Team sources told the Athletic that Darwitz was told she would not be back as general manager for next season and was offered other league positions.
Two former Gophers, Natalie Darwitz and Krissy Wendell-Pohl, will become the first women inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, joining five former NHL stars.On Tuesday, the University of Minnesota announced former Gophers Natalie Darwitz and Krissy Wendell-Pohl will become the first women inducted into Toronto's Hockey Hall of Fame, joining five former NHL stars in this year's class.
Still sitting atop Gopher women's hockey ranks, the three-time All-American remains first in points per game and assists per game , spanning just 99 games played over her college career.Wendell-Pohl, a Brooklyn Park native and teammate of Darwitz's at the U, also became a two-time, back-to-back national champion with the 2004 and 2005 Gophers, and was the recipient of the 2005 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award.
Together, the former Golden Gophers have a combined five Olympic medals and 14 IIHF women's world championship medals as part of Team USA.
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