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    2023 PWHL Draft

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    2023 PWHL Draft
    General information
    Date(s)September 18, 2023
    LocationCBC's Toronto Headquarters
    Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Network(s)CBC Gem
    CBC Sports App
    Overview
    90 total selections in 15 rounds
    LeagueProfessional Women's Hockey League
    First selectionUnited States Taylor Heise
    Minnesota
    2024 →

    The 2023 PWHL Draft was the first draft in Professional Women's Hockey League history, and took place on September 18, 2023, at the Canadian Broadcasting Centre in Toronto, Ontario.[1]

    Minnesota Golden Gophers forward Taylor Heise was the first player chosen in the draft, selected by Minnesota. In all, 90 players were selected over 15 rounds of drafting.

    List of Eligible Players[edit]

    286 eligible players from 17 different countries declared for the inaugural PWHL draft.[2]

    Top NCAA/U Sports prospects[edit]

    Source: The Hockey News ranking (September 5, 2023).[3]
    Ranking Player School
    1 United States Taylor Heise (F) Minnesota Golden Gophers
    2 Switzerland Alina Müller (F) Northeastern Huskies
    3 Canada Sophie Jaques (D) Ohio State Buckeyes
    4 Canada Emma Maltais (F) Ohio State Buckeyes
    5 Sweden Emma Söderberg (G) Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs
    6 United States Grace Zumwinkle (F) Minnesota Golden Gophers
    7 France Chloé Aurard (F) Northeastern Huskies
    8 United States Jesse Compher (F) Wisconsin Badgers
    9 United States Gabbie Hughes (F) Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs
    10 Canada Ashton Bell (D) Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs

    Format[edit]

    The draft consisted of 15 rounds. The order of picks in the first round was decided by using a computerized list randomizer during a video conference call with all 6 team's general managers.[4] In the second round this order was reversed, so the team with the 6th pick would also receive the 7th pick, whilst the team with first overall pick would not pick again until the 12th pick (last pick in the second round). The order would continue alternating in each subsequent round, producing a 'snaking' order.[5]

    The final draft order was:

    1. Minnesota
    2. Toronto
    3. Boston
    4. New York
    5. Ottawa
    6. Montreal

    Selections by round[edit]

    Picks from the 2023 Draft are listed below by round.[6]

    Round one[edit]

    # Player Nationality PWHL team College/university/club team
    1 Taylor Heise (F)  United States PWHL Minnesota Minnesota Golden Gophers (WCHA)
    2 Jocelyne Larocque (D)  Canada PWHL Toronto Team Adidas (PWHPA)
    3 Alina Müller (C)   Switzerland PWHL Boston Northeastern Huskies (Hockey East)
    4 Ella Shelton (D)  Canada PWHL New York Team Scotiabank (PWHPA)
    5 Savannah Harmon (D)  United States PWHL Ottawa Team Harvey's (PWHPA)
    6 Erin Ambrose (D)  Canada PWHL Montreal Team Sonnet (PWHPA)

    Round two[edit]

    # Player Nationality PWHL team College/university/club team
    7 Kristin O'Neill (F)  Canada Montreal Team Adidas (PWHPA)
    8 Ashton Bell (D)  Canada Ottawa Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs (WCHA)
    9 Jaime Bourbonnais (D)  Canada New York Team Scotiabank (PWHPA)
    10 Sophie Jaques (D)  Canada Boston Ohio State Buckeyes (WCHA)
    11 Emma Maltais (F)  Canada Toronto Ohio State Buckeyes (WCHA)
    12 Nicole Hensley (G)  United States Minnesota Team Sonnet (PWHPA)

    Round three[edit]

    # Player Nationality PWHL team College/university/club team
    13 Grace Zumwinkle (F)  United States Minnesota Minnesota Golden Gophers (WCHA)
    14 Kristen Campbell (G)  Canada Toronto Team Scotiabank (PWHPA)
    15 Jamie Lee Rattray (F)  Canada Boston Team Harvey's (PWHPA)
    16 Jessie Eldridge (F)  Canada New York Team Harvey's (PWHPA)
    17 Jincy Roese (D)  United States Ottawa Team Adidas (PWHPA)
    18 Maureen Murphy (F)  United States Montreal Northeastern Huskies (Hockey East)

    Round four[edit]

    # Player Nationality PWHL team College/university/club team
    19 Dominika Lásková (D)  Czech Republic Montreal Toronto Six (PHF)
    20 Gabbie Hughes (F)  United States Ottawa Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs (WCHA)
    21 Chloé Aurard (LW)  France New York Northeastern Huskies (Hockey East)
    22 Loren Gabel (F)  Canada Boston Boston Pride (PHF)
    23 Natalie Spooner (F)  Canada Toronto Team Scotiabank (PWHPA)
    24 Maggie Flaherty (D)  United States Minnesota Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs (WCHA)

    Round five[edit]

    # Player Nationality PWHL team College/university/club team
    25 Susanna Tapani (C)  Finland Minnesota Shenzhen KRS Vanke Rays (ZhHL; 2021–22)
    26 Jesse Compher (F)  United States Toronto Wisconsin Badgers (WCHA)
    27 Hannah Brandt (C)  United States Boston Team Sonnet (PWHPA)
    28 Élizabeth Giguère (RW)  Canada New York Boston Pride (PHF)
    29 Hayley Scamurra (F)  United States Ottawa Team Harvey's (PWHPA)
    30 Kati Tabin (D)  Canada Montreal Toronto Six (PHF)

    Round six[edit]

    # Player Nationality PWHL team College/university/club team
    31 Kennedy Marchment (RW)  Canada Montreal Connecticut Whale (PHF)
    32 Daryl Watts (C)  Canada Ottawa Toronto Six (PHF)
    33 Corinne Schroeder (G)  Canada New York Boston Pride (PHF)
    34 Jessica Digirolamo (D)  Canada Boston Team Adidas (PWHPA)
    35 Kali Flanagan (D)  United States Toronto Boston Pride (PHF)
    36 Clair DeGeorge (F)  United States Minnesota Team Harvey's (PWHPA)

    Round seven[edit]

    # Player Nationality PWHL team College/university/club team
    37 Natalie Buchbinder (D)  United States Minnesota Wisconsin Badgers (WCHA)
    38 Victoria Bach (F)  Canada Toronto Team Scotiabank (PWHPA)
    39 Theresa Schafzahl (F)  Austria Boston Vermont Catamounts (Hockey East)
    40 Jill Saulnier (F)  Canada New York Team Adidas (PWHPA)
    41 Aneta Tejralová (D)  Czech Republic Ottawa Boston Pride (PHF)
    42 Tereza Vanišová (F)  Czech Republic Montreal Toronto Six (PHF)

    Round eight[edit]

    # Player Nationality PWHL team College/university/club team
    43 Madison Bizal (D)  United States Montreal Ohio State Buckeyes (WCHA)
    44 Kateřina Mrázová (C)  Czech Republic Ottawa Connecticut Whale (PHF)
    45 Brooke Hobson (D)  Canada New York Modo Hockey Dam (SDHL)
    46 Emily Brown (D)  United States Boston Team Sonnet (PWHPA)
    47 Brittany Howard (F)  Canada Toronto Toronto Six (PHF)
    48 Denisa Křížová (F)  Czech Republic Minnesota Minnesota Whitecaps (PHF)

    Round nine[edit]

    # Player Nationality PWHL team College/university/club team
    49 Sidney Morin (D)  United States Minnesota Minnesota Whitecaps (PHF)
    50 Allie Munroe (D)  Canada Toronto Connecticut Whale (PHF)
    51 Taylor Girard (F)  United States Boston Connecticut Whale (PHF)
    52 Jade Downie-Landry (F)  Canada New York Montreal Force (PHF)
    53 Zoe Boyd (D)  Canada Ottawa Quinnipiac Bobcats (ECAC)
    54 Gabrielle David (C)  Canada Montreal Clarkson Golden Knights (ECAC)

    Round ten[edit]

    # Player Nationality PWHL team College/university/club team
    55 Maude Poulin-Labelle (D)  Canada Montreal Northeastern Huskies (Hockey East)
    56 Kristin Della Rovere (C)  Canada Ottawa Harvard Crimson (ECAC)
    57 Paetyn Levis (F)  United States New York Ohio State Buckeyes (WCHA)
    58 Emma Söderberg (G)  Sweden Boston Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs (WCHA)
    59 Mellissa Channell (D)  Canada Toronto Team Harvey's (PWHPA)
    60 Sophia Shaver (F)  United States Minnesota Team Harvey's (PWHPA)

    Round eleven[edit]

    # Player Nationality PWHL team College/university/club team
    61 Amanda Leveille (G)  Canada Minnesota Minnesota Whitecaps (PHF)
    62 Maggie Connors (F)  Canada Toronto Princeton Tigers (ECAC)
    63 Sophie Shirley (F)  Canada Boston Wisconsin Badgers (WCHA)
    64 Abbey Levy (G)  United States New York Boston College Eagles (Hockey East)
    65 Lexie Adzija (F)  Canada Ottawa Quinnipiac Bobcats (ECAC)
    66 Jillian Dempsey (F)  United States Montreal Boston Pride (PHF)

    Round twelve[edit]

    # Player Nationality PWHL team College/university/club team
    67 Claire Dalton (C/RW)  Canada Montreal Yale Bulldogs (ECAC)
    68 Sandra Abstreiter (G)  Germany Ottawa Providence Friars (Hockey East)
    69 Olivia Zafuto (D)  United States New York Boston Pride (PHF)
    70 Shiann Darkangelo (LW)  United States Boston Toronto Six (PHF)
    71 Rebecca Leslie (F)  Canada Toronto Team Sonnet (PWHPA)
    72 Michela Cava (C)  Canada Minnesota Toronto Six (PHF)

    Round thirteen[edit]

    # Player Nationality PWHL team College/university/club team
    73 Liz Schepers (C/LW)  United States Minnesota Minnesota Whitecaps (PHF)
    74 Hannah Miller (F)  Canada /  China Toronto Shenzhen Kunlun Red Star (ZhHL)
    75 Emma Buckles (D)  Canada Boston Team Sonnet (PWHPA)
    76 Kayla Vespa (F)  Canada New York Team Adidas (PWHPA)
    77 Amanda Boulier (D)  United States Ottawa Minnesota Whitecaps (PHF)
    78 Elaine Chuli (G)  Canada Montreal Toronto Six (PHF)

    Round fourteen[edit]

    # Player Nationality PWHL team College/university/club team
    79 Ann-Sophie Bettez (F)  Canada Montreal Montreal Force (PHF)
    80 Caitrin Lonergan (F)  United States Ottawa Connecticut Whale (PHF)
    81 Emma Woods (F)  Canada New York Toronto Six (PHF)
    82 Tatum Skaggs (F)  United States Boston Team Scotiabank (PWHPA)
    83 Alexa Vasko (F)  Canada Toronto Team Sonnet (PWHPA)
    84 Minttu Tuominen (D)  Finland Minnesota Kiekko-Espoo Naiset (NSML)

    Round fifteen[edit]

    # Player Nationality PWHL team College/university/club team
    85 Sydney Brodt (F)  United States Minnesota Minnesota Whitecaps (PHF)
    86 Olivia Knowles (D)  Canada Toronto Minnesota Whitecaps (PHF)
    87 Jessica Healey (D)  Canada Boston Buffalo Beauts (PHF)
    88 Alexandra Labelle (F)  Canada New York Montreal Force (PHF)
    89 Audrey-Anne Veillette (F)  Canada Ottawa Montreal Carabins (RSEQ)
    90 Lina Ljungblom (C)  Sweden Montreal Modo Hockey Dam (SDHL)

    Draftees based on nationality[edit]

    Rank Country Selections Percent Top selection
    North America 77 85.6%
    1  Canada 49 54.4% Jocelyne Larocque, 2nd
    2  United States 28 31.1% Taylor Heise, 1st
    Europe 13 14.4%
    3  Czechia 5 5.6% Dominika Lásková, 19th
    4  Finland 2 2.2% Susanna Tapani, 25th
     Sweden 2 2.2% Emma Söderberg, 50th
    6   Switzerland 1 1.1% Alina Müller, 3rd
     France 1 1.1% Chloé Aurard, 21st
     Austria 1 1.1% Theresa Schafzahl, 39th
     Germany 1 1.1% Sandra Abstreiter, 68th

    North American draftees by state/province[edit]

    Rank State/province Selections Percent Top selection
    1  Ontario 27 30.0% Ella Shelton, 4th
    2  Minnesota 11 12.2% Taylor Heise, 1st
    3  Quebec 8 8.9% Élizabeth Giguère, 28th
    4  Manitoba 5 5.6% Jocelyne Larocque, 2nd
     New York 5 5.6% Maureen Murphy, 18th
    6  Massachusetts 3 3.3% Kali Flanagan, 35th
    7  Illinois 2 2.2% Savannah Harmon, 5th
     Nova Scotia 2 2.2% Jill Saulnier, 40th
     Saskatchewan 2 2.2% Brooke Hobson, 45th
     Michigan 2 2.2% Taylor Girard, 51st
     British Columbia 2 2.2% Hannah Miller, 74th
    12  Colorado 1 1.1% Nicole Hensley, 12th
     Missouri 1 1.1% Jincy Dunne, 17th
     Alaska 1 1.1% Clair DeGeorge, 36th
     Newfoundland and Labrador 1 1.1% Maggie Connors, 62nd
     Connecticut 1 1.1% Amanda Boulier, 77th
     Wisconsin 1 1.1% Tatum Skaggs, 82nd
     Alberta 1 1.1% Jessica Healey, 87th

    References[edit]

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    2. ^ "Complete list of players eligible for inaugural PWHL draft". Sportsnet. 2023-09-13. Archived from the original on 2023-09-18. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
    3. ^ Kennedy, Ian (2023-09-05). "PWHL Draft: Ranking NCAA and USports Grads". The Hockey News. Archived from the original on 2023-09-18. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
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