CWHL Draft Preview - what it is and who to watch

The 2016 CWHL draft takes place this Sunday afternoon at the Mastercard Centre.

There won't be players sitting in Rink 1 anxiously wondering whether they're getting drafted at all - everyone who paid their registration fee and is still on the list (one player has withdrawn and two have signed as NWHL practice players since the list was finalized) will be drafted by a team. On the other hand, this is not a no-stakes event carried out solely through social media. So, how does the CWHL draft work?

79 players, 5 teams, 16 rounds - that's how the math works out. In a league that isn't yet paying player salaries, it's not possible to require a player who lives and works full-time in Calgary to play…