2020 NWHL Draft
# 2020 NWHL Draft

The 2020 NWHL Draft took place on April 28–29, 2020. The Boston Pride selected Sammy Davis with the 1st overall pick, having made a trade with the yet unnamed Toronto expansion team. Davis becomes the third Terriers hockey player to go first overall in a professional hockey draft, following Kayla Tutino in the 2016 CWHL Draft, and Rick DiPietro in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft.

A total of 30 players were drafted, of which 16 are American, 13 are Canadian, and one is Czech. The draft included players who have already finished their college eligibility for the first time.

The draft took place remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Athletes from the WNBA and the National Lacrosse League presented the draft, as well as SC Bern general manager Florence Schelling, UFC contestant Roxanne Modafferi, and former NHL player Pat LaFontaine. That model has been cited as potential inspiration for other leagues in holding virtual drafts.

Autumn MacDougall, who skated for the University of Alberta Pandas women's ice hockey program, became the first player in the history of U Sports women's ice hockey to be selected in the NWHL Draft. Taken with the 14th overall pick, MacDougall was followed by another U Sports skater, as Erin Locke, a forward with the York Lions women's ice hockey, was taken by the Toronto expansion team 15th overall.

## Results

### Rounds 1–2

| Round | Pick | Player | Team | Nationality | Former team |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Sammy Davis | Boston Pride (from Toronto) | United States | Boston University Terriers |
| 1 | 2 | Kayla Friesen | Connecticut Whale | Canada | Clarkson University |
| 1 | 3 | Carly Jackson | Buffalo Beauts | Canada | University of Maine |
| 1 | 4 | Saroya Tinker | Metropolitan Riveters | Canada | Yale University |
| 1 | 5 | Alex Woken | Minnesota Whitecaps | United States | University of Minnesota |
| 1 | 6 | Jaycee Gebhard | Toronto Six (from Boston) | Canada | Robert Morris University |
| 2 | 7 | Victoria Howran | Connecticut Whale | Canada | University of New Hampshire |
| 2 | 8 | Amy Curlew | Toronto Six | Canada | Cornell University |
| 2 | 9 | Codie Cross | Buffalo Beauts | Canada | Northeastern University |
| 2 | 10 | Delaney Belinskas | Metropolitan Riveters | United States | Boston College |
| 2 | 11 | Patti Marshall | Minnesota Whitecaps | United States | University of Minnesota |
| 2 | 12 | Tereza Vanišová | Boston Pride | Czech Republic | University of Maine |

### Rounds 3–5

| Round | Pick | Player | Team | Nationality | Former team |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | 13 | Savannah Rennie | Connecticut Whale | Canada | Syracuse University |
| 3 | 14 | Autumn MacDougall | Buffalo Beauts | Canada | University of Alberta |
| 3 | 15 | Erin Locke | Toronto Six | Canada | York University |
| 3 | 16 | Tera Hofmann | Metropolitan Riveters | Canada | Yale University |
| 3 | 17 | Presley Norby | Minnesota Whitecaps | United States | University of Wisconsin |
| 3 | 18 | Taylor Wenczkowski | Boston Pride | United States | University of New Hampshire |
| 4 | 19 | Amanda Conway | Connecticut Whale | United States | Norwich University |
| 4 | 20 | Kelly O'Sullivan | Buffalo Beauts | United States | Adrian College |
| 4 | 21 | Bridgette Prentiss | Metropolitan Riveters | United States | Franklin Pierce University |
| 4 | 22 | Natalie Marcuzzi | Toronto Six | Canada | Robert Morris University |
| 4 | 23 | Haley Mack | Minnesota Whitecaps | United States | Bemidji State University |
| 4 | 24 | Taylor Turnquist | Boston Pride | United States | Clarkson University |
| 5 | 25 | Nicole Guagliardo | Connecticut Whale | United States | Adrian College |
| 5 | 26 | Logan Land | Buffalo Beauts | Canada | Rochester Institute of Technology |
| 5 | 27 | Maddie Bishop | Connecticut Whale | United States | Sacred Heart University |
| 5 | 28 | Maddie Rowe | Minnesota Whitecaps | United States | University of Wisconsin |
| 5 | 29 | Meghara McManus | Boston Pride | United States | University of New Hampshire |
| 5 | 30 | Paige Capistran | Boston Pride (from Toronto) | United States | Northeastern University |
