When Natalie Darwitz, Krissy Wendell-Pohl played together, Minnesota women's hockey went next level

Natalie Darwitz was a couple of years behind Krissy Wendell, and the pair met only once in a high school game. Wendell and Park Center came to the Eagan Civic Center to take on Darwitz and the Eagan Wildcats in mid-November 1999. "It was a Monday night, a non-conference game, and the fire marshal eventually stopped any more people from getting in the arena," Darwitz said. "It was jammed, people standing everywhere, and we ended up winning [10-4] in an up-and-down, fast-paced game. "That was a turning point for the...