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