2013 CWHL Draft
The 2013 CWHL Draft was held in August 2013. Jessica Wong became the first visible minority selected with the first pick overall. Wong was also part of another unique piece of draft history. Her teammate from the Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs, Katie Wilson, was picked second overall. It marked the first time that two NCAA teammates were selected first and second overall. In addition, Blake Bolden became the first ever African American picked in the first round of said draft. Georgia Moore, a member of the Australian national women’s team became the first Australian born player selected in the draft. Along with Julie Paetsch, both had experience competing in women’s tackle football in the Western Women’s Canadian Football League. It marked the first time that two WWCFL players were selected in the CWHL Draft. Of note, Delayne Brian was the first goaltender selected in the draft.
Top 25 picks
# | Player | Position | Team | College |
1 | Jessica Wong[1] | Forward | Calgary Inferno | Minnesota-Duluth |
2 | Katie Wilson | Forward | Toronto Furies | Minnesota-Duluth |
3 | Jess Jones | Forward | Brampton Thunder | Mercyhurst |
4 | Lauriane Rougeau | Defense | Montreal Stars | Cornell |
5 | Blake Bolden | Defense | Boston Blades | Boston College |
6 | Delayne Brian | Goaltender | Calgary | Wayne State Robert Morris |
7 | Holly Carrie-Mattimoe | Forward | Toronto | Syracuse |
8 | Danielle Skirrow | Forward | Brampton | Clarkson |
9 | Catherine Herron | Goaltender | Montreal | Montreal Carabins |
10 | Jillian Dempsey | Forward | Boston | Harvard |
11 | Peggy Wakeham | Defense | Calgary | Vermont |
12 | Sasha Nanji | Defense | Toronto | Dartmouth |
13 | Danielle Boudreau | Defense | Brampton | Clarkson |
14 | Camille Dumais | Forward | Montreal | Dartmouth |
15 | Casey Pickett | Forward | Boston | Northeastern |
16 | Danielle Stone | Forward | Calgary | Saskatchewan |
17 | Jessica Vella | Forward | Toronto | Providence |
18 | Becky Conroy | Forward | Brampton | Queen’s Golden Gaels |
19 | Casandra Dupuis | Forward | Montreal | Montreal Carabins |
20 | Jill Cardella | Boston | Boston University | |
21 | Reagan Fischer | Forward | Calgary | Dartmouth |
22 | Alyssa Baldin | Forward | Toronto | Windsor Lancers |
23 | Kelly Hart | Brampton | ||
24 | Emilie Bocchia | Forward | Montreal | Concordia |
25 | Brittany Ott | Goaltender | Boston | Maine |
Draft picks by team
= Indicates IIHF Div. 1 Competitor |
= Indicates former NCAA player |
= Indicates former CIS player |
Calgary
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College |
1 | 1 | Jessica Wong | Canada | Minnesota-Duluth |
2 | 6 | Delayne Brian | Canada | Robert Morris |
3 | 11 | Peggy Wakeham | Canada | Vermont |
4 | 16 | Danielle Stone | Canada | Saskatchewan |
5 | 21 | Reagan Fischer | Canada | Dartmouth |
6 | 26 | Jessica OGrady | Canada | Carleton |
7 | 31 | Taryn Peacock | Canada | |
8 | 36 | Tegan Schroeder | Canada | |
9 | 41 | Jacquie Pierri | United States | Brown |
10 | 46 | Julie Paetsch | Canada | Saskatchewan |
11 | 51 | Alannah Jensen | Canada | Mount Royal |
12 | 56 | Rhianna Kurio | Canada | Union |
13 | 61 | Georgia Moore | Australia | Strathmore (WWHL) |
14 | 63 | Carling Wright | Canada |
Boston
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College |
1 | 5 | Blake Bolden | United States | Boston College |
2 | 10 | Jillian Dempsey | United States | Harvard |
3 | 15 | Casey Pickett | United States | Northeastern |
4 | 20 | Jill Cardella | United States | Boston University |
5 | 25 | Brittany Ott | United States | Maine |
6 | 30 | Rachel Llanes | United States | Northeastern |
7 | 35 | Kelly Cooke | United States | |
8 | 40 | Kiira Dosdall | United States | Colgate |
9 | 45 | Alissa Fromkin | United States | Boston University |
10 | 50 | Maggie Taverna | United States | |
11 | 55 | Dru Burns | United States | Boston College |
12 | 60 | Ashley Cottrell | United States | |
13 | 62 | Christie Jensen | United States | |
14 | 64 | Shannon Mahoney | United States | Boston University |
15 | 65 | Emma Rambo | United States | |
16 | 66 | Becca Koppel | United States | |
17 | 67 | Ding Xiaolin | China | Chinese national women’s team |
18 | 68 | Zoe Zisis | United States |
Brampton
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College |
1 | 3 | Jess Jones | Canada | Mercyhurst Lakers |
2 | 8 | Danielle Skirrow | Canada | Clarkson |
3 | 13 | Danielle Boudreau | Canada | Clarkson |
4 | 18 | Becky Conroy | Canada | |
5 | 23 | Kelly Hart | Canada | |
8 | 28 | Ashley Pendleton | Canada | Mercyhurst |
9 | 43 | Sonja van der Bliek | Canada | RPI |
10 | 48 | Sarah Stephens | Canada | Barrie (PWHL) |
11 | 53 | Jamie Miller | Canada | Quinnipiac |
Montreal
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College |
1 | 4 | Lauriane Rougeau | Canada | Cornell |
2 | 9 | Catherine Herron | Canada | Montreal Carabins |
3 | 14 | Camille Dumais | Canada | Dartmouth |
4 | 19 | Casandra Dupuis | Canada | Montreal Carabins |
5 | 24 | Emilie Bocchia | Canada | Concordia |
6 | 29 | Meghan Corley-Byrne | Canada | Mount Allison |
7 | 34 | Fannie Desforges | Canada | Ottawa |
8 | 39 | Nathalie Dery | Canada | |
9 | 44 | Laurie Proulx-Duperré | Canada | Concordia |
10 | 49 | Melanie Fournier | Canada | Dawson College (CEGEP) |
11 | 54 | Jessica Caputo | Canada |
Toronto
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College |
1 | 2 | Katie Wilson | Canada | Minnesota-Duluth |
2 | 7 | Holly Carrie-Mattimoe | Canada | Syracuse |
3 | 12 | Sasha Nanji | Canada | Dartmouth |
4 | 17 | Jessica Vella | Canada | Providence |
5 | 22 | Alyssa Baldin | Canada | Windsor |
9 | 42 | Maggie Giamo | United States | SUNY Cortland |
10 | 47 | Lauren Sullivan | Canada | Elmira |
11 | 52 | Kristy Garrow | Canada | St. Francis Xavier |