2021 NWHL Draft

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.
==Player selections==
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:
* 15 Forwards
* 14 Defenders
* 1 Goaltender
==Selections==
 	 	Player (Pos) 	Team 	Nationality	Former team 	Notes
1	1 	Taylor Girard (F) 	Connecticut Whale (via BUF)	 	Quinnipiac Bobcats 	Girard becomes the first Bobcats women's ice hockey alum to be taken first overall in a pro hockey draft
1	2 	Emilie Harley (D) 	Buffalo Beauts (via CTW) 	 	Robert Morris Colonials 	
1	3 	Maegan Beres (F) 	Toronto Six (Via BOS) 	 	Boston College Eagles 	
1	4 	Tatum Skaggs (F) 	Toronto Six 	 	Ohio State Buckeyes 	WCHA Final Faceoff Most Outstanding Player (2020)Buckeyes goals leader in 2018 and 2019
1	5 	Taylor Davison (D) 	Toronto Six (via MET) 	 	York Lions 	Davison became the highest drafted player from a U Sports team to be taken in the NWHL Draft.
1	6 	Mak Langei (D) 	Minnesota Whitecaps 	 	Bemidji State Beavers 	
2	7 	Anjelica Diffendal (F)	Buffalo Beauts 	 	Robert Morris Colonials 	
2	8 	Emma Polaski (F) 	Connecticut Whale 	 	Syracuse Orange 	
2	9 	Annie MacDonald (F) 	Toronto Six (Via BOS) 	 	Princeton Tigers 	
2	10	Rachel Marmen (D) 	Toronto Six 	 	Mercyhurst Lakers 	
2	11	Caroline Ross (D) 	Metropolitan Riveters 	 	Colgate Raiders 	
2	12	Tina Kampa (D) 	Minnesota Whitecaps 	 	Bemidji State Beavers 	
3	13	Kennedy Ganser (F) 	Buffalo Beauts 	 	Alberta Pandas 	
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 	 	New Hampshire Wildcats 	
3	18	Taylor Wente (F) 	Minnesota Whitecaps 	 	Minnesota Golden Gophers	
4	19	Allison Attea (D) 	Buffalo Beauts 	 	Holy Cross Crusaders 	
4	20	Hannah Bates (D) 	Connecticut Whale 	 	St. Cloud State Huskies 	
4	21	Finley Frechette (F) 	Boston Pride 	 	Cornell Big Red 	
4	22	Olivia Atkinson (F) 	Toronto Six 	 	Concordia Stingers 	
4	23	Jordan Sanislo (D) 	Metropolitan Riveters 	 	Sacred Heart Pioneers 	
4	24	Jenna Brenneman (G) 	Minnesota Whitecaps 	 	Penn State Nittany Lions	
5	25	Casey Traill (D) 	Buffalo Beauts 	 	Castleton University 	
5	26	Grace Middleton (F) 	Connecticut Whale 	 	New Hampshire Wildcats 	
5	27	Abby Nearis (F) 	Boston Pride 	 	Brown Bears 	
5	28	Daria Tereshkina (D) 	Toronto Six 	 	Maine Black Bears 	
5	29	Morgan Schauer (D) 	Metropolitan Riveters 	 	LIU Sharks 	
5	30	Kendall Williamson (F)	Minnesota Whitecaps 	 	Colgate Raiders 	
==Trades involving draft picks==
The following trades were made and resulted in exchanges of draft picks between the teams.
*To complete the trade from April 28, 2020: Boston Pride to Toronto Six - The Pride obtained the first overall pick of the 2020 NWHL Draft. In exchange, Toronto received Boston's 2020 first round pick (6th overall), plus their first and second round picks in this draft. It was also the first trade in Toronto Six franchise history.
==International Draft==
A draft of international players was held on July 25, 2021.
Player 	Position 	Team 	Nationality	Former team
Lovisa Berndtsson	Goaltender 	Buffalo Beauts 	 	Djurgårdens IF (SDHL)
Tsubasa Sato 	Forward 	Connecticut Whale 	 	Karuizawa Fairies
Evelina Raselli 	Forward 	Boston Pride 	 	Ladies Team Lugano (SWHL A)
Réka Dabasi 	Forward 	Toronto Six 	 	KMH Budapest (EWHL)
Romana Košecká 	Forward/Defense	Metropolitan Riveters	 	(EWHL)
Fanni Gasparics 	Forward 	Minnesota Whitecaps 	 	MAC Budapest (EWHL)
== References ==
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