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:
Player TeamNationalityFormer teamNotes
11Taylor Girard Connecticut Whale United States

Trades involving draft picks

The following trades were made and resulted in exchanges of draft picks between the teams.
A draft of international players was held on July 25, 2021.
PlayerPositionTeamNationalityFormer team
Lovisa BerndtssonGoaltenderBuffalo BeautsSweden