The 2018 CWHL Draft, the ninth and final in league history, took place on August 26. It marked the first and only draft
Jayna Hefford
Jayna Hefford (born May 14, 1977) is a Canadian retired ice hockey player and current chairperson of the Professional Women's Hockey Players Association.
During her career, she won multiple medals at the Winter Olympics and IIHF World Women's ...
served as CWHL commissioner. The CWHL indicated that general managers were authorized to "pre-sign" their first and second round selections before the draft. The window for pre-signing expired on August 17. Lauren Williams, a Canadian player and
alumna
Alumni (singular: alumnus (masculine) or alumna (feminine)) are former students of a school, college, or university who have either attended or graduated in some fashion from the institution. The feminine plural alumnae is sometimes used for grou ...
of the
Wisconsin Badgers women's ice hockey
The Wisconsin Badgers women's ice hockey team is the hockey team that represents the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wisconsin.
History
On October 8, 1999, the Bulldogs played the Wisconsin Badgers in the first ever Women's WCHA conference ...
program, was the first pick overall in the draft. Long after this draft, the CWHL discontinued operations on May 1, 2019, having announced its intention on March 31.
Draft presigning
Trades
On December 13, 2017,
Erin Ambrose
Erin Ambrose (born April 30, 1994) is a Canadian women's ice hockey player with the PWHPA and the Canada women's national ice hockey team. She made her debut with the Canada women's national ice hockey team at the 2014 4 Nations Cup.
Playing ca ...
was traded from the Toronto Furies to
Les Canadiennes de Montreal. The Furies received first and third round picks in the 2018 CWHL Draft, a first round pick from the 2019 CWHL Draft, plus a third round pick from the 2020 CWHL Draft.
With the CWHL's dissolution, the 2019 and 2020 picks were extinguished.
Results
Rounds 1–5
References
{{Professional Women's Hockey seasons
Canadian Women's Hockey League