The 2018 CPL–U Sports Draft was the inaugural CPL–U Sports Draft, held on November 12, 2018, in Vancouver, British Columbia. Seven Canadian Premier League (CPL) teams selected 21 U Sports athletes in total. The results were announced on November 13.
Format
A blind draw was used to determine the draft order for the first round. A "snake draft" was used, with the order reversing in the second round, and then reversing back in the third and final round. Clubs had a window of time in which they must submit their pick, and failure to do so resulted in a pass. There was a break between each round, as well as one timeout per club. However, timeouts could not be used in back-to-back picks.
Player selection * Denotes player who signed a professional contract for the 2019 season ^ Denotes player who signed a developmental contract for the 2019 season Round 1 Pick # CPL team Player Position Nationality University 1 Cavalry FC Gabriel Bitar^ Midfielder Carleton 2 Valour FC Dylan Carreiro* Midfielder York 3 Forge FC Jace Kotsopoulos^ Forward Guelph 4 York9 FC Daniel Gogarty* Defender York 5 HFX Wanderers FC Peter Schaale^ Defender Cape Breton 6 Pacific FC Thomas Gardner Forward British Columbia 7 FC Edmonton Connor James* Goalkeeper Alberta
Round 2
Pick # CPL team Player Position Nationality University 8 FC Edmonton Ajeej Sarkaria* Forward Alberta 9 Pacific FC Zach Verhoven^ Forward British Columbia 10 HFX Wanderers FC André Bona* Defender UQAM 11 York9 FC Emmanuel Zambazis* Midfielder York 12 Forge FC Aboubacar Sissoko Midfielder Montréal 13 Valour FC Lewis White Defender Cape Breton 14 Cavalry FC Joel Waterman* Midfielder Trinity Western
Round 3
Pick # CPL team Player Position Nationality University 15 Cavalry FC Easton Ongaro Forward Alberta 16 Valour FC Jack Simpson Midfielder Cape Breton 17 Forge FC Marko Mandekic Midfielder Toronto 18 York9 FC Daniel Pritchard Defender Cape Breton 19 HFX Wanderers FC Christian Oxner* Goalkeeper Saint Mary's 20 Pacific FC Nick FussellMidfielder British Columbia 21 FC Edmonton Noah Cunningham Defender Alberta
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Selection statistics
Draftees by nationality RankCountrySelections1152231111
Canadian draftees by province
RankProvinceSelections15244411
Draftees by university RankUniversitySelections1Cape Breton University4University of Alberta43York University3University of British Columbia35Carleton University1University of Guelph1Université du Québec à Montréal1Université de Montréal1Trinity Western University1University of Toronto1Saint Mary's University1
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