The National Women's Hockey League has the calendar marked for its first annual draft, and two of its prospects are Golden Gophers.
Defenseman Milica McMillen and goaltender Amanda Leveille join an elite class of players who have completed their junior year of college or university and are thus eligible for the draft on June 20. Other names announced so far include Harvard's Emerance Maschmeyer and Michelle Picard, UMD's Kayla Black and Clarkson's Erin Ambrose.
McMillen and Leveille each had solid individual seasons this year, capped off by another National Championship in late March. McMillen led her blueline in scoring with 27 points, thriving on the power play (seven PPG) and scoring multiple points in nine games during 2014-15.