Three-time United States Olympian Gigi Marvin announced her retirement Monday, noting that her career would not have been complete without the chance to play in the Professional Women’s Hockey League’s inaugural season.

For someone who witnessed first-hand the fitful starts and stops women's hockey endured in establishing its foothold as a professional North American sport, the 37-year-old Marvin leaves the game in a better place.

For more on Marvin's career, click here to read this Associate Press story on startribune.com.