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Natalie Darwitz
- Two-time Olympic medalist; silver in 2002, bronze in 2006
- 2005 points leader in the WCHA for the University of Minnesota with 102 points, which is the most by any Division I hockey player, man or woman
- Four-time U.S. World Championships team member (1999-2001, 2004)
- 2004 Four Nation Cup silver medalist
- Named a top-three finalist for the 2005 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award; top-10 finalist in 2003, 2004
- Second on Team USA in scoring, led the team in goals scored and game-winning goal in the Olympics
- Ranked first in WCHA in goal scoring for the 2004 season; fifth in the nation
- Selected three-time first-team All-WCHA (2003-2005); two-time All-American (2003, 2005); 2004 All-Academic WCHA and Academic Big Ten
- Honored as 2003 WCHA Rookie of the Year
- Debuted at age 15 with the U.S. National Team in the 1999 season, playing four games at the Three Nations Cup in Finland
- Began ice skating at age 4, played on the Eagan High School varsity girls hockey team since she was in seventh grade, scoring 170 goals before she even enrolled at the high school
- Enjoys softball, inline skating and fishing
After leaving her high school team at a young age, Darwitz spent two years training and playing with the U.S. National Team, where her family could rarely see her play. Now that she plays so close to home, the Darwitz clan rarely misses a face-off. "One of the major reasons I came here is so that my family could see me play. My extended family is nuts about hockey too, so they are here for every home game as well," Darwitz said.
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On playing clean and at a high level: "I try to work hard myself and lead by example. I tend to focus on the little things, but at the same time my main drive is just to work hard each game, instead of scoring goals. I just want to work hard, and I believe that if you work hard good things will happen."
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Height: 5'2
Born: 13-Oct-1982
Hometown: Eagan, MN
Sport: Ice Hockey
Event: Hockey - Forward
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