It didn’t take long for Plymouth’s Kirsten Simms to be drafted at the Professional Women’s Hockey League Draft at the Fox Theatre in Detroit.
Simms was selected eighth overall by the Toronto Sceptres.
Vancouver opened the draft by selecting Caroline Harvey, followed by Seattle taking forward Abbey Murphy from the University of Minnesota, and Las Vegas selected forward Tessa Janecke from Penn State.
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First round draft picks
- Vancouver Goldeneyes: Caroline Harvey
- Seattle Torrent: Abbey Murphy
- PWHL Las Vegas: Tessa Janecke
- PWHL San Jose: Laila Edwards
- PWHL Las Vegas: Lacey Eden
- PWHL Hamilton: Nelli Leighton
- New York Sirens: Emma Peschel
- Toronto Sceptres: Kirsten Simms
- Minnesota Frost
- Boston Fleet
- Ottawa Charge
- Montréal Victoire
Detroit’s draft picks
▶ No. 15 (Second round)
▶ No. 22 (second round)
▶ No. 34 (third round)
▶ No. 39 (fourth round)
▶ No. 51 (fifth round)
▶ No. 63 (sixth round)
This article originally appeared on The Detroit News: Kirsten Simms was selected eighth by Toronto in the PWHL Draft
