2020 NWHL Draft | |
Date: | April 28–29, 2020 |
Location: | Online |
Network: | |
League: | National Women's Hockey League |
First: | Sammy Davis, Boston Pride |
Prev: | 2018 |
Next: | 2021 |
The 2020 NWHL Draft took place on April 28–29, 2020.[1] The Boston Pride selected Sammy Davis with the 1st overall pick, having made a trade with the yet unnamed Toronto expansion team.[2] Davis becomes the third Terriers hockey player to go first overall in a professional hockey draft, following Kayla Tutino in the 2016 CWHL Draft, and Rick DiPietro in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft.[3]
A total of 30 players were drafted, of which 16 are American, 13 are Canadian, and one is Czech.[3] The draft included players who have already finished their college eligibility for the first time.[4]
The draft took place remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] [6] Athletes from the WNBA and the National Lacrosse League presented the draft, as well as SC Bern general manager Florence Schelling, UFC contestant Roxanne Modafferi, and former NHL player Pat LaFontaine.[7] That model has been cited as potential inspiration for other leagues in holding virtual drafts.[8]
Autumn MacDougall, who skated for the University of Alberta Pandas women's ice hockey program,[9] became the first player in the history of U Sports women's ice hockey to be selected in the NWHL Draft.[10] Taken with the 14th overall pick, MacDougall was followed by another U Sports skater, as Erin Locke, a forward with the York Lions women's ice hockey, was taken by the Toronto expansion team 15th overall.[11]
Round | Pick | Player | Team | Nationality | Former team | |
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1 | 1 | Boston Pride | Boston University Terriers | |||
1 | 2 | Clarkson University | ||||
1 | 3 | University of Maine | ||||
1 | 4 | |||||
1 | 5 | University of Minnesota | ||||
1 | 6 | Toronto Six | Robert Morris University | |||
2 | 7 | Connecticut Whale | ||||
2 | 8 | Toronto Six | ||||
2 | 9 | Buffalo Beauts | ||||
2 | 10 | Metropolitan Riveters | Boston College | |||
2 | 11 | Minnesota Whitecaps | ||||
2 | 12 | Boston Pride | University of Maine |
Round | Pick | Player | Team | Nationality | Former team | |
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3 | 13 | Connecticut Whale | Syracuse University | |||
3 | 14 | Buffalo Beauts | University of Alberta | |||
3 | 15 | Toronto Six | York University | |||
3 | 16 | Metropolitan Riveters | ||||
3 | 17 | Minnesota Whitecaps | University of Wisconsin | |||
3 | 18 | Boston Pride | ||||
4 | 19 | Connecticut Whale | ||||
4 | 20 | Buffalo Beauts | ||||
4 | 21 | Metropolitan Riveters | ||||
4 | 22 | Toronto Six | ||||
4 | 23 | Minnesota Whitecaps | Bemidji State University | |||
4 | 24 | Boston Pride | Clarkson University | |||
5 | 25 | Connecticut Whale | ||||
5 | 26 | Buffalo Beauts | Rochester Institute of Technology | |||
5 | 27 | Connecticut Whale | Sacred Heart University | |||
5 | 28 | Minnesota Whitecaps | ||||
5 | 29 | Boston Pride | University of New Hampshire | |||
5 | 30 | Boston Pride | Northeastern University |