2016 NWHL draft

2016 NWHL Draft
Date June 18, 2016
Location Brooklyn, New York
First Selection United States Kelsey Koelzer
Selected by: New York Riveters
 2015 2017 

The 2016 NWHL draft was the second in the history of the National Women's Hockey League (2015). It took place on June 18, 2016 in Brooklyn. Defender Kelsey Koelzer of Princeton was selected first overall by the New York Riveters. [1] Of note, it marked the second consecutive year that the Riveters possessed the first pick overall, selecting Alexandra Carpenter in the 2015 edition of the draft.

A total of 20 players were selected over five rounds in the draft. Eleven players selected had competed in the WCHA conference[2] while two of the first round picks were from the defending NCAA national champion Minnesota Golden Gophers.

By nationality, 11 American-born players constituted the highest number of players selected. There were eight Canadians selected, with goaltender Ann-Renee Desbiens picked highest (fourth overall to the Isobel Cup champion Boston Pride). Lara Stalder from the UMD Bulldogs became the first Swiss-born player selected in NWHL Draft history.

Draft picks

# Player Pos Nationality Team College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 Kelsey Koelzer D United States New York Riveters Princeton Tigers (ECAC)
2 Lee Stecklein[3] D United States Buffalo Beauts University of Minnesota (WCHA)
3 Dani Cameranesi F United States Connecticut Whale Minnesota (WCHA)
4 Ann-Renee Desbiens G Canada Boston Pride University of Wisconsin (WCHA)
5 Sydney Daniels F United States New York Riveters Harvard Crimson (ECAC)
6 Cayley Mercer F Canada Buffalo Beauts Clarkson (ECAC)
7 Andie Anastos F United States Connecticut Whale Boston College (Hockey East)
8 Sarah Nurse F Canada Boston Pride Wisconsin (WCHA)
9 Jenny Ryan D United States New York Riveters Wisconsin Badgers (WCHA)
10 Hayley Scamurra F United States Buffalo Beauts Northeastern Huskies (HEA)
11 Melissa Channell D Canada Connecticut Whale Wisconsin Badgers (WCHA)
12 Ashley Brykaliuk F Canada Boston Pride UMD Bulldogs (WCHA)
13 Sydney McKibbon F Canada New York Riveters Wisconsin (WCHA)
14 Emma Woods F Canada Buffalo Beauts Quinnipiac Bobcats (ECAC)
15 Paige Savage F United States Connecticut Whale Northeastern (HEA)
16 Halli Krzyzaniak D Canada Boston Pride North Dakota Fighting Hawks (ECAC)
17 Amy Menke F United States New York Riveters North Dakota (WCHA)
18 Maddie Elia F United States Buffalo Beauts Boston University Terriers (HEA)
19 Sydney Rossman G United States Connecticut Whale Quinnipiac Bobcats (ECAC)
20 Lara Stalder F Switzerland Boston Pride UMD Bulldogs (WCHA)

References

  1. "Kelsey Koelzer Taken First Overall". princetontigers.com. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
  2. "WCHA Players Dominate 2016 NWHL Draft". sbncollegehockey.com. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
  3. "First-round picks show how NWHL GMs view their teams". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
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