2018 CPL–U Sports Draft


The 2018 CPL–U Sports Draft was the inaugural CPL–U Sports Draft, held on November 12, 2018 in Vancouver, British Columbia. Seven Canadian Premier League teams selected 21 U Sports athletes in total. The results were announced on November 13.

Format

A blind draw was used to determine the draft order for the first round. A "snake draft" was used, with the order reversing in the second round, and then reversing back in the third and final round. Clubs have a window of time in which they must submit their pick, and failure to do so results in a pass. There is a break between each round, as well as one timeout per club. However, timeouts can not be used in back-to-back picks.
The draft order for the first round was drawn as follows:
  1. Cavalry FC
  2. Valour FC
  3. Forge FC
  4. York9 FC
  5. HFX Wanderers FC
  6. Pacific FC
  7. FC Edmonton

    Player selection

Round 1

Round 2

Pick #CPL teamPlayerPositionNationalityUniversity
8FC EdmontonAjeej Sarkaria*ForwardCanadaAlberta
9Pacific FCZach Verhoven^ForwardCanadaBritish Columbia
10HFX Wanderers FCAndré Bona*DefenderFranceUQAM
11York9 FCEmmanuel Zambazis*MidfielderCanadaYork
12Forge FCAboubacar SissokoMidfielderMaliMontréal
13Valour FCLewis WhiteDefenderScotlandCape Breton
14Cavalry FCJoel Waterman*MidfielderCanadaTrinity Western

Round 3

Pick #CPL teamPlayerPositionNationalityUniversity
15Cavalry FCEaston OngaroForwardCanadaAlberta
16Valour FCJack SimpsonMidfielderScotlandCape Breton
17Forge FCMarko MandekicMidfielderCanadaToronto
18York9 FCDaniel PritchardDefenderEnglandCape Breton
19HFX Wanderers FCChristian Oxner*GoalkeeperCanadaSaint Mary's
20Pacific FCNick FussellMidfielderCanadaBritish Columbia
21FC EdmontonNoah CunninghamDefenderCanadaAlberta

Source:

Selection statistics

Draftees by nationality

Canadian draftees by province

RankProvinceSelections
15
24
24
41
41

Draftees by university