The 2013 CWHL Draft was held in August 2013. Jessica Wong became the first visible minority selected with the first pick overall. Wong was also part of another unique piece of draft history. Her teammate from the Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs, Katie Wilson, was picked second overall. It marked the first time that two NCAA teammates were selected first and second overall.

2013 CWHL Draft
General information
Date(s)August, 2013
Overview
First selectionJessica Wong
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In addition, Blake Bolden became the first ever African American picked in the first round of said draft. Georgia Moore, a member of the Australian national women's team became the first Australian born player selected in the draft. Along with Julie Paetsch, both had experience competing in women's tackle football in the Western Women's Canadian Football League. Moore spent one season with the Okotoks Lady Outlaws, while Paetsch enjoyed multiple seasons with the Saskatoon Valkyries. It marked the first time that two WWCFL players were selected in the CWHL Draft. Of note, Delayne Brian was the first goaltender selected in the draft.

Top 25 picks

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# Player Position Team College
1 Jessica Wong[1] Forward Calgary Inferno Minnesota-Duluth
2 Katie Wilson Forward Toronto Furies Minnesota-Duluth
3 Jess Jones Forward Brampton Thunder Mercyhurst
4 Lauriane Rougeau Defense Montreal Stars Cornell
5 Blake Bolden Defense Boston Blades Boston College
6 Delayne Brian Goaltender Calgary Wayne State
Robert Morris
7 Holly Carrie-Mattimoe Forward Toronto Syracuse
8 Danielle Skirrow Forward Brampton Clarkson
9 Catherine Herron Goaltender Montreal Montreal Carabins
10 Jillian Dempsey Forward Boston Harvard
11 Peggy Wakeham Defense Calgary Vermont
12 Sasha Nanji Defense Toronto Dartmouth
13 Danielle Boudreau Defense Brampton Clarkson
14 Camille Dumais Forward Montreal Dartmouth
15 Casey Pickett Forward Boston Northeastern
16 Danielle Stone Forward Calgary Saskatchewan
17 Jessica Vella Forward Toronto Providence
18 Becky Conroy Forward Brampton Queen's Golden Gaels
19 Casandra Dupuis Forward Montreal Montreal Carabins
20 Jill Cardella Boston Boston University
21 Reagan Fischer Forward Calgary Dartmouth
22 Alyssa Baldin Forward Toronto Windsor Lancers
23 Kelly Hart Brampton
24 Emilie Bocchia Forward Montreal Concordia
25 Brittany Ott Goaltender Boston Maine

Draft picks by team

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= Indicates IIHF Div. 1 Competitor
= Indicates former NCAA player
= Indicates former CIS player

Calgary

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Round # Player Nationality College
1 1 Jessica Wong   Canada Minnesota-Duluth
2 6 Delayne Brian   Canada Robert Morris
3 11 Peggy Wakeham   Canada Vermont
4 16 Danielle Stone   Canada Saskatchewan
5 21 Reagan Fischer   Canada Dartmouth
6 26 Jessica O'Grady   Canada Carleton
7 31 Taryn Peacock   Canada
8 36 Tegan Schroeder   Canada
9 41 Jacquie Pierri   United States Brown
10 46 Julie Paetsch   Canada Saskatchewan
11 51 Alannah Jensen   Canada Mount Royal
12 56 Rhianna Kurio   Canada Union
13 61 Georgia Moore   Australia Strathmore (WWHL)
14 63 Carling Wright   Canada

Boston

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Round # Player Nationality College
1 5 Blake Bolden   United States Boston College
2 10 Jillian Dempsey   United States Harvard
3 15 Casey Pickett   United States Northeastern
4 20 Jill Cardella   United States Boston University
5 25 Brittany Ott   United States Maine
6 30 Rachel Llanes   United States Northeastern
7 35 Kelly Cooke   United States
8 40 Kiira Dosdall   United States Colgate
9 45 Alissa Fromkin   United States Boston University
10 50 Maggie Taverna   United States
11 55 Dru Burns   United States Boston College
12 60 Ashley Cottrell   United States
13 62 Christie Jensen   United States
14 64 Shannon Mahoney   United States Boston University
15 65 Emma Rambo   United States
16 66 Becca Koppel   United States
17 67 Ding Xiaolin   China Chinese national women's team
18 68 Zoe Zisis   United States

Brampton

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Round # Player Nationality College
1 3 Jess Jones   Canada Mercyhurst Lakers
2 8 Danielle Skirrow   Canada Clarkson
3 13 Danielle Boudreau   Canada Clarkson
4 18 Becky Conroy   Canada
5 23 Kelly Hart   Canada
8 28 Ashley Pendleton   Canada Mercyhurst
9 43 Sonja van der Bliek   Canada RPI
10 48 Sarah Stephens   Canada Barrie (PWHL)
11 53 Jamie Miller   Canada Quinnipiac

Montreal

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Round # Player Nationality College
1 4 Lauriane Rougeau   Canada Cornell
2 9 Catherine Herron   Canada Montreal Carabins
3 14 Camille Dumais   Canada Dartmouth
4 19 Casandra Dupuis   Canada Montreal Carabins
5 24 Emilie Bocchia   Canada Concordia
6 29 Meghan Corley-Byrne   Canada Mount Allison
7 34 Fannie Desforges   Canada Ottawa
8 39 Nathalie Dery   Canada
9 44 Laurie Proulx-Duperré   Canada Concordia
10 49 Melanie Fournier   Canada Dawson College (CEGEP)
11 54 Jessica Caputo   Canada

Toronto

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Round # Player Nationality College
1 2 Katie Wilson   Canada Minnesota-Duluth
2 7 Holly Carrie-Mattimoe   Canada Syracuse
3 12 Sasha Nanji   Canada Dartmouth
4 17 Jessica Vella   Canada Providence
5 22 Alyssa Baldin   Canada Windsor
9 42 Maggie Giamo   United States SUNY Cortland
10 47 Lauren Sullivan   Canada Elmira
11 52 Kristy Garrow   Canada St. Francis Xavier

References

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  1. ^ "Four first-round picks lead U18 Nationals alumnae selected in CWHL Draft".