2018 NWHL Draft

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.[1] The expansion Minnesota Whitecaps would take part in the draft for the first time.[2]

2018 NWHL Draft
General information
Date(s)19 & 20 December 2018
Network(s)Twitter, Instagram
Overview
First selectionAnnie Pankowski, Metropolitan Riveters

A total of 30 players were drafted, of which 20 were American, 4 were Canadian, and one was Swedish. Four players were drafted from Boston College, along with three each from Merrimack College, Colgate University, and Wisconsin University.[3]

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.[4][5]

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:

  1. Metropolitan Riveters
  2. Connecticut Whale
  3. Buffalo Beauts
  4. Minnesota Whitecaps
  5. Boston Pride

Players who were drafted were not guaranteed to sign with the team that drafted them.[6][7]

Results

Rounds 1–2
Round Pick Player Team Nationality Former team
11Annie PankowskiMetropolitan Riveters United StatesWisconsin University
12Melissa SamoskevichConnecticut Whale United StatesQuinnipiac University
13Megan KellerBuffalo Beauts United StatesBoston College
14Kelly PannekMinnesota Whitecaps United StatesUniversity of Minnesota
15Kali FlanaganBoston Pride United StatesBoston College
26Kendall CornineMetropolitan Riveters United StatesRochester Institute of Technology
27Makenna NewkirkConnecticut Whale United StatesBoston College
28Loren GabelBuffalo Beauts CanadaClarkson University
29Sophia ShaverMinnesota Whitecaps United StatesWisconsin University
210Bailey LarsonBoston Pride United StatesColgate University

Rounds 3–5
Round Pick Player Team Nationality Former team
311Courtney WittigMetropolitan Riveters United StatesUniversity of Wisconsin–Eau Claire
312Katelyn RaeConnecticut Whale CanadaMerrimack College
313Jessie EldridgeBuffalo Beauts CanadaColgate University
314Lauren BoyleMinnesota Whitecaps United StatesOhio State University
315Emily ClarkBoston Pride CanadaWisconsin University
416Paige VoightMetropolitan Riveters United StatesMerrimack College
417Dominique KremerConnecticut Whale United StatesMerrimack College
418Olivia ZafutoBuffalo Beauts United StatesColgate University
419Grace BizalMinnesota Whitecaps United StatesBoston College
420Lovisa SelanderBoston Pride SwedenRensselaer Polytechnic Institute
521Cailey HutchisonMetropolitan Riveters United StatesUniversity of Maine
522Maggie LaGueConnecticut Whale United StatesRobert Morris University
523Nicole SchammelBuffalo Beauts United StatesUniversity of Minnesota
524Karlie LundMinnesota Whitecaps United StatesPrinceton University
525Jenna RheaultBoston Pride United StatesUniversity of New Hampshire
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References
  1. https://thehockeywriters.com/2018-nwhl-draft-scheduled/
  2. https://gophersports.com/news/2018/12/20/womens-ice-hockey-duo-selected-in-2018-nwhl-draft.aspx
  3. https://www.ncaa.com/news/icehockey-women/article/2018-12-21/womens-hockey-ncaas-look-inside-2018-nwhl-draft
  4. https://www.theicegarden.com/2018/12/19/18148480/early-impressions-of-the-2018-nwhl-draft-ncaa-seniors-pyeongchang-olympians-annie-pankowski-riveters
  5. https://www.theicegarden.com/2018/12/20/18150096/round-three-four-five-of-2018-nwhl-draft-picks-ncaa-prospects-seniors-emily-clark-lovisa-selander
  6. https://victorypress.org/2018/12/24/nwhl-draft-recap/
  7. https://www.diebytheblade.com/2018/12/21/18151057/buffalo-beauts-go-big-in-2018-nwhl-draft-megan-keller-loren-gabel-jessie-eldridge-olivia-zafuto
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