Posted on September 25, 2023 due to webmaster unavailability - PPC members received this newsletter via email on September 19th.
The Two-Minute Minor
An edition of the Penalty Box Post
Tuesday, September 19th
Professional Women's Hockey League Inaugural Draft. - Taylor Heise selected as PWHL's first overall draft pick - Zumwinkle, Brandt, Brown, Leveille, Knowles also drafted
Gopher Women's Hockey alumna Taylor Heise was selected as the #1 overall draft pick by Minnesota in the inaugural Professional Women's Hockey League Draft yesterday afternoon in Toronto, as announced by sports legend and PWHL Advisory Board member Billie Jean King (video courtesy of CBC Sports via YouTube).
Heise was the first of six Gopher alumnae picked in the 15-round draft...
Round 1: Minnesota selected Taylor Heise, pick #1 overall
Round 3: Minnesota selected Grace Zumwinkle, #13 overall
Round 5: Boston selected Hannah Brandt, #27 overall
Round 8: Boston selected Emily Brown, #46 overall
Round 11: Minnesota selected Amanda Leveille, #61 overall
Round 15: Toronto selected Olivia Knowles, #86 overall
The list of all 90 draft selections can be found here. As noted in reporting by The Hockey News, the next step in the process is for draft picks to sign with their respective teams. The draft guarantees each player's rights belong to their team for a two-year period, but players are not obligated to accept a contract nor are teams obligated to offer one. Separately, the six teams in the league will be holding tryouts for undrafted free agents and completing signings to fill out their rosters.
We congratulate Taylor, Grace, Hannah, Emily, Amanda, and Olivia on being drafted, and send best wishes for continued success as they enter this next chapter in their playing careers!!
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