2016 CWHL Draft

The 2016 draft for the Canadian Women's Hockey League took place on August 21, 2016. 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 ==
Notable entries in the draft include
*Renata Fast
*Erin Ambrose
*Emerance Maschmeyer
==Top 25 picks==
# 	Player 	Position 	Team 	College
1 	Kayla Tutino 	Forward 	Boston Blades 	Boston University Terriers women's ice hockey
2 	Renata Fast 	Forward 	Toronto Furies 	Clarkson Golden Knights women's ice hockey
3 	Laura Stacey 	Forward 	Brampton Thunder 	Dartmouth Big Green women's ice hockey
4 	Sarah Lefort 	Forward 	Canadiennes de Montreal 	Boston University Terriers
5 	Emerance Maschmeyer	Goaltenders	Calgary Inferno 	Harvard Crimson women's ice hockey
6 	Chelsey Goldberg 	Forward 	Boston 	Northeastern Huskies women's ice hockey
7 	Erin Ambrose 	Defense 	Toronto 	Clarkson
8 	Shannon MacAulay 	Forward 	Brampton 	Clarkson
9 	Cassandra Poudrier 	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	Iya Gavrilova 	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
==Picks by team==
	= Indicates Olympian
	= Indicates former NCAA player
	= Indicates former CIS player
	
===Boston===
Round	# 	Player 	Position 	College
1 	1 	Kayla Tutino 	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
===Brampton===
Round	# 	Player 	Position 	College
1 	3 	Laura Stacey 	Forward 	Dartmouth Big Green women's ice hockey
2 	8 	Shannon MacAulay 	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
===Calgary===
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 	
===Montreal===
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	Marion Allemoz 	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
===Toronto===
Round	# 	Player 	Position	College
1 	2 	Renata Fast 	Forward 	Clarkson Golden Knights
2 	7 	Erin Ambrose 	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 	RIT Tigers/Buffalo Beauts
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	Carlee Eusepi 	Defense 	Clarkson Golden Knights
12 	55	Jaclyn Gibson 	Forward 	Ontario Institute of Technology
13 	58	Nicole Kirchberger	Forward 	Buffalo State College
14 	61	Jessica Platt 	Defense 	
==References==
== See also ==
*2010 CWHL Draft
*2011 CWHL Draft
*2012 CWHL Draft
*2013 CWHL Draft
*2014 CWHL Draft
*2015 CWHL Draft
Category:Canadian Women's Hockey League