2018 NWHL Draft | |
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General information | |
Date(s) | 19 & 20 December 2018 |
Overview | |
League | National Women's Hockey League |
First selection | Annie Pankowski, Metropolitan Riveters |
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The 2018 NWHL Draft took place on the 19th and 20 December 2018, the first and only draft in NWHL history to happen while the season was underway. The expansion Minnesota Whitecaps would take part in the draft for the first time.
The 2018 draft was the first draft in NWHL history not to see a goaltender selected in the first two rounds, and the first to see an NCAA Division III player selected.
Format
There was five rounds, with each team having one pick in each and having 90 seconds to make that pick. Draft order was decided using each team's winning percentage in the first half of the season, with goal difference being the tiebreaker. The final draft order was:
- Metropolitan Riveters
- Connecticut Whale
- Buffalo Beauts
- Minnesota Whitecaps
- Boston Pride
Players who were drafted were not guaranteed to sign with the team that drafted them.
Results
Rd | P | Player | Team | Nationality | Former team |
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1 | 1 | Annie Pankowski | Metropolitan Riveters | ![]() |
University of Wisconsin–Madison |
1 | 2 | Melissa Samoskevich | Connecticut Whale | ![]() |
Quinnipiac University |
1 | 3 | Megan Keller | Buffalo Beauts | ![]() |
Boston College |
1 | 4 | Kelly Pannek | Minnesota Whitecaps | ![]() |
University of Minnesota |
1 | 5 | Kali Flanagan | Boston Pride | ![]() |
Boston College |
2 | 6 | Kendall Cornine | Metropolitan Riveters | ![]() |
Rochester Institute of Technology |
2 | 7 | Makenna Newkirk | Connecticut Whale | ![]() |
Boston College |
2 | 8 | Loren Gabel | Buffalo Beauts | ![]() |
Clarkson University |
2 | 9 | Sophia Shaver | Minnesota Whitecaps | ![]() |
University of Wisconsin–Madison |
2 | 10 | Bailey Larson | Boston Pride | ![]() |
Colgate University |
3 | 11 | Courtney Wittig | Metropolitan Riveters | ![]() |
University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire |
3 | 12 | Katelyn Rae | Connecticut Whale | ![]() |
Merrimack College |
3 | 13 | Jessie Eldridge | Buffalo Beauts | ![]() |
Colgate University |
3 | 14 | Lauren Boyle | Minnesota Whitecaps | ![]() |
Ohio State University |
3 | 15 | Emily Clark | Boston Pride | ![]() |
University of Wisconsin–Madison |
4 | 16 | Paige Voight | Metropolitan Riveters | ![]() |
Merrimack College |
4 | 17 | Dominique Kremer | Connecticut Whale | ![]() |
Merrimack College |
4 | 18 | Olivia Zafuto | Buffalo Beauts | ![]() |
Colgate University |
4 | 19 | Grace Bizal | Minnesota Whitecaps | ![]() |
Boston College |
4 | 20 | Lovisa Selander | Boston Pride | ![]() |
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
5 | 21 | Cailey Hutchison | Metropolitan Riveters | ![]() |
University of Maine |
5 | 22 | Maggie LaGue | Connecticut Whale | ![]() |
Robert Morris University |
5 | 23 | Nicole Schammel | Buffalo Beauts | ![]() |
University of Minnesota |
5 | 24 | Karlie Lund | Minnesota Whitecaps | ![]() |
Princeton University |
5 | 25 | Jenna Rheault | Boston Pride | ![]() |
University of New Hampshire |
References
- Oliver, Nathaniel (2018-12-13). "2018 NWHL Draft Scheduled". The Hockey Writers. Archived from the original on 2020-10-30. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
- "Duo Selected in 2018 NWHL Draft". University of Minnesota Athletics. 2018-12-20. Archived from the original on 2018-12-27. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
- Murphy, Mike (2018-12-19). "Early impressions of the 2018 NWHL Draft". The Ice Garden. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
- Murphy, Mike (2018-12-20). "Rounds 3-5 of the 2018 NWHL Draft". The Ice Garden. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
- Burgess, Melissa (2018-12-24). "NWHL Draft Recap". The Victory Press. Archived from the original on 2020-09-22. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
- Wollschlager, Erik (2018-12-21). "Beauts go big in 2018 draft". Die By The Blade. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
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