University of Minnesota Duluth head women's hockey coach Maura Crowell and her coaching staff have signed nine high school standouts to a National Letter of Intent in the early signing period.

The future 2017-18 Bulldog freshman class includes Monique Aanenson (Moorhead, Minn.), Lindsay Czech (Medina, Minn.), Mallorie Iozzo (Hibbing, Minn.), Anna Klein (Edina, Minn.), Hanna Markel (Dillon, Colo.), Megan Pardy (Courtice, Ontario), McKenzie Revering (Garfield, Minn.), Alison Rodgers (Oswego, N.Y.) and Naomi Rogge (Eden Prairie, Minn.).

"We are very excited about this class of future Bulldogs," said Crowell.  "As a group, they come from all over North America and represent all three positions. Two-thirds of the class is homegrown here in the state of Minnesota and five of those six are products of Minnesota high school hockey. In addition, we welcome players from the Provincial Women's Hockey League in Ontario, the Junior Women's Hockey League which spans the United States and Canada, and the prep school circuit in the Northeast U.S. Needless to say, this is a diverse group. We will expect them to come in and make an immediate impact in 2017-18. I'd like to thank assistant coaches Laura Bellamy and Chris Connolly, as well as former assistant Sami Reber--now head coach at Edina High School--for their tireless efforts in bringing this great group of student-athletes to the University of Minnesota Duluth."

Aanenson played for Moorhead High School as a freshman before taking her talents to the North American Hockey Association in Stowe, Vt.  The forward skated in 29 games last season as a junior, scoring four goals and adding six assists for 10 points.  She compiled four goals and seven assists for 11 points in just 15 games as a sophomore.

Czech will join the Bulldogs with a wealth of USA Hockey experience, including a selection to the Under-18 Women's National Festival in Lake Placid, N.Y. as one of the top Under-18 players in the United States.  A two-time Under-18 Select Camp attendee in Biddeford, Maine, she was also tabbed for the Under-18 National Development Camp in St. Cloud, Minn. Czech, a defenseman, is a four-year letter-winner for Wayzata High School and earned Lake Conference All-Conference honors as a junior, as well as a Lake Conference Honorable Mention as a sophomore.  

Iozzo, a forward, is a three-time Under-18 National Development Camp selection (2016, 2015, 2014), and led Hibbing High School to two Minnesota State High School Tournament berths in 2015 and 2013.  The Bluejackets' leading scorer for three consecutive years, she compiled 31 goals and 18 assists for 49 points in 26 total games a season ago.  Iozzo was an All-Area selection in 2015-16 as a junior and in 2014-15 as a sophomore, and named to the 2015-16 All-State Team.  She will resume her captain duties of last season again in 2016-17.

Klein, who will play her senior season for former Bulldog assistant coach Sami Reber at Edina High School, is coming off an impressive junior season.  Klein helped the Hornets to fourth place at the 2016 Minnesota State High School Tournament, picking up an All-Tournament Team nod for her efforts.  A 2015-16 Lake Conference All-Conference Honorable Mention, Klein recorded 18 goals and 13 assists for 31 points in 30 skates. A member of Edina's MSHS Tournament's third place squad as a sophomore, Klein is also a two-time All-State lacrosse player in the midfield for the Hornets. A starting midfielder on the soccer pitch for the past two seasons, Klein was a 2015-16 All-Conference selection for Edina.

Markel is a native of Dillon, Colo. and grew up playing for the Colorado Select club hockey program. Currently at the Northwood School in Lake Placid, N.Y., Markel backstopped her team to the 2015-16 Eastern Junior Elite Prospects League U16/19 championship. A goaltender, Markel was named the EJ Playoff MVP as a result of her strong play. Northwood is a member of the North American Prep Hockey Association for 2016-17.

Pardy is in her second year with the Toronto Leaside Junior Wildcats of the Provincial Women's Hockey League after posting 15 goals and 20 assists for 35 points in 40 games last season.  An assistant captain the past two seasons, she was also the top-scorer the last three years and ranked 17th overall in the PWHL for points.

Revering was selected to the 2016 Under-18 National Development Camp this past July in St. Cloud, Minn. and is a four-time state tournament participant with Alexandria Area High School.  She garnered All-State honors last season after leading the Cardinals in scoring as a defenseman with 19 goals and 10 assists for 29 points in 29 skates.  A Central Lakes All-Conference Honorable Mention pick in both 2015-16 and 2014-15, Revering was also named the Defensive Player of the Year two seasons in a row (2015-16, 2014-15).  A 2013-14 Rookie of the Year, she is a three-time Gold Academic Award winner and a member of National Honor Society, as well as the A-Club president. Revering is a three-sport athlete, additionally representing the Cardinals on both the soccer field and the softball diamond.

Rodgers is a three-time Under-18 National Development Camp selection (2016, 2015, 2014).  Currently skating with NAHA's U19 team, the forward racked up three goals and seven assists in five games this past summer in the NAHA Showcase.  As a member of the Ontario Hockey Academy in 2014-15, Rodgers was the leading scorer and assistant captain, and for Oswego High School, was named a First Team All-Conference section for two years (2013-14, 2012-13), as well as the team MVP in 2013-14.

Rogge, like four of her future Bulldog teammates, was selected to USA Hockey's Under-18 National Development Camp this past July in St. Cloud, Minn. The forward helped steer Eden Prairie High School to a MSHL title last spring with a goal and three assists in three games, which also landed her on the All-Tournament Team.  Overall, Rogge turned in 22 goals and 21 assists for 43 points in 31 skates as a junior, earning her All-State Honorable Mention accolades, as well as Lake Conference honors.  An All-Conference Honorable Mention in 2014-15, she helped the Eagles to a fourth-place finish in the 2013-14 state tournament.  The 2016-17 team captain also excels in both soccer and lacrosse for Eden Prairie with second place state tournament finishes with both squads over the past two years.  Rogge was an All-American, as well as two-time All-State selection in lacrosse, and an All-Conference Honorable Mention selection in soccer. She is a tri-captain for the Eagles in 2016-17.