By virtue of finishing with the worst record during the 2015-16 CWHL regular season, the Boston Blades selected first overall.
As a side note, the Blades also held the last pick overall in the draft, taking forward Jennifer Currie of UMass Boston in the sixteenth round.
Forward Claudia Tellez of the Mexico women's national ice hockey team became the first Mexican-born player selected in the history of the CWHL Draft.
Sato Kikuchi from Japan's Nippon Sports Science University would be claimed by Boston in the eighth round.
Of note, a pair of players who competed with the Buffalo Beauts during the 2015–16 NWHL season were selected in the CWHL Draft.