Former Utica College Hockey player Megan Myers is the first player in the history of the UC women's program to be drafted into the Canadian Women's Hockey League.

Myers, who is originally from Las Vegas was selected 47th overall by the Boston Blades in Tuesday night's CWHL Draft.

As a player for the Pioneers, Myers led the team in scoring all four of her seasons and was a three time ECAC west First Team All-Conference selection.

She finished her career at Uitca College second all-time in career scoring with 143 goals in 104 games.

The CWHL was created in may of 2007 and features a five team league, including the Boston Blades, the Brampton Thunder, the Calgary Inferno, the Montreal Stars and the Toronto Furies.

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