PWHL Minnesota Draft Options & Letting Go of Natalie Darwitz
Plus a look at the PWHL top draft prospects, Melodie Daoust announces her retirement and how PWHL Minnesota has made dreams come true.
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PWHL Minnesota Options in 2024 Draft
June 7, 2024 by Mariah Stark (Holland)
The “State of Hockey” has officially been put on the women’s hockey map this season. PWHL Minnesota’s up-and-down season ended with them being the first-ever Walter Cup Champions. Now, the second PWHL Draft and the first PWHL Awards ceremony will be held…
PWHL Champions Minnesota Let Go of GM Natalie Darwitz
June 7, 2024 by Mariah Stark (Holland)
In a shocking turn of events reported first by The Athletic’s Hailey Salvian and Michael Russo, PWHL Minnesota general manager Natalie Darwitz is leaving the team. After helping lead her team to the first-ever Walter Cup, it appears she won’t be returning to defend it. According to the article from Salvian and Russo, Darwitz was informed she would…
8 PWHL Prospects Meet the Media Ahead of the Draft
June 7, 2024 by Karine Hains
Now that the Walter Cup has been awarded to PWHL Minnesota, the league is turning its attention to its second season. On Monday (June 10), 42 prospects will be drafted by the league’s six teams from a pool of 167 players who declared for the 2024 Draft. They come from 19 countries and will all hope to…
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PWHL’s Melodie Daoust Announces Retirement
June 5, 2024 by Karine Hains
As much as fans might have loved to keep PWHL Montreal’s No. 25 in the lineup next season, it won’t be the case and she won’t be back. A hockey player’s career is never as long as one would like. With a physical sport like hockey, there are a lot of bumps and bruises along the way, and if you’re unlucky, you get hit for…
PWHL Minnesota Shows Dreams Can Come True
June 2, 2024 by Mariah Stark (Holland)
“It’s been a whirlwind” accurately describes PWHL Minnesota’s last month. It entailed barely squeaking into the postseason and then being the first PWHL team ever to have a reverse sweep, and they did so over the number one team, PWHL Toronto. Next, they took on PWHL Boston and had…
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