With their 10th round selection in the 2023 WHL draft, 215th overall, the Portland Winterhawks picked Stickney from the Shattuck St. Mary's 16U team in Minnesota. Chloe Primerano, a blueliner, is the first to get drafted into the WHL. She was selected 286th overall by the Vancouver Giants last year. Shannon Szabados is the only female ever to take part in a WHL game, tending goal for the Tri-City Americans in 2002.
If Stickney plays, the Winterhawks will not be the first team Canadian Major Junior team to have a female goaltender participate in a game. Three have done so in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, the first being Manon Rhéaume in the 1991-92 season.
In 33 games played last season, Stickney boasted a 1.52 Goals Against Average, and a .928 Save Percentage.
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12 MAI | 259 ANSWERS Canadian Major Junior Team Drafts a Female Goalie How long before a female takes part in the regular season NHL game? | ||
5 to 10 years | 61 | 23.6 % |
11 to 20 years | 17 | 6.6 % |
21+ years | 13 | 5 % |
It will never happen | 168 | 64.9 % |
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