The 2021 NWHL Draft took place on June 29, 2021. With the first pick in the draft, the Connecticut Whale selected Taylor Girard from the Quinnipiac Bobcats.[1]

2021 NWHL Draft
General information
Date(s)June 29, 2021
LocationOnline
Network(s)Twitter
Overview
LeagueNational Women's Hockey League
First selectionTaylor Girard, Connecticut Whale
← 2020

Player selections

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A total of 30 players were drafted, of which 20 were American, seven were Canadian, and one is British, another is Czech, and one is Russian. The following is the breakdown of the 30 players selected by position:

Selections

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Rd P Player (Pos) Team Nationality Former team Notes
1 1 Taylor Girard (F) Connecticut Whale (via BUF)   United States Quinnipiac Bobcats Girard becomes the first Bobcats women's ice hockey alum to be taken first overall in a pro hockey draft [2]
1 2 Emilie Harley (D) Buffalo Beauts (via CTW)   United States Robert Morris Colonials
1 3 Maegan Beres (F) Toronto Six (Via BOS)   Canada Boston College Eagles
1 4 Tatum Skaggs (F) Toronto Six   United States Ohio State Buckeyes WCHA Final Faceoff Most Outstanding Player (2020)
Buckeyes goals leader in 2018 and 2019
1 5 Taylor Davison (D) Toronto Six (via MET)   Canada York Lions Davison became the highest drafted player from a U Sports team to be taken in the NWHL Draft.[3]
1 6 Mak Langei (D) Minnesota Whitecaps   United States Bemidji State Beavers
2 7 Anjelica Diffendal (F) Buffalo Beauts   United States Robert Morris Colonials
2 8 Emma Polaski (F) Connecticut Whale   United States Syracuse Orange
2 9 Annie MacDonald (F) Toronto Six (Via BOS)   Canada Princeton Tigers
2 10 Rachel Marmen (D) Toronto Six   Canada Mercyhurst Lakers
2 11 Caroline Ross (D) Metropolitan Riveters   United States Colgate Raiders
2 12 Tina Kampa (D) Minnesota Whitecaps   United States Bemidji State Beavers
3 13 Kennedy Ganser (F) Buffalo Beauts   Canada Alberta Pandas
3 14 Anna Zíková (D) Buffalo Beauts (via CTW)   Czech Republic Maine Black Bears
3 15 Missy Segall (F) Buffalo Beauts (via BOS)   United States Hamilton College
3 16 Leah Marino (F) Toronto Six   United States Robert Morris Colonials
3 17 Julia Scammell (D) Metropolitan Riveters   Canada New Hampshire Wildcats
3 18 Taylor Wente (F) Minnesota Whitecaps   United States Minnesota Golden Gophers
4 19 Allison Attea (D) Buffalo Beauts   United States Holy Cross Crusaders
4 20 Hannah Bates (D) Connecticut Whale   United States St. Cloud State Huskies
4 21 Finley Frechette (F) Boston Pride   United States Cornell Big Red
4 22 Olivia Atkinson (F) Toronto Six   Canada Concordia Stingers
4 23 Jordan Sanislo (D) Metropolitan Riveters   United States Sacred Heart Pioneers
4 24 Jenna Brenneman (G) Minnesota Whitecaps   United States Penn State Nittany Lions
5 25 Casey Traill (D) Buffalo Beauts   United Kingdom Castleton University
5 26 Grace Middleton (F) Connecticut Whale   United States New Hampshire Wildcats
5 27 Abby Nearis (F) Boston Pride   United States Brown Bears
5 28 Daria Tereshkina (D) Toronto Six   Russia Maine Black Bears
5 29 Morgan Schauer (D) Metropolitan Riveters   United States LIU Sharks
5 30 Kendall Williamson (F) Minnesota Whitecaps   United States Colgate Raiders

Trades involving draft picks

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The following trades were made and resulted in exchanges of draft picks between the teams.

  • To complete the trade from April 28, 2020: Boston Pride to Toronto Six - The Pride obtained the first overall pick of the 2020 NWHL Draft. In exchange, Toronto received Boston's 2020 first round pick (6th overall), plus their first and second round picks in this draft.[4] It was also the first trade in Toronto Six franchise history.[4]

International Draft

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A draft of international players was held on July 25, 2021.[5]

Player Position Team Nationality Former team
Lovisa Berndtsson Goaltender Buffalo Beauts   Sweden Djurgårdens IF (SDHL)
Tsubasa Sato Forward Connecticut Whale   Japan Karuizawa Fairies
Evelina Raselli Forward Boston Pride    Switzerland Ladies Team Lugano (SWHL A)
Réka Dabasi Forward Toronto Six   Hungary KMH Budapest (EWHL)
Romana Košecká Forward/Defense Metropolitan Riveters   Slovakia ŠKP Bratislava (EWHL)
Fanni Gasparics Forward Minnesota Whitecaps   Hungary MAC Budapest (EWHL)

References

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  1. ^ Krotz, Paul (June 29, 2021). "2021 NWHL Draft Recap". PremierHockeyFederation.com. Premier Hockey Federation. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  2. ^ "Girard '21 Selected First Overall in 2021 NWHL Draft". Quinnipiac Bobcats. 2021-06-29. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
  3. ^ "DAVISON SELECTED FIFTH OVERALL IN 2021 NWHL DRAFT". York Lions. 2021-06-30. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
  4. ^ a b Mike Murphy (April 28, 2020). "Pride acquire 1st overall pick in 2020 NWHL Draft from Toronto". The Ice Garden.com. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  5. ^ Michelle Jay (2021-07-25). "The first NWHL International Draft class". The Ice Garden. Retrieved 2021-07-27.