2023 PWHL Draft


The 2023 PWHL Draft was the first draft in Professional Women's Hockey League history, and took place on September 18, 2023, at the Canadian Broadcasting Centre in Toronto, Ontario.
Minnesota Golden Gophers forward Taylor Heise was the first player chosen in the draft, selected by Minnesota. In all, 90 players were selected over 15 rounds of drafting.

List of Eligible Players

286 eligible players from 17 different countries declared for the inaugural PWHL draft.

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Format

The draft consisted of 15 rounds. The order of picks in the first round was decided by using a computerized list randomizer during a video conference call with all 6 team's general managers. In the second round this order was reversed, so the team with the 6th pick would also receive the 7th pick, whilst the team with first overall pick would not pick again until the 12th pick. The order would continue alternating in each subsequent round, producing a 'snaking' order. Draft picks were not allowed to be traded.
The final draft order was:
  1. Minnesota
  2. Toronto
  3. Boston
  4. New York
  5. Ottawa
  6. Montreal

    Selections by round

Picks from the 2023 Draft are listed below by round.

Round one

Round two

Round three

Round four

Round five

Round six

Round seven

Round eight

Round nine

Round ten

Round eleven

Round twelve

Round thirteen

Round fourteen

Round fifteen

Draftees based on nationality

North American draftees by state/province