Two Gopher alumnae and U.S. Olympians have decided to try their luck in the NWHL.
Defensemen Megan Bozek and Gigi Marvin each left the CWHL for the new league, with Bozek moving south to Buffalo and Marvin staying in Boston, but jumping over to the NWHL's Pride.
The signings were made public Wednesday and Thursday, as the names of the 11 free agents who had signed in the new league but hadn't yet managed to finalize contracts due to other issues (including CWHL holdouts) started to become public earlier this week.
Bozek holds the school records for most goals (20) and most points (57) in a single season as a defenseman and is tied for the record in assists from the blueline (37).