The Two-Minute Minor
An edition of the Penalty Box Post
Saturday, September 2nd
WCHA announces continued streaming on B1G+ for ‘23-24
The Western Collegiate Hockey Association announced yesterday that streaming packages for the 2023-2024 season on B1G+ are now available for purchase. All league games plus any non-conference contests hosted by the eight league member school are included in the hockey-specific packages, with pricing starting at $49.99 for the season. As noted, 2022-2023 annual pass members do not need to take any action unless they would like to make changes to their plan or payment within the profile settings.
The step-by-step guide to purchase a B1G+ streaming package is available here.
League shares updated composite schedule – Additionally, the completed composite schedule for the eight WCHA teams was unveiled by the league office on August 17. The schedule is available in both HTML and PDF formats.
Reminder: PPC Board meeting – Tuesday, Sep. 5 at 7:00 p.m.
Here's one more reminder that the final off-season board meeting of the Power Play Club Board of Directors is scheduled for this coming Tuesday, September 5 at 7:00 p.m. via Zoom. Meetings are open to all enrolled club members; 2022-2023 membership applies during the off-season, and you can attend by contacting club vice president Dave Malerich at dmalerich@yahoo.com.
Natalie Darwitz named GM of Minnesota's PWHL team, will have first pick in league draft on September 18
Gopher Women's Hockey alumna and former assistant coach Natalie Darwitz was named as one of the six team general managers in the Professional Women's Hockey League yesterday, leading Minnesota's franchise. While her first actions will be signing up to three players during the pre-draft free agency period which runs through September 10, she'll also have the first overall pick in the league's draft on September 18 after Minnesota was named as the winner of the draft lottery.
Minnesota will be followed by (in order) Toronto, Boston, New York, Ottawa, and Montreal in the odd-numbered rounds of the draft. The draft is using a snake format, meaning the order of selection will be reversed for even-numbered rounds. Players have until tomorrow – Sunday, September 3 – to declare themselves eligible for the draft.
Darwitz took questions from the media following the general manager announcement. (Video courtesy of The Hockey News.)
As mentioned this past Wednesday, we will continue to follow additional league announcements – particularly with respect to updates on Gopher Women's Hockey alumnae – as they are made.
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