Currie (5-foot-7, 143 pounds) has been playing AAA boys hockey for the Elgin-Middlesex minor hockey organization for seven seasons.
"It hasn't fully sunk in yet," Currie told the OHL website Sunday. "Just awesome. I can be a role model for so many young girls to follow your dreams and just do all you can."
Sarnia general manager Dylan Seca told The (Sarnia) Observer that Currie was drafted solely based on her skill.
"There's no secret this is obviously a barrier-breaking scenario, but this is not a one-off," he said. "This is a girl that's been seven years playing AAA with the boys. A starting goaltender on arguably the best team in the Alliance (Hockey League). This is a legit goaltender.
"The truth is, she's a great goaltender. That's the narrative. A great goaltender on a very good team who won games all on her own. She is dynamic, is fast, is agile. … We don't want the story to be about, 'Oh, look at this female goalie.' No, look at this great goalie."