Women’s Hockey Wednesday: Counting down to the 2018 CWHL Draft

The 2018 CWHL Draft is this Sunday, so all eyes will be on the Mastercard Centre to find out where the latest crop of potential women’s hockey stars will land.

There are currently 67 players on the CWHL prospect list. At least 66 of them will be drafted. American Nina Rodgers recently signed with the Connecticut Whale, but has not removed herself from the list. If a team elects to draft her she could come into the CWHL in a future year as a free agent instead of having to go through the draft process again.

The process for the CWHL Draft starts with signing up. Unlike say, the NHL, players have to formally register to be drafted. This year’s registration fee was $150 (Canadian). This…