Taya Currie, the first woman ever selected in the OHL Draft, will join Providence College this season to launch her NCAA career.

Taya Currie, the first woman selected in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) draft is set to begin her NCAA hockey for Providence College.

Currie was selected by the OHL's Sarnia Sting in 2021 in the 14th round, 267th overall. It was the first time in league history a woman was chosen in the OHL Priority Selection Draft. Currie was playing boys' 'AAA' hockey at the time with the Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs, a roster that also included Toronto Maple Leafs' first round pick Easton Cowan.

"This is a legit goaltender," said Sarnia Sting GM Dylan Seca at the time of selecting Currie. "The truth is, she's a great goaltender... She is dynamic, is fast, is agile."

Last season Currie played for the OWHL U-22 Elite's Bluewater Hawks posting a 2.00 GAA and .941 save percentage.

Currie enters at a time when Providence College has a void in their net following the graduation of Sandra Abstreiter to the professional ranks.