Natalie Darwitz had a front-row seat to watch Sophie Jaques’s talent with the puck over the last two seasons.
Darwitz, who was an associate head coach at the University of Minnesota before becoming PWHL Minnesota’s GM this season, saw Jaques put up 48 points in 41 games with rival Ohio State last season.
The performance earned Jaques the Patty Kazmaier award, given annually to the best female player in the NCAA. She was only the second defender to win the award after Hockey Hall of Famer Angela Ruggiero did it in 2004.
“Every time she was on the ice, she was just a dominant threat,” Darwitz
