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McGill's Atkinson selected in CWHL Draft by Les Canadiennes

McGill's Olivia Atkinson (PHOTO: DEREK DRUMMOND)
Derek Drummond
Olivia Atkinson

Women's Hockey | 8/27/2018 1:33:00 PM


MONTREAL -- Forward Olivia Atkinson of the McGill University Martlets was a ninth-round selection of Les Canadiennes in the 2018 Canadian Women's Hockey League draft on Sunday.

Atkinson was one of 13 products of U SPORTS, the national governing body for university sports in Canada. Five of the selections have represented U SPORTS at the Hockey Canada's Summer Showcase in Calgary.

The 22-year-old from Oakville, Ont., is a 5-foot-8 left-winger who is about to enter her senior year as a psychology and economics major. Atkinson was the only member of the Martlets to player to merit RSEQ all-star status last season, earning a berth on the second team. She finished eighth in the RSEQ conference scoring race last year with an 8-8-16 record in 20 games. Overall, she played in 37 games and ranked second on the Martlets in both goals (15) and points (24), and led the team with eight PPGs.

Other Canadian university products include Concordia's Marie-Joëlle Allard and Caroll-Ann Gagne, Carleton's Andreanne Carlos, Ryerson's Ailish Forfar, Montreal's Maude Gelinas, Guelph's Kelly Gribbons, Manitoba's Venla Hovi, UPEI's Emma Martin, Calgary's Cheyann Newman, Western's Emma Pearson, UBC's Tatiana Rafter and Saskatchewan's Kaitlin Willoughby.

2018 CANADIAN WOMEN'S HOCKEY LEAGUE DRAFT
PICK NAME POS DRAFTING TEAM PREV. UNIVERSITY TEAM LEAGUE
ROUND 1
1 Lauren Williams D Worcester Blades Wisconsin NCAA
2 Sarah Nurse LW Toronto Furies Wisconsin NCAA
3 Victoria Bach C Markham Thunder Boston NCAA
4 Halli Krzyzaniak D Calgary Inferno North Dakota NCAA
5 Kimberly Newell G Shenzhen KRS Vanke Rays Princeton NCAA
6 Shea Tiley G Toronto Furies Clarkson NCAA
ROUND 2
7 Morgan Turner C Worcester Blades Quinnipiac NCAA
8 Brittany Howard RW Toronto Furies Robert Morris NCAA
9 Ailish Forfar C Markham Thunder Ryerson U SPORTS
10 Rebecca Leslie RW Calgary Inferno Boston NCAA
11 Leah Lum LW Shenzhen KRS Vanke Rays Connecticut NCAA
12 Genevieve Bannon RW Les Canadiennes de Montréal Clarkson NCAA
ROUND 3
13 Meghan Turner RW Worcester Blades Quinnipiac NCAA
14 Mellissa Channell D Toronto Furies Wisconsin NCAA
15 Hannah Miller C Shenzhen KRS Vanke Rays St. Lawrence NCAA
16 Megan Sullivan LW Markham Thunder Colgate NCAA
17 Annie Bélanger G Calgary Inferno Connecticut NCAA
18 Julia Fedeski D Toronto Furies New Hampshire NCAA
ROUND 4
19 Jessica Convery G Worcester Blades Minnesota-Duluth NCAA
20 Emma Greco D Toronto Furies Quinnipiac NCAA
21 Daniella Matteucci D Markham Thunder Clarkson NCAA
22 Alex Rigsby G Calgary Inferno Wisconsin NCAA
23 Taylor Willard D Les Canadiennes de Montréal Vermont NCAA
ROUND 5
24 Rebecca Fleming C Worcester Blades Connecticut NCAA
25 Mackenzie MacNeil RW Toronto Furies Vermont NCAA
26 Gina Repaci D Markham Thunder Vermont NCAA
27 Tori Hickel D Calgary Inferno Northeastern NCAA
28 Catherine Daoust D Les Canadiennes de Montréal Minnesota-Duluth NCAA
ROUND 6
29 Jennifer MacAskill RW Worcester Blades Mercyhurst NCAA
30 Megan Quinn D Toronto Furies Syracuse NCAA
31 Kelly Gribbons C Markham Thunder Guelph U SPORTS
32 Venla Hovi RW Calgary Inferno Manitoba U SPORTS
33 Marie-Joëlle Allard D Les Canadiennes de Montréal Concordia U SPORTS
ROUND 7
34 Carrie Atkinson D Worcester Blades Lindenwood NAIA
35 Alysha Burriss LW Toronto Furies Syracuse NCAA
36 Elijah Milne-Price G Markham Thunder Robert Morris NCAA
37 Kaitlin Willoughby RW Calgary Inferno Saskatchewan U SPORTS
38 Emma Martin D Les Canadiennes de Montréal UPEI U SPORTS
ROUND 8
39 Chih-Lin Liu D Worcester Blades (Chinese Taipei National Team) Chinese Taipei National Team
40 Emma Pearson D Toronto Furies Western U SPORTS
41 Meeri Räisänen G Markham Thunder Robert Morris NCAA
42 Eden Murray C Calgary Inferno Yale NCAA
43 Kelsey Neumann G Les Canadiennes de Montréal SUNY-Plattsburgh NCAA
ROUND 9
44 Hannah Desjarlais LW Worcester Blades Buffalo State NCAA
45 Andrea Ziesmann D Toronto Furies SUNY-Plattsburgh NCAA
46 Mariah Fujimagari G Markham Thunder Maine NCAA
47 Natalie Fraser D Calgary Inferno Robert Morris NCAA
48 Olivia Atkinson LW Les Canadiennes de Montréal McGill U SPORTS
ROUND 10
49 Shannon Hickey C Worcester Blades Plymouth State NCAA
50 Stefanie Thomson LW Toronto Furies Union College NCAA
51 Malika Aldabergenova C Markham Thunder (Aisulu Almaty HC) EWHL (Kazakhstan)
52 Kendra Hanson C Calgary Inferno NAIT CCAA
53 Caroll-Ann Gagné D Les Canadiennes de Montréal Concordia U SPORTS
ROUND 11
54 Tzu-Ting Hsu G Worcester Blades (Chinese Taipei National Team) Chinese Taipei National Team
55 Briana Vachal D Toronto Furies (Hamilton Hawks) Hamilton Sr. AA
56 Kimberly Gallagher D Markham Thunder (Detroit Revolution) Detroit Sr. B
57 Cheyann Newman C Calgary Inferno Calgary NCAA
58 Maude Gelinas RW Les Canadiennes de Montréal Montreal U SPORTS
ROUND 12
59 Mizuki Nishi RW Worcester Blades (Team Japan) Japan National Team
60 Theresa Woodland F Toronto Furies (Hamilton Hawks) Hamilton Intermediate A
61 Tatiana Rafter C Calgary Inferno UBC U SPORTS
62 Andreanne Carlos C Les Canadiennes de Montréal Carleton U SPORTS
ROUND 13
63 Akane Konishi G Worcester Blades (Seibu Princess Rabbits) Japan National Team
64 Nina Rodgers LW Calgary Inferno Boston NCAA
65 Maude Nicol G Les Canadiennes de Montréal (Canadian Military Team) Military Ice Hockey League
ROUND 14
66 Aki Fujimori RW Calgary Inferno (Hachinohe Reds) Japan National Team
67 Nicole Gass D Les Canadiennes de Montréal Colgate NCAA


SOURCE:
Earl Zukerman
McGill Sports Info Office
(514) 398-7012
earl.zukerman@mcgill.ca



 
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