PWHL San Jose finished their first-ever draft by selected forwards Lily Shannon and Mckenna Van Gelder and Reichen Kirchmair.
At No. 40, Troy Ryan selected one of the best stories in the draft, Lily Shannon. 5-foot-10 Shannon was born with moderate hearing loss and wears hearing aids. The 5-foot-11 forward was offered a walk-on redshirt spot with Northeastern University after high school. She blossomed into a captain who scored 19 goals and 43 points in 39 games in her senior year
The Hockey News rated Shannon 18th in the class, and fourth among centers. “As Northeastern’s captain, she’s showing a more versatile game, including offensively,” Ian Kennedy wrote. “Shannon is a name who has continued to climb the rankings this season, and she looks more and more like a player who can make an impact professionally.”
Shannon brought a lot of personality to her post-Draft media availability, joking that she was happy to get picked because she had to pee and couldn’t leave her seat.
She also promised to bring a Walter Cup to PWHL San Jose.
At No. 40, Troy Ryan selected one of the best stories in the draft, Lily Shannon. 5-foot-10 Shannon was born with moderate hearing loss and wears hearing aids. The 5-foot-11 forward was offered a walk-on redshirt spot with Northeastern University after high school. She blossomed into a captain who scored 19 goals and 43 points in 39 games in her senior year
The Hockey News rated Shannon 18th in the class, and fourth among centers. “As Northeastern’s captain, she’s showing a more versatile game, including offensively,” Ian Kennedy wrote. “Shannon is a name who has continued to climb the rankings this season, and she looks more and more like a player who can make an impact professionally.”
Shannon brought a lot of personality to her post-Draft media availability, joking that she was happy to get picked because she had to pee and couldn’t leave her seat.
She also promised to bring a Walter Cup to PWHL San Jose.
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