On August 12, the Canadian Women's Hockey League hosted the 2010 CWHL Draft. The event was held at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto at 7:00pm.[1] The first overall selection was former Ohio State hockey player and Olympic gold medallist Tessa Bonhomme. Former Olympic gold medallist Cheryl Pounder was Master of Ceremonies at the draft.
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| 2010 CWHL Draft |
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| Date(s) | August 12, 2010 |
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| Location | Toronto, Ontario |
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| First selection | Tessa Bonhomme |
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All five teams were allowed to protect five players who had played at least one year in the league.[2] Only players from the Greater Toronto Area were available in the draft for teams from Toronto, Burlington and Brampton. Boston and Montreal did not draft players. These clubs will sign prospective players from their geographic areas.[3]
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Brampton
| # | Player | Hometown | College |
| 5 | Delaney Collins (D) |  Pilot Mound, Manitoba | Alberta Pandas (CWUAA) |
| 8 | Ashley Pendleton (D) | Orton, Ontario | Mercyhurst Lakers (CHA) |
| 11 | Andrea Ironside (F) | Collingwood, Ontario | Laurier Golden Hawks (OUA) |
| 14 | Amber Bowman (D) | Innisfil, Ontario | Ohio State Buckeyes (WCHA) |
| 17 | Brooke Beazer (F) | Kingston, Ontario | Clarkson Golden Knights (ECAC Hockey) |
| 20 | Erika Vanderveer (G) | Bradford, Ontario | Ohio State Buckeyes (WCHA) |
| 23 | Ashley Stephenson (D) | Mississauga, Ontario | Laurier Golden Hawks (OUA) |
| 26 | Jennifer Kirk (F) | Brampton, Ontario | Sheridan Bruins (OCAA) |
| 29 | Courtney Unruh (F) | Cecil Lake, British Columbia | Mercyhurst Lakers (CHA) |
| 32 | RaeLyn LaRocque (F) | The Pas, Manitoba | Ohio State Buckeyes (WCHA) |
| 35 | Lindsay Brown (F) | Hamilton, Ontario | St. Francis Xavier X-Women (AUS) |
| 38 | Allyson Fox (D) | Toronto, Ontario | York Lions (OUA) |
| 89 | Yekaterina Smolentseva (F) |  Dmitrov, Russia | Ural State Pedagogical University |
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Burlington
| # | Player | Hometown | 2009-10 Team |
| 2 | Ashley Riggs (F) | Pickering, Ontario | Niagara Purple Eagles (CHA) |
| 6 | Christina Kessler (G) | Mississauga, Ontario | Harvard Crimson (ECAC Hockey) |
| 7 | Shannon Moulson (D) | Mississauga, Ontario | Niagara Purple Eagles (CHA) |
| 12 | Natalie Payne (D) | Mississauga, Ontario | Mercyhurst Lakers (CHA) |
| 13 | Danijela Rundqvist (F) |  Stockholm, Sweden | Sweden women's national ice hockey team |
| 18 | Amanda Shaw (D) | Whitby, Ontario | Boston University Terriers (HEA) |
| 19 | Kelly Hart (F) | Burlington, Ontario | Bemidji State Beavers (WCHA) |
| 24 | Brianne McLaughlin (G) |  Sheffield, Ohio | Robert Morris Lady Colonials (CHA) |
| 25 | Mallory Johnston (D) | Chatham, Ontario | Colgate Raiders (ECAC Hockey) |
| 30 | Christine Hartnoll (F) | Markham, Ontario | UNB Varsity Reds (AUS) |
| 31 | Danielle Blanchard (F) | Newmarket, Ontario | Plattsburgh Cardinals (ECAC West) |
| 36 | Samantha Shirley (F) | Mississauga, Ontario | Mercyhurst Lakers (CHA) |
| 37 | Michele Janus | Västerhaninge, Sweden | Ryerson Rams (OUA) |
| 40 | Andrea Bevan (D) | Collingwood, Ontario | Laurier Golden Hawks (OUA) |
| 45 | Jaclyn Pitushka (D) | Mississauga, Ontario | Harvard Crimson (HEA) |
| 46 | Kelly Stewart (D) | Toronto, Ontario | St. Cloud State Huskies (WCHA) |
| 51 | Amanda Parkins (F) | Kingston, Ontario | Burlington Barracudas (reacquired in draft) |
| 52 | Ashley Stewart (F) | Toronto, Ontario | St. Cloud State Huskies (WCHA) |
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Toronto
| # | Player | Hometown | College |
| 1 | Tessa Bonhomme (D)[6] | Sudbury, Ontario | Ohio State Buckeyes (WCHA) |
| 3 | Britni Smith (D) | Port Perry, Ontario | St. Lawrence Skating Saints (ECAC Hockey) |
| 4 | Carly Haggard (F) | Port Alberni, British Columbia | Dartmouth Big Green (ECAC Hockey) |
| 9 | Kendra Fisher (G) | Kincardine, Ontario | Humber Hawks (OCAA) |
| 10 | Michelle Bonello (D) | Mississauga, Ontario | Mercyhurst Lakers (CHA) |
| 15 | Jennifer Brine (F) | Truro, Nova Scotia | Harvard Crimson (ECAC Hockey) |
| 16 | LaToya Clarke (F) | Pickering, Ontario | Minnesota Golden Golphers (WCHA) |
| 21 | Rebecca Davies (F) | Toronto, Ontario | St. Francis Xavier X-Women (AUS) |
| 22 | Frances McPhail (F) | Vancouver, British Columbia | Niagara Purple Eagles (CHA) |
| 27 | Meagan Aarts (F) | Watford, Ontario | Maine Black Bears (HEA) |
| 28 | Alexandra Hoffmeyer (D) | Detroit, Michigan | Mercyhurst Lakers (CHA) |
| 33 | Kelly Zamora (F) | Oshawa, Ontario | Wayne State Warriors (CHA) |
| 34 | Angela Di Stasi (F) | Toronto, Ontario | Concordia Stingers (QSSF) |
| 39 | Mary Modeste (D) | Oshawa, Ontario | Toronto Lady Blues (OUA) |
| 42 | Laura Watt (D) | Ajax, Ontario | Princeton Tigers (ECAC Hockey) |
| 43 | Jessica Clermont (D) | Port Elgin, Ontario | Niagara Purple Eagles (CHA) |
| 48 | Kristy Zamora (F) | Oshawa, Ontario | Brown Bears (ECAC Hockey) |
| 49 | Emily Berzins (F) | Fort McMurray, Alberta | Wayne State Warriors (CHA) |
| 54 | Melissa Boal (F) | Pakenham, Ontario | Wayne State Warriors (CHA) |
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The Boston club was able to protect some players from being selected from their roster in the draft.
Pilot Mound, Manitoba
Dmitrov, Russia
Stockholm, Sweden
Sheffield, Ohio
