On August 12, the Canadian Women's Hockey League hosted the 2010 CWHL Draft. The event was held at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto at 7:00pm.[1] The first overall selection was former Ohio State hockey player and Olympic gold medallist Tessa Bonhomme. Former Olympic gold medallist Cheryl Pounder was Master of Ceremonies at the draft.

2010 CWHL Draft
General information
Date(s)August 12, 2010
LocationToronto, Ontario
Overview
First selectionTessa Bonhomme
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Rules edit

All five teams were allowed to protect five players who had played at least one year in the league.[2] Only players from the Greater Toronto Area were available in the draft for teams from Toronto, Burlington and Brampton. Boston and Montreal did not draft players. These clubs will sign prospective players from their geographic areas.[3]

Draft by team edit

= Indicates Olympian
= Indicates former NCAA player
= Indicates former CIS player

Brampton edit

# Player Hometown College
5 Delaney Collins (D)   Pilot Mound, Manitoba Alberta Pandas (CWUAA)
8 Ashley Pendleton (D)   Orton, Ontario Mercyhurst Lakers (CHA)
11 Andrea Ironside (F)   Collingwood, Ontario Laurier Golden Hawks (OUA)
14 Amber Bowman (D)   Innisfil, Ontario Ohio State Buckeyes (WCHA)
17 Brooke Beazer (F)   Kingston, Ontario Clarkson Golden Knights (ECAC Hockey)
20 Erika Vanderveer (G)   Bradford, Ontario Ohio State Buckeyes (WCHA)
23 Ashley Stephenson (D)   Mississauga, Ontario Laurier Golden Hawks (OUA)
26 Jennifer Kirk (F)   Brampton, Ontario Sheridan Bruins (OCAA)
29 Courtney Unruh (F)   Cecil Lake, British Columbia Mercyhurst Lakers (CHA)
32 RaeLyn LaRocque (F)   The Pas, Manitoba Ohio State Buckeyes (WCHA)
35 Lindsay Brown (F)   Hamilton, Ontario St. Francis Xavier X-Women (AUS)
38 Allyson Fox (D)   Toronto, Ontario York Lions (OUA)
89 Yekaterina Smolentseva (F)   Dmitrov, Russia Ural State Pedagogical University

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Protected players edit

Player Hometown College
Lori Dupuis (F)   Cornwall, Ontario Toronto Lady Blues (OUA)
Jayna Hefford (F)   Kingston, Ontario Toronto Lady Blues (OUA)
Laura Hosier (G)   Sharon, Ontario Mercyhurst Lakers (CHA)
Cherie Piper (F)   Toronto, Ontario Dartmouth Big Green (ECAC Hockey)
Gillian Apps (D)   Unionville, Ontario Dartmouth Big Green (ECAC Hockey)

Burlington edit

# Player Hometown 2009-10 Team
2 Ashley Riggs (F)   Pickering, Ontario Niagara Purple Eagles (CHA)
6 Christina Kessler (G)   Mississauga, Ontario Harvard Crimson (ECAC Hockey)
7 Shannon Moulson (D)   Mississauga, Ontario Niagara Purple Eagles (CHA)
12 Natalie Payne (D)   Mississauga, Ontario Mercyhurst Lakers (CHA)
13 Danijela Rundqvist (F)   Stockholm, Sweden Sweden women's national ice hockey team
18 Amanda Shaw (D)   Whitby, Ontario Boston University Terriers (HEA)
19 Kelly Hart (F)   Burlington, Ontario Bemidji State Beavers (WCHA)
24 Brianne McLaughlin (G)   Sheffield, Ohio Robert Morris Lady Colonials (CHA)
25 Mallory Johnston (D)   Chatham, Ontario Colgate Raiders (ECAC Hockey)
30 Christine Hartnoll (F)   Markham, Ontario UNB Varsity Reds (AUS)
31 Danielle Blanchard (F)   Newmarket, Ontario Plattsburgh Cardinals (ECAC West)
36 Samantha Shirley (F)   Mississauga, Ontario Mercyhurst Lakers (CHA)
37 Michele Janus   Västerhaninge, Sweden Ryerson Rams (OUA)
40 Andrea Bevan (D)   Collingwood, Ontario Laurier Golden Hawks (OUA)
45 Jaclyn Pitushka (D)   Mississauga, Ontario Harvard Crimson (HEA)
46 Kelly Stewart (D)   Toronto, Ontario St. Cloud State Huskies (WCHA)
51 Amanda Parkins (F)   Kingston, Ontario Burlington Barracudas (reacquired in draft)
52 Ashley Stewart (F)   Toronto, Ontario St. Cloud State Huskies (WCHA)

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Protected players edit

Player Hometown College
Jana Harrigan (F)   Burlington, Ontario Ohio State Buckeyes (WCHA)
Becky Kellar (D)   Burlington, Ontario Brown Bears (ECAC Hockey)
Lindsay Vine (F)   Oakville, Ontario Niagara Purple Eagles (CHA)
Sommer West (F)   Clarington, Ontario Durham Lords (OCAA)

Toronto edit

# Player Hometown College
1 Tessa Bonhomme (D)[6]   Sudbury, Ontario Ohio State Buckeyes (WCHA)
3 Britni Smith (D)   Port Perry, Ontario St. Lawrence Skating Saints (ECAC Hockey)
4 Carly Haggard (F)   Port Alberni, British Columbia Dartmouth Big Green (ECAC Hockey)
9 Kendra Fisher (G)   Kincardine, Ontario Humber Hawks (OCAA)
10 Michelle Bonello (D)   Mississauga, Ontario Mercyhurst Lakers (CHA)
15 Jennifer Brine (F)   Truro, Nova Scotia Harvard Crimson (ECAC Hockey)
16 LaToya Clarke (F)   Pickering, Ontario Minnesota Golden Golphers (WCHA)
21 Rebecca Davies (F)   Toronto, Ontario St. Francis Xavier X-Women (AUS)
22 Frances McPhail (F)   Vancouver, British Columbia Niagara Purple Eagles (CHA)
27 Meagan Aarts (F)   Watford, Ontario Maine Black Bears (HEA)
28 Alexandra Hoffmeyer (D)   Detroit, Michigan Mercyhurst Lakers (CHA)
33 Kelly Zamora (F)   Oshawa, Ontario Wayne State Warriors (CHA)
34 Angela Di Stasi (F)   Toronto, Ontario Concordia Stingers (QSSF)
39 Mary Modeste (D)   Oshawa, Ontario Toronto Lady Blues (OUA)
42 Laura Watt (D)   Ajax, Ontario Princeton Tigers (ECAC Hockey)
43 Jessica Clermont (D)   Port Elgin, Ontario Niagara Purple Eagles (CHA)
48 Kristy Zamora (F)   Oshawa, Ontario Brown Bears (ECAC Hockey)
49 Emily Berzins (F)   Fort McMurray, Alberta Wayne State Warriors (CHA)
54 Melissa Boal (F)   Pakenham, Ontario Wayne State Warriors (CHA)

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Protected players edit

Player Hometown College
Jennifer Botterill (F)   Winnipeg, Manitoba Harvard Crimson (ECAC Hockey)
Martine Garland (D)   Toronto, Ontario New Hampshire Wildcats (ECAC East)
Sami Jo Small (G)   Winnipeg, Manitoba Stanford University

Montreal edit

Protected players edit

Player Hometown College
Annie Guay (D)   Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec St. Lawrence Skating Saints (ECAC Hockey)
Sabrina Harbec (F)   Saint-Hubert, Quebec St. Lawrence Skating Saints (ECAC Hockey)
Caroline Ouellette (F)   Montreal, Quebec Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs (WCHA)
Kim St. Pierre (G)   Châteauguay, Quebec McGill Martlets (QSSF)
Julie Chu (F)   Fairfield, Connecticut Harvard Crimson (ECAC Hockey)

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Boston edit

The Boston club was able to protect some players from being selected from their roster in the draft.

Protected players edit

Player Hometown College
Caitlin Cahow (D)   New Haven, Connecticut Harvard Crimson (ECAC Hockey)
Molly Engstrom (D)   Siren, Wisconsin Wisconsin Badgers (WCHA)
Melissa Haber (G)   Toronto, Ontario Boston University Terriers (HEA)
Cherie Hendrickson (D)   Boxford, Massachusetts Providence Friars (HEA)
Kacey Bellamy (D)   Westfield, Massachusetts New Hampshire Wildcats (ECAC East)

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References edit

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  2. ^ http://www.chawomenshockey.com/news/2010/8/26/WHOCK_0826100416.aspx [permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Olympic gold medallist Tessa Bonhomme picked 1s... | Sports | Sudbury Star". www.thesudburystar.com. Archived from the original on 14 September 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  4. ^ "CWHL - Canada Women's Hockey: Leagues, Statistics, Awards, Schedules".
  5. ^ "CWHL - Canadian Women's Hockey League". Archived from the original on 2010-08-16. Retrieved 2010-09-23.
  6. ^ "Bonhomme 1st at CWHL Draft". Archived from the original on 2012-10-18. Retrieved 2010-09-27.
  7. ^ "Draft - Boston - Canadian Women's Hockey League". Archived from the original on 2011-04-05. Retrieved 2010-09-27.
  8. ^ "CWHL - Canada Women's Hockey: Leagues, Statistics, Awards, Schedules".
  9. ^ "CWHL - Canada Women's Hockey: Leagues, Statistics, Awards, Schedules".