Monday night’s induction is long overdue for Darwitz, who will go into the Hall of Fame with her long-time teammate Wendell-Pohl.

Darwitz will be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame along with good friend and fellow USA and Minnesota teammate Krissy Wendell-Pohl, former NHL players Pavel Datsyuk, Shea Weber and Jeremy Roenick along with executives David Poile and Colin Campbell.

A pair of former Gophers, Natalie Darwitz and Krissy Wendell-Pohl continue to contribute to the game that took them around the world.

Long time USA teammates Natalie Darwitz and Krissy Wendell-Pohl will officially joint the Hockey Hall of Fame tonight.

Merlin Ravndalen was a longtime hockey coach in Minnesota at the youth, high school and collegiate level, and has known Natalie Darwitz since elementary school.

Jeremy Roenick, who spent 20 years in the NHL, was hit by the emotion of the moment as he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto on Monday. The 54-year-old Boston native was joined in the Class of 2024 by ex-NHL players Pavel Datsyuk and Shea Weber,

Pittsburgh Penguins amateur scout Krissy Wendell-Pohl was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame on Monday. She received the honor in recognition of her career as a forward at the collegiate level and international stage.

It’s the first Hall of Fame class to include two women’s players since 2010 and the first ever to include two American women. Natalie Darwitz and Krissy Wendell-Poh were teammates at the University of Minnesota and on the U.