2018 CWHL Draft

2018 CWHL Draft
2018 CWHL Draft
General information
Date(s)	August 26, 2018
Overview
First selection	Lauren Williams, Worcester Blades
	← 2017

The 2018 CWHL Draft, the ninth and final in league history, took place on August 26. It marked the first and only draft Jayna Hefford served as CWHL commissioner. The CWHL indicated that general managers were authorized to "pre-sign" their first and second round selections before the draft. The window for pre-signing expired on August 17.^[1] Lauren Williams, a Canadian player and alumna of the Wisconsin Badgers women's ice hockey program, was the first pick overall in the draft.^[2] Long after this draft, the CWHL discontinued operations on May 1, 2019, having announced its intention on March 31.^[3]

Draft presigning

Player	Team	Date
Kimberly Newell^[4]	Shenzhen KRS Vanke Rays	June 15, 2018
Halli Krzyzaniak^[5]	Calgary Inferno	July 31, 2018
Rebecca Leslie^[6]	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.^[7] With the CWHL's dissolution, the 2019 and 2020 picks were extinguished.

Results

Rounds 1–5

Round	Pick	Player	Team	Nationality	Former team
1	1	Lauren Williams	Worcester Blades	Canada	Wisconsin Badgers women's ice hockey
1	2	Sarah Nurse	Toronto Furies	Canada	Canadian Olympic Team
1	3	Victoria Bach	Markham Thunder	Canada	Boston University Terriers
1	4	Halli Krzyzaniak	Calgary Inferno	Canada	North Dakota Fighting Hawks
1	5	Kimberly Newell	Shenzhen KRS Vanke Rays	Canada	Princeton Tigers women's ice hockey
1	6	Shea Tiley	Toronto Furies	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	Canada	Robert Morris Colonials women's ice hockey
2	9	Ailish Forfar	Markham Thunder	Canada	Ryerson Rams women's ice hockey
2	10	Rebecca Leslie	Calgary Inferno	Canada	Boston University Terriers
2	11	Leah Lum	Shenzhen KRS Vanke Rays		Connecticut Huskies women's ice hockey
2	12	Genevieve Bannon	Les Canadiennes de Montreal	Canada	Clarkson Golden Knights
3	13	Meghan Turner	Worcester Blades		Quinnipiac Bobcats women's ice hockey
3	14	Mellissa Channell	Toronto Furies	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	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	Canada	Quinnipiac Bobcats
4	21	Daniella Matteucci	Markham Thunder	Canada	Clarkson Golden Knights
4	22	Alex Rigsby	Calgary Inferno	United States	US Olympic Team
4	23	Taylor Willard	Les 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	Les Canadiennes de Montreal	Canada	Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs

References

^ Mike Murphy (June 15, 2018). "Kunlun signs Newell, Carpenter and four others re-sign with China's CWHL clubs". SB Nation: Ice Garden. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
^ David Alter (August 27, 2018). "CWHL commissioner Jayna Hefford aims for improved visibility of women's hockey". Globe and Mail. The Canadian Press. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
^ "The Canadian Women's Hockey League to Discontinue Operations". TheCWHL.com. March 31, 2019. Archived from the original on May 2, 2019. Retrieved May 18, 2019.
^ Mike Murphy (June 15, 2018). "Kunlun signs Newell, Carpenter and four others re-sign with China's CWHL clubs". SB Nation: Ice Garden. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
^ Tammy Schwass (July 31, 2018). "CALGARY INFERNO ANNOUNCE DRAFT PRE-SIGNING OF HALLI KRZYZANIAK". Calgary Inferno. Archived from the original on August 3, 2018. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
^ Tammy Schwass (August 8, 2018). "Inferno continue to add offensive depth securing draft pre-signee Rebecca Leslie". Calgary Inferno. Archived from the original on August 10, 2018. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
^ "Les Canadiennes Acquire Erin Ambrose". CWHL. December 13, 2017. Archived from the original on July 16, 2018. Retrieved August 3, 2018.

[1] Mike Murphy (June 15, 2018). "Kunlun signs Newell, Carpenter and four others re-sign with China's CWHL clubs". SB Nation: Ice Garden. Retrieved August 3, 2018.

[2] David Alter (August 27, 2018). "CWHL commissioner Jayna Hefford aims for improved visibility of women's hockey". Globe and Mail. The Canadian Press. Retrieved August 28, 2018.

[Discontinue-3] "The Canadian Women's Hockey League to Discontinue Operations". TheCWHL.com. March 31, 2019. Archived from the original on May 2, 2019. Retrieved May 18, 2019.

[4] Mike Murphy (June 15, 2018). "Kunlun signs Newell, Carpenter and four others re-sign with China's CWHL clubs". SB Nation: Ice Garden. Retrieved August 3, 2018.

[5] Tammy Schwass (July 31, 2018). "CALGARY INFERNO ANNOUNCE DRAFT PRE-SIGNING OF HALLI KRZYZANIAK". Calgary Inferno. Archived from the original on August 3, 2018. Retrieved August 3, 2018.

[6] Tammy Schwass (August 8, 2018). "Inferno continue to add offensive depth securing draft pre-signee Rebecca Leslie". Calgary Inferno. Archived from the original on August 10, 2018. Retrieved August 9, 2018.

[7] "Les Canadiennes Acquire Erin Ambrose". CWHL. December 13, 2017. Archived from the original on July 16, 2018. Retrieved August 3, 2018.

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