 Aki Fujimori Right Wing Flag of Japan Japan Hachinoe Reds

Markham Thunder[]

Round Pick Player Position Nationality Former Team
6 31 Kelly Gribbons Forward Flag of Canada Canada Guelph Gryphons women's ice hockey
7 36 Elijah Milne-Prince Goaltender Flag of Canada Canada Robert Morris Colonials
8 42 Meeri Räisänen Goaltender Flag of Finland Finland
9 48 Mariah Fujimagari Goaltender Maine Black Bears women's ice hockey
10 54 Malika Aldabergenova Forward Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Aisulu Hockey Club

Canadiennes de Montreal[]

Round Pick Player Position Nationality Former Team
2 12 Genevieve Bannon Forward Flag of Canada Canada Clarkson Golden Knights
4 23 Taylor Willard Defense Vermont Catamounts women's ice hockey
5 28 Catherine Daoust Defense Flag of Canada Canada Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs
6 33 Marie-Joelle Allard Defense Flag of Canada Canada Concordia Stingers women's ice hockey
7 38 Emma Martin Defense Flag of Canada Canada University of Prince Edward Island
8 43 Kelsey Neumann Goaltender Flag of Canada Canada SUNY-Plattsburgh
9 48 Olivia Atkinson Forward Flag of Canada Canada McGill Martlets women's ice hockey
10 53 Caroll-Ann Gagne Defense Flag of Canada Canada Concordia Stingers

Toronto Furies[]

Round Pick Player Position Nationality Former Team
1 2 Sarah Nurse Forward Flag of Canada Canada Canadian Olympic Team
1 6 Shea Tiley Goaltender Flag of Canada Canada Clarkson Golden Knights
2 8 Brittany Howard Forward Flag of Canada Canada Robert Morris Colonials women's ice hockey
3 14 Melissa Channell Defense Flag of Canada Canada Wisconsin Badgers
4 20 Emma Greco Defense Flag of Canada Canada Quinnipiac Bobcats
5 25 Mackenzie MacNeil Forward Flag of Canada Canada Vermont Catamounts
6 29 Megan Quinn Defense Syrcause Orange women's ice hockey

Worcester Blades[]

Round Pick Player Position Nationality Former Team
1 1 Lauren Williams Defense Flag of Canada Canada Wisconsin Badgers women's ice hockey
2 7 Morgan Turner Forward Dartmouth Big Green women's ice hockey
3 13 Meghan Turner Forward Quinnipiac Bobcats women's ice hockey
6 29 Jennifer MacAskill Forward Mercyhurst Lakers women's ice hockey

References[]

  1. Mike Murphy (15 June 2018). Kunlun signs Newell, Carpenter and four others re-sign with China’s CWHL clubs. SB Nation: Ice Garden. Retrieved on 3 August 2018.
  2. Mike Murphy (15 June 2018). Kunlun signs Newell, Carpenter and four others re-sign with China’s CWHL clubs. SB Nation: Ice Garden. Retrieved on 3 August 2018.
  3. Tammy Schwass (31 July 2018). CALGARY INFERNO ANNOUNCE DRAFT PRE-SIGNING OF HALLI KRZYZANIAK. Calgary Inferno. Retrieved on 3 August 2018.
  4. Tammy Schwass (8 August 2018). Inferno continue to add offensive depth securing draft pre-signee Rebecca Leslie. Calgary Inferno. Retrieved on 9 August 2018.
  5. Press Release (13 December 2017). Les Canadiennes Acquire Erin Ambrose. CWHL. Retrieved on 3 August 2018.
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