| 2021 NWHL Draft | |
| Date: | June 29, 2021 |
| Location: | Online |
| Network: | |
| League: | National Women's Hockey League |
| First: | Taylor Girard, Connecticut Whale |
| Prev: | 2020 |
The 2021 NWHL Draft took place on June 29, 2021. With the first pick in the draft, the Connecticut Whale selected Taylor Girard from the Quinnipiac Bobcats.[1]
A total of 30 players were drafted, of which 20 were American, seven were Canadian, and one is British, another is Czech, and one is Russian. The following is the breakdown of the 30 players selected by position:
| Player (Pos) | Team | Nationality | Former team | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Taylor Girard (F) | Connecticut Whale (via BUF) | Girard becomes the first Bobcats women's ice hockey alum to be taken first overall in a pro hockey draft [2] | |||
| 1 | 2 | Emilie Harley (D) | Buffalo Beauts (via CTW) | ||||
| 1 | 3 | Maegan Beres (F) | Toronto Six (Via BOS) | ||||
| 1 | 4 | Tatum Skaggs (F) | Toronto Six | WCHA Final Faceoff Most Outstanding Player (2020) Buckeyes goals leader in 2018 and 2019 | |||
| 1 | 5 | Taylor Davison (D) | Toronto Six (via MET) | Davison became the highest drafted player from a U Sports team to be taken in the NWHL Draft.[3] | |||
| 1 | 6 | Mak Langei (D) | |||||
| 2 | 7 | Anjelica Diffendal (F) | Buffalo Beauts | ||||
| 2 | 8 | Emma Polaski (F) | Connecticut Whale | ||||
| 2 | 9 | Annie MacDonald (F) | Toronto Six (Via BOS) | ||||
| 2 | 10 | Rachel Marmen (D) | Toronto Six | ||||
| 2 | 11 | Caroline Ross (D) | |||||
| 2 | 12 | Tina Kampa (D) | Minnesota Whitecaps | Bemidji State Beavers | |||
| 3 | 13 | Kennedy Ganser (F) | Buffalo Beauts | ||||
| 3 | 14 | Anna Zíková (D) | Buffalo Beauts (via CTW) | Maine Black Bears | |||
| 3 | 15 | Missy Segall (F) | Buffalo Beauts (via BOS) | Hamilton College | |||
| 3 | 16 | Leah Marino (F) | Toronto Six | Robert Morris Colonials | |||
| 3 | 17 | Julia Scammell (D) | Metropolitan Riveters | ||||
| 3 | 18 | Taylor Wente (F) | Minnesota Whitecaps | ||||
| 4 | 19 | Allison Attea (D) | Buffalo Beauts | ||||
| 4 | 20 | Hannah Bates (D) | Connecticut Whale | ||||
| 4 | 21 | Finley Frechette (F) | |||||
| 4 | 22 | Olivia Atkinson (F) | Toronto Six | ||||
| 4 | 23 | Jordan Sanislo (D) | Metropolitan Riveters | ||||
| 4 | 24 | Jenna Brenneman (G) | Minnesota Whitecaps | ||||
| 5 | 25 | Casey Traill (D) | Buffalo Beauts | ||||
| 5 | 26 | Grace Middleton (F) | Connecticut Whale | ||||
| 5 | 27 | Abby Nearis (F) | Boston Pride | ||||
| 5 | 28 | Daria Tereshkina (D) | Toronto Six | ||||
| 5 | 29 | Morgan Schauer (D) | Metropolitan Riveters | ||||
| 5 | 30 | Kendall Williamson (F) | Minnesota Whitecaps | Colgate Raiders |
The following trades were made and resulted in exchanges of draft picks between the teams.
A draft of international players was held on July 25, 2021.[5]
| Player | Position | Team | Nationality | Former team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goaltender | Buffalo Beauts | Djurgårdens IF (SDHL) | |||
| Tsubasa Sato | Forward | Connecticut Whale | Karuizawa Fairies | ||
| Forward | Boston Pride | Ladies Team Lugano (SWHL A) | |||
| Réka Dabasi | Forward | Toronto Six | KMH Budapest (EWHL) | ||
| Romana Košecká | Forward/Defense | Metropolitan Riveters | ŠKP Bratislava (EWHL) | ||
| Forward | Minnesota Whitecaps | MAC Budapest (EWHL) |