The inaugural Professional Women’s Hockey :League (PWHL) draft took place on Monday in Toronto. The six teams in the league took part in a 15-round snake draft, selecting 90 players who will be key figures on each teams inaugural roster. With former Gopher star Natalie Darwitz as the general manager of the Minnesota team, you know that they would likely have a strong Gopher flair to their roster, and to no surprise they do. Six former Gophers were selected in the draft with three of them remaining in the State of Hockey.
It was long rumored once the Minnesota franchise got the #1 overall pick in the draft lottery that they would be looking for a young local star to select, and they happened upon the perfect choice.