2023 PWHL Draft
Toronto, Canada | Sept. 18, 2023
The inaugural 2023 PWHL Draft took place Sept.18 in Toronto, Can., at CBC's Toronto headquarters. The draft consisted of 15 rounds totaling in 90 overall picks. Minnesota won the draft lottery and picked No. 1 overall.
The event was live-streamed by the PWHL on YouTube.
Overall, 29 Americans were selected, with forward Taylor Heise being drafted first overall by Minnesota.
Americans Selected in the 2023 PWHL Draft
Every American selected in the 2023 PWHL Draft is listed below.
| Round (Pick) | Team | Name | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (1) | Minnesota | Taylor Heise | Lake City, Minn. |
| 1 (5) | Ottawa | Savannah Harmon | Downers Grove, Ill. |
| 2 (12) | Minnesota | Nicole Hensley | Lakewood, Colo. |
| 3 (13) | Minnesota | Grace Zumwinkle | Excelsior, Minn. |
| 3 (17) | Ottawa | Jincy Dunne-Roese | O'Fallon, Mo. |
| 3 (18) | Montreal | Maureen Murphy | Buffalo, N.Y. |
| 4 (20) | Ottawa | Gabbie Hughes | Lino Lakes, Minn. |
| 4 (24) | Minnesota | Maggie Flaherty | Lakeville, Minn. |
| 5 (26) | Toronto | Jesse Compher | Northbrook, Ill. |
| 5 (27) | Boston | Hannah Brandt | Vadnais Heights, Minn. |
| 5 (29) | Ottawa | Hayley Scamurra | Getzville, N.Y. |
| 6 (35) | Toronto | Kali Flanagan | Hudson, N.H. |
| 6 (36) | Minnesota | Clair DeGeorge | Anchorage, Alaska |
| 7 (37) | Minnesota | Natalie Buchbinder | Fairport, N.Y. |
| 8 (43) | Montreal | Madison Bizal | Elk River, Minn. |
| 8 (46) | Boston | Emily Brown | Blaine, Minn. |
| 9 (49) | Minnesota | Sidney Morin | Minnetonka, Minn. |
| 9 (51) | Boston | Taylor Girard | Macomb, Minn. |
| 10 (57) | New York | Paetyn Levis | Rogers, Minn. |
| 10 (60) | Minnesota | Sophia Kunin | Wayzata, Minn. |
| 11 (64) | New York | Abbey Levy | Congers, N.Y. |
| 11 (66) | Montreal | Jillian Dempsey | Winthrop, Mass. |
| 12 (69) | New York | Olivia Zafuto | Niagara Falls, N.Y. |
| 12 (70) | Boston | Shiann Darkangelo | Brighton, Mich. |
| 13 (73) | Minnesota | Liz Schepers | Mound, Minn. |
| 13 (77) | Ottawa | Amanda Boulier | Watertown, Ct. |
| 14 (80) | Ottawa | Caitrin Lonergan | Roslindale, Mass. |
| 14 (82) | Boston | Tatum Skaggs | Oconomwoc, Wis. |
| 15 (85) | Minnesota | Syd Brodt | North Oaks, Minn. |
PWHL Highlights
The first-ever pick is in!
— PWHL (@thepwhlofficial) September 18, 2023
Welcome, Taylor Heise. pic.twitter.com/8NNlMFdlLQ
Won't be squeezin' any pucks by her!
— PWHL Minnesota (@PWHL_Minnesota) September 18, 2023
Welcome Nicole Hensley to Minnesota!!#PWHLDraft2023 pic.twitter.com/Erl7GK4SXI
Another defender is off the board. #PWHLDraft2023 | @PWHL_Ottawa pic.twitter.com/WLPSNYRnWV
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) September 18, 2023