| 2016 CWHL Draft | |
| Date: | August 21, 2016 |
| Location: | Mississauga, Ontario |
| First: | Kayla Tutino |
| Prev: | 2015 |
| Next: | 2017 |
The 2016 draft for the Canadian Women's Hockey League took place on August 21, 2016.[1] Players must register before midnight on August 1, 2016, and pay an entry fee of CDN $150.
By virtue of finishing with the worst record during the 2015-16 CWHL regular season, the Boston Blades selected first overall. Of note, it signified the first time that the Blades ever held the first pick overall in the history of the CWHL Draft.
Following the Blades with the second pick overall shall be the Toronto Furies. The Furies cross-town rivals, the Brampton Thunder have the third pick overall. Despite having finished with the best regular season record, Les Canadiennes de Montreal shall select fourth overall while the defending Clarkson Cup champion Calgary Inferno shall select fifth overall.
With the first pick overall, the Boston Blades selected Canadian-born Kayla Tutino, most recently of the Boston University Terriers women's ice hockey program. As a side note, the Blades also held the last pick overall in the draft, taking forward Jennifer Currie of UMass Boston in the sixteenth round.
Forward Claudia Tellez of the Mexico women's national ice hockey team became the first Mexican-born player selected in the history of the CWHL Draft. Other international players selected in the draft include France's Marion Allemoz and Japan's Nachi Fujimoto, both selected by the Canadiennes de Montreal. Sato Kikuchi from Japan's Nippon Sports Science University would be claimed by Boston in the eighth round.
Of note, a pair of players who competed with the Buffalo Beauts during the 2015–16 NWHL season were selected in the CWHL Draft. With their seventh-round pick, the Toronto Furies selected Erin Zach while goaltender Amanda Makela was selected by the Canadiennes in the eighth round.
Notable entries in the draft include
| Player | Position | Team | College | |||||||
| 1 | Forward | Boston University Terriers women's ice hockey | ||||||||
| 2 | Forward | Clarkson Golden Knights women's ice hockey | ||||||||
| 3 | Forward | Dartmouth Big Green women's ice hockey | ||||||||
| 4 | Forward | Boston University Terriers | ||||||||
| 5 | Goaltenders | Harvard Crimson women's ice hockey | ||||||||
| 6 | Chelsey Goldberg | Forward | Boston | Northeastern Huskies women's ice hockey | ||||||
| 7 | Erin Ambrose | Defense | Toronto | Clarkson | - | 8 | Forward | Brampton | Clarkson | |
| 9 | Defense | Montreal | Cornell Big Red women's ice hockey | |||||||
| 10 | Katelyn Gosling | Defense | Calgary | Western Mustangs women's ice hockey | ||||||
| 11 | Cassandra Opela | Defense | Boston | Connecticut Huskies women's ice hockey | ||||||
| 12 | Michela Cava | Defense | Toronto | Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey | - | 13 | Nicole Brown | Forward | Brampton | Quinnipiac Bobcats women's ice hockey |
| 14 | Ariane Barker | Forward | Montreal | Montreal Carabins women's ice hockey | ||||||
| 15 | Defense | Calgary | Calgary Dinos women's ice hockey | |||||||
| 16 | Meghan Grieves | Forward | Boston | Boston College Eagles women's ice hockey | ||||||
| 17 | Jaimie McDonnell | Brampton(acquired from Furies) | Princeton Tigers women's ice hockey | |||||||
| 18 | Kaitlyn Tougas | Forward | Brampton | Bemidji State Beavers women's ice hockey | ||||||
| 19 | Brittney Fouracres | Defense | Montreal | McGill Martlets women's ice hockey | ||||||
| 20 | Misty Seastrom | Defense | Calgary | |||||||
| 21 | Dakota Woodworth | Forward | Boston | Boston University Terriers | ||||||
| 22 | Jenna Dingeldein | Forward | Toronto | Mercyhurst Lakers women's ice hockey | ||||||
| 23 | Taylor Woods | Forward | Brampton | Cornell | ||||||
| 24 | Marion Allemoz | Forward | Montreal | Montreal Carabins | ||||||
| 25 | Akane Hosoyamada | Defense | Calgary | Syracuse Orange women's ice hockey | ||||||
| Round | Player | Position | College | |
| 1 | 1 | Forward | Boston University Terriers | |
| 2 | 6 | |||
| 3 | 11 | Cassandra Opela | Defense | University of Connecticut |
| 4 | 16 | |||
| 5 | 21 | |||
| 6 | 26 | Margaret Zimmer | Forward | Connecticut |
| 7 | 31 | Alexis Woloschuk | Defense | Boston University |
| 8 | 36 | Sato Kikuchi | Defense | Nippon Sports Science University |
| 9 | 41 | Taylor McGee | Defense | Penn State |
| 10 | 46 | Melissa Bizzari | Forward | Boston College |
| 11 | 50 | Kate Leary | Forward | Boston College |
| 12 | 54 | Lauren Dahm | Goaltender | Clarkson |
| 13 | 57 | Amanda Fontaine | Goaltender | Sacred Heart |
| 14 | 60 | Megan Fitzgerald | Forward | Hamilton College |
| 15 | 63 | Alexandra Karlis | Center | UMass Boston |
| 16 | 65 | Jennifer Currie | Forward | UMass Boston |
| Round | Player | Position | College | ||
| 1 | 3 | Forward | Dartmouth Big Green women's ice hockey | ||
| 2 | 8 | Forward | Clarkson Golden Knights women's ice hockey | ||
| 3 | 13 | Nicole Brown | Forward | Quinnipiac Bobcats women's ice hockey | |
| 4 | 17 | Jaimie McDonnell(acquired from Furies) | Princeton Tigers women's ice hockey | ||
| 4 | 18 | Kaitlyn Tougas | Forward | Bemidji State Beavers women's ice hockey | |
| 5 | 23 | Taylor Woods | Forward | Cornell Big Red women's ice hockey | |
| 6 | 28 | Kristen Barbara | Defense | York Lions women's ice hockey | |
| 7 | 33 | Brittany Clapham | Defense | Western Mustangs | |
| 8 | 38 | Jessica Hartwick | Forward | Ryerson Rams women's ice hockey | |
| 9 | 43 | Melissa Wronzberg | Defense | Ryerson Rams | |
| 10 | 48 | Emily Grainger | Defense | UBC Thunderbirds women's ice hockey | |
| 11 | 52 | Jetta Rackleff | Goaltender | RIT Tigers | |
| 12 | 56 | Jessa McAuliffe | Defense | York Lions | |
| 13 | 59 | Nicki Robinson | Forward | Saskatchewan Huskies women's ice hockey | |
| 14 | 62 | Kelly Campbell | Goaltender | Western Mustangs |
| Round | Player | Position | College | |
| 1 | 5 | Emerance Maschmeyer | ||
| 2 | 10 | Katelyn Gosling | ||
| 3 | 15 | Iya Gavrilova | ||
| 4 | 20 | Misty Seastrom | ||
| 5 | 25 | Akane Hosoyamada | ||
| 6 | 30 | Cara Schlitz | Defense | |
| 7 | 35 | Caitlin Zevola | Forward | Spruce Grove Saints |
| 8 | 40 | Claudia Tellez | Mexico national women's ice hockey team | |
| 9 | 45 | Debbie Beaudoin | Forward | |
| 10 | 49 | Rina Takeda | Defense | |
| Round | Player | Position | College | |
| 1 | 4 | Sarah Lefort | Forward | Boston University Terriers |
| 2 | 9 | Cassandra Poudrier | Defense | Cornell Big Red |
| 3 | 14 | Ariane Barker | Forward | Montreal Carabins |
| 4 | 19 | Brittney Fouracres | Defense | McGill Martlets |
| 5 | 24 | Forward | Montreal Carabins | |
| 6 | 29 | Taylor Hough | Goaltender | McGill Martlets |
| 7 | 34 | Melanie Desrochers | Defense | St. Lawrence Skating Saints |
| 8 | 39 | Amanda Makela | Goaltender | Buffalo Beauts |
| 9 | 44 | Nachi Fujimoto | Defense | Sapporo International |
| Round | Player | Position | College | ||
| 1 | 2 | Forward | Clarkson Golden Knights | ||
| 2 | 7 | Defense | Clarkson Golden Knights | ||
| 3 | 12 | Michela Cava | Defense | Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs | |
| 5 | 22 | Jenna Dingeldein | Forward | Mercyhurst Lakers | |
| 6 | 27 | Danielle Gagne | Forward | Ohio State Buckeyes | |
| 7 | 32 | Erin Zach | Forward | ||
| 8 | 37 | Vanessa Spataro | Forward | St. Cloud State | |
| 9 | 42 | Ella Stewart | Defense | Elmira College | |
| 10 | 47 | Victoria MacKenzie | Forward | Ontario Institute of Technology | |
| 11 | 51 | Defense | Clarkson Golden Knights | ||
| 12 | 55 | Jaclyn Gibson | Forward | Ontario Institute of Technology | |
| 13 | 58 | Nicole Kirchberger | Forward | Buffalo State College | |
| 14 | 61 | Defense |