Natalie Darwitz

Natalie Rose Darwitz (born October 13, 1983) is an American ice hockey player. Natalie was the Captain of the US Women's National Team for several seasons beginning with the 2007-08 season. She has won three World Championships since 2005, and has two Olympic silver medals and one bronze medal in Women's ice hockey for the US.

Natalie Darwitz
Born (1983-10-13) October 13, 1983
Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Height 5 ft 3 in (160 cm)
Weight 135 lb (61 kg; 9 st 9 lb)
Position Forward
Shot Right
Played for Minnesota Golden Gophers
National team  United States
Playing career 1998–2010
Website Official site
Medal record
Representing  United States
Women's ice hockey
Olympic Games
2002 Salt Lake City Tournament
2010 Vancouver Tournament
2006 Turin Tournament
IIHF World Women's Championships
2005 Sweden Tournament
2008 China Tournament
2009 Finland Tournament
1999 Finland Tournament
2000 Canada Tournament
2001 United States Tournament
2004 Canada Tournament
2007 Canada Tournament
Women's 4 Nations Cup
2003 Sweden Tournament
2008 United States Tournament
1998 Finland Tournament
1999 Canada Tournament
2000 United States Tournament
2002 Canada Tournament
2004 United States Tournament
2005 Finland Tournament
2006 Canada Tournament
2007 Sweden Tournament

Career biography

Darwitz began skating at the age of five, and attended Eagan High School, from there she was a veteran of ten years on the US National Team. She competed in two Olympics, leading the 2002 Olympics in goal scoring and scoring the game-winning assist in the bronze-medal game in the 2006 Games. In three years of NCAA Hockey at her alma mater, Minnesota, she won back-to-back national championships, scored the championship goal in her final game with 1:08 to go versus Harvard (4-3), won the Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA Women's Ice Hockey Championship Frozen Four, was named US Women's Player of the Year, and competed in an additional three IIHF Women's World Championship.

At the '08 Worlds, Darwitz led the tournament in scoring and was named the Best Forward in the World by the International Ice Hockey Federation. She was also awarded the Bob Johnson Award by USA Hockey as the best male or female player representing the United States in international play.

In August '08, Darwitz was named Assistant Coach of her alma mater, the University of Minnesota's, women's ice hockey team. At the conclusion of the 08-09 NCAA campaign, she left to return as a full-time member of the US National Team.

Darwitz was the second leading scorer at the 2009 IIHF tournament with 10 points (three goals, seven assists).[1]

On August 2, 2011, she announced her new position as the head coach of the Lakeville South High School girls' ice hockey team.[2] The Lakeville South Cougars finished the 2011/2012 season with a record of 21-1-6.[3] and the 2012/2013 season with a record of 16-2-9.[4] She is now the Head Coach of the Hamline University Women's hockey team. They finished the 2017/2018 season by going to the frozen four and placing 3rd overall across the nation.

Personal life

She is the youngest of three children (Nikki and Ryan); her parents are Scott and Nancy.

Collegiate biography

She finished her three-season collegiate career as the University of Minnesota's (Western Collegiate Hockey Association) career points (246) and assists (144) leader. She was a three-time finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award and a three-time All-American.

As a junior (2004–05): Set an NCAA single-season record with 114 points[5] (42-72) in 40 games … Led the nation in points per game (2.85) and assists (72) … Set a tournament record with nine points (3-6) in two games at the NCAA Women's Frozen Four … In the final game, scored the go-ahead goal with under a minute remaining to give Minnesota its second straight national title … Named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player and garnered All-America First Team honors … Top-three finalist for the 2005 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award.

As a sophomore (2003–04): All-America Second Team selection … 2004 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award top-10 finalist … First Team All-WCHA selection … Named to the WCHA All-Academic and Academic All-Big Ten teams … Tied for second on the team in points (64), despite missing 10 games with an injury … Second in goals (27) and assists (37)… Had a WCHA-best 28 power-play points (10-18) … Three-time WCHA Offensive Player of the Week … Named to the WCHA All-Tournament Team … Scored her fourth hat trick of the season to lead the team to victory in the national title game … Named to the NCAA Women's Frozen Four All-Tournament Team.

As a freshman (2002–03): All-America First Team selection … 2003 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award top-10 finalist … WCHA Rookie of the Year … Team scoring leader (33-35–68) … First-Team All-WCHA selection and WCHA All-Rookie honoree..

Accomplishments and notes
  • 2005 Bob Allen Women's Player of the Year Award - awarded by USA Hockey[6]
  • 2005 NCAA Frozen Four Most Outstanding Player
  • 2002 Winter Olympic All Tournament Team - voted on by the International Ice Hockey Federation
  • WCHA Team of the Decade (2000s)[7]

Career statistics
    Regular season  
Season Team League GP G A Pts
1998 United States Three Nations Cup Nat-Tm 4 0 0 0
1999 United States Under-22 Series Nat-Tm 3 1 0 1
1999 United States World Championship Team Nat-Tm 5 2 1 3
2000 United States Under -22 Series Nat-Tm 3 0 1 1
2000 United States World Championship Team Nat-Tm 5 2 6 8
2000-01 United States Women's National Team Nat-Tm 32 17 18 35
2001 United States World Championship Team Nat-Tm 5 3 1 4
2001-02 United States Visa Skate to Salt Lake Team Nat-Tm 30 17 21 38
2002 United States Olympic Team - Salt Lake City Nat-Tm 5 7 1 8
2002-03 University of Minnesota Golden Gophers NCAA 33 33 35 68
2003 United States Four Nations Team Nat-Tm 4 2 1 3
2003 United States Under -22 Team Nat-Tm 3 2 3 5
2003-04 University of Minnesota Golden Gophers NCAA 26 27 37 64
2004 United States Four Nations Team Nat-Tm 4 1 3 4
2004 United States Under -22 Team Nat-Tm 3 0 2 2
2004 United States World Championship Team Nat-Tm 5 7 3 10
2004-05 University of Minnesota Golden Gophers NCAA 40 42 72 114
2005 United States World Championship Team Nat-Tm 5 2 2 4
2005-06 United States Hilton Family Skate Team Nat-Tm 18 9 7 16
2006 United States Four Nations Team Nat-Tm 4 3 6 9
2006 United States Olympic Team - Torino Nat-Tm 5 3 3 6
2006-07 Minnesota Whitecaps WWHL 13 11 10 21
2007 United States Four Nations Team Nat-Tm 4 1 2 3
2007 United States World Championship Team Nat-Tm 5 4 5 9
2007-08 Minnesota Whitecaps WWHL 7 4 7 11
2008 United States Four Nations Team Nat-Tm 4 3 1 4
Career 275 203 249 451

Sources
  • The Women's Hockey Web
  • Müller, Stephan : International Ice Hockey Encyclopedia 1904-2005 / BoD GmbH Norderstedt, 2005 ISBN 3-8334-4189-5

References
  1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-01-05. Retrieved 2017-12-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WT9M-k9oG0k
  3. http://www.mngirlshockeyhub.com/schedule/team_instance/92382
  4. http://www.mngirlshockeyhub.com/schedule/team_instance/246352?subseason=86658
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-01-17. Retrieved 2010-01-19.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "Annual Awards - Through the Years". USA Hockey. Archived from the original on 13 January 2010. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
  7. http://www.wcha.com/about/wcha-about.html%5B%5D
Preceded by
Hayley Wickenheiser (2007)		 IIHF World Women's Championships Best Forward
2008		 Succeeded by
Hayley Wickenheiser (2009)
Preceded by
Krissy Wendell (2006)		 Captain, United States Olympic Hockey Team
2010		 Succeeded by
Unknown (2014)
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