SEPTEMBER 1, 2023; Kelly Pannek becomes the first player in Professional Women’s Hockey League history to agree to terms on a three-year deal to keep her with her hometown PWHL Minnesota squad. Contract figures were not released by the League. Pannek, a graduate of the University of Minnesota and native of Plymouth (in the Twin Cities region) and a member of the U.S. Women’s National Team program since 2017 has a resume that includes an Olympic Gold & Silver medal, 3 IIIHF Women’s World Championships and a NCAA Championship with the Gophers.