2016 NWHL Draft

The 2016 NWHL draft was the second in the history of the NWHL. It took place on June 18, 2016 in Brooklyn. Defender Kelsey Koelzer of Princeton was selected first overall by the New York Riveters. 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 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 	 	New York Riveters	Princeton Tigers (ECAC)
2 	Lee Stecklein 	D 	 	Buffalo Beauts 	University of Minnesota (WCHA)
3 	Dani Cameranesi 	F 	 	Connecticut Whale	Minnesota (WCHA)
4 	Ann-Renee Desbiens	G 	 	Boston Pride 	University of Wisconsin (WCHA)
5 	Sydney Daniels 	F 	 	New York Riveters	Harvard Crimson (ECAC)
6 	Cayley Mercer 	F 	 	Buffalo Beauts 	Clarkson (ECAC)
7 	Andie Anastos 	F 	 	Connecticut Whale	Boston College (Hockey East)
8 	Sarah Nurse 	F 	 	Boston Pride 	Wisconsin (WCHA)
9 	Jenny Ryan 	D 	 	New York Riveters	Wisconsin Badgers (WCHA)
10	Hayley Scamurra 	F 	 	Buffalo Beauts 	Northeastern Huskies (HEA)
11	Melissa Channell 	D 	 	Connecticut Whale	Wisconsin Badgers (WCHA)
12	Ashley Brykaliuk 	F 	 	Boston Pride 	UMD Bulldogs (WCHA)
13	Sydney McKibbon 	F 	 	New York Riveters	Wisconsin (WCHA)
14	Emma Woods 	F 	 	Buffalo Beauts 	Quinnipiac Bobcats (ECAC)
15	Paige Savage 	F 	 	Connecticut Whale	Northeastern (HEA)
16	Halli Krzyzaniak 	D 	 	Boston Pride 	North Dakota Fighting Hawks (WCHA)
17	Amy Menke 	F 	 	New York Riveters	North Dakota (WCHA)
18	Maddie Elia 	F 	 	Buffalo Beauts 	Boston University Terriers (HEA)
19	Sydney Rossman 	G 	 	Connecticut Whale	Quinnipiac Bobcats (ECAC)
20	Lara Stalder 	F 	 	Boston Pride 	UMD Bulldogs (WCHA)
==References==
Category:2016 in ice hockey
Category:Drafts