2017 CWHL Draft

The 2017 CWHL draft was the eighth in the history of the Canadian Women's Hockey League. It took place on August 20, 2017, marking the first time that the Draft involved Kunlun Red Star WIH, one of two expansion teams in the league, ^[1] who are also joined by the Vanke Rays.

2017 CWHL Draft
General information
Date(s)	August 20, 2017
Location	Hockey Hall of Fame, Toronto, ON
Overview
First selection	Courtney Turner
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The list of prospects for the Draft included goaltender Noora Raty from Finland, forward Alex Carpenter and Melodie Daoust. All three were participants in the 2014 Winter Olympics. Courtney Turner was selected with the first overall pick in the draft, claimed by the Boston Blades.^[2]

Top 10 picks

#	Player	Position	Team	College
1	Courtney Turner	Forward	Boston Blades	Union College
2	Kristyn Capizzano [3]	Forward	Toronto Furies	Boston College
3	Nicole Kosta	Forward	Markham Thunder	Quinnipiac University
4	Melodie Daoust	Forward	Canadiennes de Montreal	McGill University
5	Taryn Baumgardt	Defense	Calgary Inferno	Quinnipiac University
6	Noora Raty	Goaltender	Kunlun Red Star WIH	Finnish National Team
7	Cayley Mercer	Forward	Vanke Rays	Clarkson University
8	Robyn Chemago	Goaltender	Boston Blades	Dartmouth College
9	Brittany Zuback	Forward	Toronto Furies	University of Vermont
10	Lindsay Grigg	Defense	Markham Thunder	Rochester Institute of Technology