2013 CWHL Draft

2013 CWHL Draft
General information
Date(s)August, 2013
Overview
First selectionJessica Wong

The 2013 CWHL Draft was held in August 2013. Jessica Wong became the first visible minority selected with the first pick overall. Wong was also part of another unique piece of draft history. Her teammate from the Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs, Katie Wilson, was picked second overall. It marked the first time that two NCAA teammates were selected first and second overall.

In addition, Blake Bolden became the first ever African American picked in the first round of said draft. Georgia Moore, a member of the Australian national women's team became the first Australian born player selected in the draft. Along with Julie Paetsch, both had experience competing in women's tackle football in the Western Women's Canadian Football League. Moore spent one season with the Okotoks Lady Outlaws, while Paetsch enjoyed multiple seasons with the Saskatoon Valkyries. It marked the first time that two WWCFL players were selected in the CWHL Draft. Of note, Delayne Brian was the first goaltender selected in the draft.

Top 25 picks

# Player Position Team College
1 Jessica Wong[1] Forward Calgary Inferno Minnesota-Duluth
2 Katie Wilson Forward Toronto Furies Minnesota-Duluth
3 Jess Jones Forward Brampton Thunder Mercyhurst
4 Lauriane Rougeau Defense Montreal Stars Cornell
5 Blake Bolden Defense Boston Blades Boston College
6 Delayne Brian Goaltender Calgary Wayne State
Robert Morris
7 Holly Carrie-Mattimoe Forward Toronto Syracuse
8 Danielle Skirrow Forward Brampton Clarkson
9 Catherine Herron Goaltender Montreal Montreal Carabins
10 Jillian Dempsey Forward Boston Harvard
11 Peggy Wakeham Defense Calgary Vermont
12 Sasha Nanji Defense Toronto Dartmouth
13 Danielle Boudreau Defense Brampton Clarkson
14 Camille Dumais Forward Montreal Dartmouth
15 Casey Pickett Forward Boston Northeastern
16 Danielle Stone Forward Calgary Saskatchewan
17 Jessica Vella Forward Toronto Providence
18 Becky Conroy Forward Brampton Queen's Golden Gaels
19 Casandra Dupuis Forward Montreal Montreal Carabins
20 Jill Cardella Boston Boston University
21 Reagan Fischer Forward Calgary Dartmouth
22 Alyssa Baldin Forward Toronto Windsor Lancers
23 Kelly Hart Brampton
24 Emilie Bocchia Forward Montreal Concordia
25 Brittany Ott Goaltender Boston Maine

Draft picks by team

= Indicates IIHF Div. 1 Competitor
= Indicates former NCAA player
= Indicates former CIS player

Calgary

Round # Player Nationality College
1 1 Jessica Wong  Canada Minnesota-Duluth
2 6 Delayne Brian  Canada Robert Morris
3 11 Peggy Wakeham  Canada Vermont
4 16 Danielle Stone  Canada Saskatchewan
5 21 Reagan Fischer  Canada Dartmouth
6 26 Jessica O'Grady  Canada Carleton
7 31 Taryn Peacock  Canada
8 36 Tegan Schroeder  Canada
9 41 Jacquie Pierri  United States Brown
10 46 Julie Paetsch  Canada Saskatchewan
11 51 Alannah Jensen  Canada Mount Royal
12 56 Rhianna Kurio  Canada Union
13 61 Georgia Moore  Australia Strathmore (WWHL)
14 63 Carling Wright  Canada

Boston

Round # Player Nationality College
1 5 Blake Bolden  United States Boston College
2 10 Jillian Dempsey  United States Harvard
3 15 Casey Pickett  United States Northeastern
4 20 Jill Cardella  United States Boston University
5 25 Brittany Ott  United States Maine
6 30 Rachel Llanes  United States Northeastern
7 35 Kelly Cooke  United States
8 40 Kiira Dosdall  United States Colgate
9 45 Alissa Fromkin  United States Boston University
10 50 Maggie Taverna  United States
11 55 Dru Burns  United States Boston College
12 60 Ashley Cottrell  United States
13 62 Christie Jensen  United States
14 64 Shannon Mahoney  United States Boston University
15 65 Emma Rambo  United States
16 66 Becca Koppel  United States
17 67 Ding Xiaolin  China Chinese national women's team
18 68 Zoe Zisis  United States

Brampton

Round # Player Nationality College
1 3 Jess Jones  Canada Mercyhurst Lakers
2 8 Danielle Skirrow  Canada Clarkson
3 13 Danielle Boudreau  Canada Clarkson
4 18 Becky Conroy  Canada
5 23 Kelly Hart  Canada
8 28 Ashley Pendleton  Canada Mercyhurst
9 43 Sonja van der Bliek  Canada RPI
10 48 Sarah Stephens  Canada Barrie (PWHL)
11 53 Jamie Miller  Canada Quinnipiac

Montreal

Round # Player Nationality College
1 4 Lauriane Rougeau  Canada Cornell
2 9 Catherine Herron  Canada Montreal Carabins
3 14 Camille Dumais  Canada Dartmouth
4 19 Casandra Dupuis  Canada Montreal Carabins
5 24 Emilie Bocchia  Canada Concordia
6 29 Meghan Corley-Byrne  Canada Mount Allison
7 34 Fannie Desforges  Canada Ottawa
8 39 Nathalie Dery  Canada
9 44 Laurie Proulx-Duperré  Canada Concordia
10 49 Melanie Fournier  Canada Dawson College (CEGEP)
11 54 Jessica Caputo  Canada

Toronto

Round # Player Nationality College
1 2 Katie Wilson  Canada Minnesota-Duluth
2 7 Holly Carrie-Mattimoe  Canada Syracuse
3 12 Sasha Nanji  Canada Dartmouth
4 17 Jessica Vella  Canada Providence
5 22 Alyssa Baldin  Canada Windsor
9 42 Maggie Giamo  United States SUNY Cortland
10 47 Lauren Sullivan  Canada Elmira
11 52 Kristy Garrow  Canada St. Francis Xavier

References

  1. ^ "Four first-round picks lead U18 Nationals alumnae selected in CWHL Draft".
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