2015 NWHL Draft

The 2015 NWHL Draft was the first in the history of the National Women's Hockey League (2015). It took place on June 20, 2015 in Boston.
==Draft lottery==
A draft lottery was held by NWHL commissioner Dani Rylan for the Draft. The New York Riveters earned the first pick overall.http://nwhl.co/order-of-selection-announced-for-first-annual-nwhl-entry-draft/ Following the Riveters shall be the Connecticut Whale picking second overall.
==Top 20 picks==
# 	Player 	Position	Team 	College
1 	Alexandra Carpenter	F 	New York Riveters	Boston College
2 	Hannah Brandt 	F 	Connecticut Whale	Univ. of Minnesota
3 	Kendall Coyne 	F 	Boston Pride 	Northeastern Univ.
4 	Courtney Burke 	D 	Buffalo Beauts 	Univ. of Wisconsin
5 	Haley Skarupa 	F 	New York Riveters	Boston College
6 	Michelle Picard 	D 	Connecticut Whale	Harvard Univ.
7 	Emerance Maschmeyer	G 	Boston Pride 	Harvard Univ.
8 	Sarah Lefort 	F 	Buffalo Beauts 	Boston U
9 	Erin Ambrose 	D 	New York Riveters	Clarkson
10	Milica McMillen 	D 	Connecticut Whale	Univ. of Minnesota
11	Lexi Bender 	D 	Boston Pride 	Boston College
12	Amanda Leveille 	G 	Buffalo Beauts 	Univ. of Minnesota
13	Dana Trivigno 	F 	New York Riveters	Boston College
14	Maryanne Menefee 	F 	Connecticut Whale	Univ. of Minnesota
15	Miye D'Oench 	F 	Boston Pride 	Harvard Univ.
16	Emily Janiga 	F 	Buffalo Beauts 	Mercyhurst
17	Kimberly Newell 	G 	New York Riveters	Princeton
18	Cassandra Poudrier 	D 	Connecticut Whale	Cornell
19	Shannon MacAulay 	F 	Boston Pride 	Clarkson
20	Jenna Dingeldein 	F 	Buffalo Beauts 	Mercyhurst
==Draft picks by team==
	= Indicates Olympic competitor
	= Indicates Frozen Four champion
	= Indicates player with IIHF experience
===Boston===
Round	# 	Player 	Nationality	College
1 	3 	Kendall Coyne 	 	Northeastern Univ.
2 	7 	Emerance Maschmeyer	 	Harvard Univ.
3 	11	Lexi Bender 	 	Boston College
4 	15	Miye D'Oench 	 	Harvard Univ.
5 	19	Shannon MacAulay 	 	Clarkson
===Buffalo===
Round	# 	Player 	Nationality	College
1 	4 	Courtney Burke 	 	Univ. of Wisconsin
2 	8 	Sarah Lefort 	 	Boston U
3 	12	Amanda Leveille 	 	Univ. of Minnesota
4 	16	Emily Janiga 	 	Mercyhurst
5 	20	Jenna Dingeldein	 	Mercyhurst
===Connecticut===
Round	# 	Player 	Nationality	College
1 	2 	Hannah Brandt 	 	Univ. of Minnesota
2 	6 	Michelle Picard 	 	Harvard Univ.
3 	10	Milica McMillen 	 	Univ. of Minnesota
4 	14	Maryanne Menefee 	 	Univ. of Minnesota
5 	18	Cassandra Poudrier	 	Cornell
===New York===
Round	# 	Player 	Nationality	College
1 	1 	Alexandra Carpenter	 	Boston College
2 	5 	Haley Skarupa 	 	Boston College
3 	9 	Erin Ambrose 	 	Clarkson
4 	13	Dana Trivigno 	 	Boston College
5 	17	Kimberly Newell 	 	Princeton
==References==
NWHL Draft
Category:Drafts
Category:National Women's Hockey League (2015)