The first-ever draft for women hockey players was held by the Canadian Women's Hockey League. They have restructured the league and will ice five teams this fall including Boston, Brampton, Burlington, Montreal and Toronto. In doing so, five players were protected for the Boston team including three Team USA Olympians--Kacey Bellamy, Caitlin Cahow and Molly Engstrom. Also protected were Melissa Haber from Toronto/Boston University and Cherie Hendrickson who most recently played for the CWHL Burlington Team.
By holding a draft, league officials feel that it will ensure that players will return to the League after a year of training for the Olympics.
The draft, which was held at the Hockey Hall of Fame on August 12, will be followed by team tryouts, an evaluation and a mini-draft before the start of preseason play on October 9.
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