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, who are also joined by the Vanke Rays.
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.
Selections by round Round one Round Pick Player Position Team Nationality Former Team 1 1 Courtney Turner Forward Boston Blades Union College 1 2 Kristyn Capizzano Forward Toronto Furies Boston College 1 3 Nicole Kosta Forward Markham Thunder Quinnipiac University 1 4 Melodie Daoust Forward Canadiennes de Montreal McGill University 1 5 Taryn Baumgardt Defense Calgary Inferno Quinnipiac University 1 6 Noora Raty Goaltender Kunlun Red Star WIH Finnish National Team 1 7 Cayley Mercer Forward Vanke Rays Clarkson University 2 8 Robyn Chemago Goaltender Boston Blades Dartmouth College 2 9 Brittany Zuback Forward Toronto Furies University of Vermont 2 10 Lindsay Grigg Defense Markham Thunder Rochester Institute of Technology 2 11 Lauren Beaulieu Defense Canadiennes de Montreal - 2 12 Kelly Murray Defense Calgary Inferno - 2 13 Alex Carpenter Forward Kunlan Red Stars - 2 14 Elaine Chuli Goalie Vanke Rays - 3 15 Bulbul Kartanbay Forward Boston Blades - 3 16 Sydney Kidd Forward Toronto Furies - 3 17 Cassie Clayton Forward Markham Thunder - 3 18 Natalie Barrette Defense Canadiennes de Montreal - 3 19 Sophie Shirley Forward Calgary Inferno - 3 20 Shiann Darkangelo Forward Kunlan Red Stars - 3 21 Brooke Webster Forward Vanke Rays - 4 22 Amie Varano Defense Boston Blades - 4 23 Shannon Stewart Forward Toronto Furies - 4 24 Devon Skeats Forward Markham Thunder - 4 25 Erin Noseworthy Forward Canadiennes de Montreal - 4 26 Lindsey Post Goalie Calgary Inferno - 4 27 Stephanie Anderson Forward Kunlan Red Stars - 4 28 Hanna Bunton Forward Vanke Rays Cornell University 5 29 Kaitlin Spurling Forward Boston Blades - 5 30 Alexa Aramburu Forward Toronto Furies - 5 31 Justin Treadwell Forward Markham Thunder - 5 32 Emilie Bouchard Goalie Canadiennes de Montreal - 5 33 Kayla Gardner Forward Calgary Inferno - 5 34 Zoe Hickel Forward Kunlan Red Stars - 5 35 Emily Janiga Forward Vanke Rays - 6 36 Michelle Ng Forward Boston Blades - 6 37 Cassidy Delainey Forward Toronto Furies - 6 38 Riana Langford Forward Markham Thunder - 6 39 Erin Hall Defense Boston Blades - 6 40 Kelty Apperson Forward Calgary Inferno - 6 41 Taylor Marchin Defense Kunlan Red Stars - 6 42 Ashleigh Brykaliuk Forward Vanke Rays - 7 43 Meaghan Spurling Defense Boston Blades - 7 44 Grace Klienbach Forward Toronto Furies - 7 45 Cara Sayles Forward Markham Thunder - 7 46 Kelly Kittredge Defense Boston Blades - 7 47 Lyndsay Kirkham Forward Calgary Inferno - 7 48 Madison Woo Forward Kunlan Red Stars - 7 49 Emma Woods Forward Vanke Rays - 8 50 Eva Tataroglu Defense Boston Blades - 8 51 Michelle Evagelou Forward Toronto Furies - 8 52 Megan Delay Defense Markham Thunder - 8 53 Tracy-Ann Lavigne Forward Canadiennes de Montreal - 8 54 Anissa Gamble Forward Calgary Inferno - 8 55 Melanie Jue Forward Kunlan Red Stars - 8 56 Xin Fang Forward Vanke Rays - 9 57 Kristen Embrey Forward Boston Blades - 9 58 Maeve Kehoe Forward Toronto Furies - 9 59 Itsuki Baba Defense Markham Thunder - 9 60 Marie-Soleil Deschênes Goalie Canadiennes de Montreal - 9 61 Kennedy Brown Forward Calgary Inferno - 9 62 - - - - - 9 63 Qinan Zhao Defense Vanke Rays - 10 64 Erin Dwyer Forward Boston Blades - 10 65 Audrey-Ann Boutour Forward Toronto Furies - 10 66 Maria Sorokina Goalie Markham Thunder - 10 67 Cindy Laurin Forward Canadiennes de Montreal - 10 68 Megan Grenon Defense Calgary Inferno - 10 69 Zhixin Liu Defense Kunlan Red Stars - 10 70 Rose Alleva Defense Vanke Rays - 11 71 Alison Quinn Forward Boston Blades - 11 72 Alessandra Bianchi Forward Toronto Furies - 11 73 Anna Goulding Defense Markham Thunder - 11 74 Lore Baudrit Forward Canadiennes de Montreal - 11 75 Angela Burke Forward Calgary Inferno - 11 76 Lu Wen Forward Kunlan Red Stars - 11 77 Lauren Kelly Defense Vanke Rays - 12 78 Sarah Park Goalie Boston Blades - 12 79 Brooke Gibson Goalie Toronto Furies - 12 80 Carly Richardson Goalie Markham Thunder - 12 81 Shayna Dominique Goalie Canadiennes de Montreal - 12 82 Hayley Rodger Forward Calgary Inferno - 12 83 Yuqing Wang Goalie Kunlan Red Stars - 12 84 Minghui Kong Forward Vanke Rays - 13 85 Casey Stathopoulos Forward Boston Blades - 13 86 Nicole Magee Goalie Toronto Furies - 13 87 Krista Wilson Forward Calgary Inferno - 13 88 Siye He Goalie Kunlan Red Stars - 13 89 Xin He Forward Vanke Rays - 14 90 Ashley Ryan Forward Boston Blades - 14 91 Rui Zhu Forward Kunlan Red Stars - 14 92 Yue Lyu Forward Vanke Rays - 15 93 Tayrn Harris Defense Boston Blades - 15 94 Liying Yang Forward Kunlan Red Stars - 15 95 Bo Wang Defense Vanke Rays - 16 96 Rachel Vigliano Forward Boston Blades - 16 97 Wenzhuo Wang Forward Kunlan Red Stars - 16 98 Yianyi Zhang Goalie Vanke Rays - 17 99 Megan Servaes Defense Boston Blades - 17 100 Lixue Xing Defense Kunlan Red Stars - 17 101 Hongxin Yan Defense Vanke Rays - 18 102 Gabriella Crugnale Forward Boston Blades - 18 103 Yue Hou Defense Kunlan Red Stars - 18 104 Jiachao Xu Defense Vanke Rays - 19 105 Casey Breese Forward Boston Blades - 19 106 Naixin Zhou Defense Kunlan Red Stars - 19 107 Han Gao Forward Vanke Rays - 20 108 Lizzie Averson Forward Boston Blades - 20 109 Bowen Jiang Forward Kunlan Red Stars - 20 110 Jinqiu Xiao Defense Vanke Rays - 21 111 Cassandra Sherman Forward Boston Blades - 22 112 Cassie Dunne Defense Boston Blades - 23 113 Carolyn Campbell Forward Boston Blades -
Transactions Pick 39 was traded from Montreal to Boston Pick 46 was traded from Montreal to Boston
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