Danielle Serdachny

Danielle Serdachny (born May 12, 2001) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player for the Seattle Torrent of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) and member of Canada women's national ice hockey team. She was drafted second overall by PWHL Ottawa in the 2024 PWHL draft.

Serdachny played five seasons of college ice hockey at Colgate University from 2019 to 2024, where she became one of the most decorated players in program history. She was a two-time ECAC Hockey Player of the Year (2021, 2023), a two-time AHCA First-Team All-American, and a top-three finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award in 2023. She finished her collegiate career as Colgate's all-time leading scorer with 213 points and helped the Raiders win four consecutive ECAC Tournament Championships.

Internationally, Serdachny has represented Canada at three IIHF World Women's Championships, winning gold in 2024 and silver in 2023 and 2025. She scored the game-winning overtime goal in the gold medal game of the 2024 IIHF Women's World Championship against the United States.

Early life Born in Edmonton, Alberta to and Debra and Steven Serdachny, Danielle was raised in a hockey-centric household, began skating at age two, and started playing organized hockey at age four. Her father, Steve, worked as a skating and skills coach for the National Hockey League's Edmonton Oilers for twelve seasons, making hockey a prominent part of her childhood. She has three siblings: older sister Brooke, younger sister Jordan, and brother Noah, all of whom are hockey players.

Playing career College Serdachny played five seasons for the Colgate Raiders from 2019–20 to 2023–24, appearing in 162 career games and recording 71 goals and 142 assists for 213 points. Serdachny earned All-ECAC honors in each of her five seasons at Colgate, becoming a three-time All-ECAC First Team selection, two-time ECAC Hockey Player of the Year, and the league's All-Rookie Team member in her first season.

Serdachny began her collegiate hockey career for Colgate during the 2019–20 season. She made her debut for the Raiders on September 21, 2019, in a game against Holy Cross Crusaders where she recorded two goals. She became the first Raider in the past decade to score multiple goals in her first collegiate game. She was named the ECAC Rookie of the Week for the week ending February 10, 2020. She finished the season with 10 goals, 22 assists, one power play goal, one short-handed goal, two game-winning goals, and 69 shots on goal in 38 games. She tied a program record for assists in a season by a freshman. Following an outstanding season she was named to the ECAC All-Rookie team and Colgate women's hockey Rookie of the Year.

During the 2020–21 season, she recorded nine goals, three game-winning goals, three power-play goals, 12 assists and a team-leading 21 points in 23 games. She led the team with six multi-point performances, and led all ECAC players in scoring with 13 points. She was named the ECAC Hockey Player of the Week for the week ending March 1, 2021, her second Player of the Week honor. Following an outstanding season she was named first-team All-ECAC, ECAC Player of the Year, and ECAC Best Forward. She became the first Player of the Year recipient in Colgate program history. She was also named a First-Team All-USCHO and CCM/AHCA First-Team All-American. She became the first All-American for Colgate in the Division I history, and the first player to earn All-American honors since Heather Murphy won consecutive AWHCA Division III All-America First-Team honors in 2000 and 2001.

On July 14, 2021, Serdachny was named a captain for the 2021–22 season. During her junior year, she recorded 16 goals and 38 assists in 39 games, including three power-play goals, 15 multi-point games, and three game-winning goals. Serdachny was named ECAC Hockey Player of the Week twice during the season (October 11 and November 1), earning Player of the Month honors for October. Following the season she was named second-team All-ECAC. Colgate won the ECAC Hockey Tournament Championship, defeating Yale 2–1 in overtime in the championship game. She posted a five-point performance against RIT on October 14 and had 18 multi-point games during the season. She also led the NCAA in points per game with 1.79, tied for third in the NCAA in game-winning goals with six, and tied for fourth in the NCAA in goals. On February 11, 2023, in a game against Brown and Yale, Serdachny broke the program record for career points, surpassing the previous mark of 163. She finished the regular season with 172 career points. Colgate won its third consecutive ECAC Hockey Tournament Championship with an 8–2 victory over Clarkson in the championship game, with Serdachny recording three points. The Raiders finished the season with a 32-5-2 record.

During the 2023–24 season, in her fifth and final season at Colgate, she appeared in 40 games and recorded 22 goals and 39 assists for 61 points. She was tied for third in the NCAA with 61 points and tied for second with 39 assists. Serdachny was named ECAC Hockey Forward of the Week for the fourth time in her career on January 30, 2024. Colgate won its fourth consecutive ECAC Hockey Tournament Championship with a home shutout victory against Clarkson on March 9, 2024, becoming only the second team in league history to claim four consecutive league championships and the first in nearly 30 years. The Raiders earned a No. 3 seed in the 2024 NCAA Division I Women's Hockey Tournament.

Professional PWHL Ottawa (2024–25) On June 10, 2024, Serdachny was drafted second overall by PWHL Ottawa in the 2024 PWHL draft. On August 20, 2024, she signed a three-year contract with Ottawa through the 2026–27 season. General Manager Mike Hirshfeld stated that the organization was "thrilled to add Danielle as a core piece" and praised her "complete 200-foot hockey game and the skill and goal-scoring she will bring to our lineup."

Serdachny made her professional debut on November 30, 2024, in the season-opening game against the Montreal Victoire at Place Bell. She scored her first professional goal in her debut, with her parents in attendance, though Ottawa lost 4–3 in a shootout. During the 2024–25 season, she recorded two goals and six assists in 30 regular season games, tying for the team lead in rookie scoring. She also recorded 90 faceoff wins during the regular season. Ottawa qualified for the playoffs for the first time in franchise history, and Serdachny recorded her first career playoff point in Game 1 of the semifinals against Montreal at Place Bell, the same building where she had scored her first professional goal. She appeared in all eight playoff games and recorded two assists as Ottawa advanced to the Walter Cup Finals, where they ultimately lost to the Minnesota Frost in four games. She recorded an assist in Game 4 of the Finals, her first point since Game 1 of the semifinals.

Seattle Torrent (2025–present)

During the league's expansion to eight teams ahead of the 2025–26 season, Serdachny was left unprotected by the Charge and signed a two-year contract with the Seattle Torrent on June 5, 2025. She was the second player to sign with the expansion Torrent, following Hilary Knight. Seattle General Manager Meghan Turner praised Serdachny's addition to the team, stating: "Danielle is a tremendous addition to our group. She's strong, plays through contact, and she's only beginning to tap into her full potential. Her ability to possess the puck and make plays under pressure will be a big asset for us as we build the identity of PWHL Seattle."

Seattle made their home debut at Climate Pledge Arena on November 28, 2025, against the two-time defending Walter Cup champion Minnesota Frost in front of a record-setting crowd of 16,014 fans, breaking the record for the largest crowd for a women's hockey game in a U.S. arena. The Torrent fell 3–0 to Minnesota, with Serdachny logging over 19 minutes of ice time and recording three shots on goal. On December 28, 2025, Serdachny scored her first goal for the Torrent in a 4–3 loss to the New York Sirens at the American Airlines Center in Dallas as part of the PWHL Takeover Tour. In a home game on March 11, 2026, she scored the game-winning goal at 16:14 of the third period against the first-place Boston Fleet. The win was Seattle's first-ever victory over Boston and ended the Fleet's six-game winning streak.

International

Junior Serdachny represented the Canadian under-18 team at the 2019 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship in Obihiro, Japan, where she recorded three goals and one assist in five games. In the semifinals against Russia, Serdachny scored the overtime winner just 44 seconds into the extra period to lift Canada to a 4–3 victory and secure a berth in the gold medal game. In the gold medal game, Canada defeated the United States 3–2 in overtime to win the championship, with Serdachny and Julia Gosling named among Canada's top three players of the tournament. It was Canada's first U18 gold medal since 2014.

Senior Serdachny made her debut with the Canada women's national ice hockey team in December 2022, appearing in the fourth and fifth games of the Rivalry Series against the United States. In Game 5 on December 19 in Los Angeles, Serdachny scored her first goal for Team Canada, an overtime winner at 2:16 of the extra period to give Canada a 3–2 victory at Crypto.com Arena. She beat goaltender Nicole Hensley on the short side with a snap shot on a 2-on-1 break with Marie-Philip Poulin.

World Championships , Serdachny has represented Canada at three consecutive World Championships, winning one gold medal and two silver medals. She first represented Canada at the 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship in Brampton, Ontario, where she recorded one assist in seven games as Canada won a silver medal after falling to the United States 6–3 in the gold medal game. In the gold medal game against the United States on April 14, 2024, Serdachny scored the game-winning goal 5 minutes and 16 seconds into overtime on a power play, giving Canada a 6–5 victory. The United States had been caught with too many players on the ice 3:17 into overtime, and Serdachny's goal came with two seconds remaining on the ensuing power play. She collected a rebound off an Erin Ambrose shot and backhanded it past American goaltender Aerin Frankel. The victory gave Canada its tournament-record 13th gold medal and marked the first time in Women's World Championship history that a gold medal game went to overtime since Marie-Philip Poulin's overtime winner in 2021. The 6–5 final score was the highest-scoring game between the two rivals since the United States' 7–5 win in the 2015 World Championship final.

Serdachny was named to Canada's roster for the 2025 IIHF Women's World Championship in České Budějovice, Czech Republic, marking her third consecutive appearance at the tournament. In the gold medal game against the United States on April 20, 2025, Serdachny scored Canada's first goal in the second period to cut the American lead to 2–1 less than a minute after the U.S. had scored twice in a 29-second span. Canada ultimately fell 4–3 in overtime to the United States, with Serdachny earning a silver medal.

Personal life During her time at Colgate, Serdachny was named to the ECAC Hockey All-Academic Team in 2020, 2021, and 2022, and was honored on the Raider Academic Honor Roll in 2020.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2019–20 Colgate University ECAC 38 10 22 32 24 — — — — — 2020–21 Colgate University ECAC 23 9 12 21 17 — — — — — 2021–22 Colgate University ECAC 39 15 38 53 24 — — — — — 2022–23 Colgate University ECAC 40 25 46 71 14 — — — — — 2023–24 Colgate University ECAC 40 22 39 61 14 — — — — — 2024–25 Ottawa Charge PWHL 30 2 6 8 18 8 0 2 2 2 2025–26 Seattle Torrent PWHL 30 7 9 16 8 — — — — —PWHL totals 60 9 15 24 26 8 0 2 2 2

International

Awards and honours Honours Year College ECAC All-Rookie Team 2020 ECAC Player of the Year 2021 ECAC Forward of the Year 2021 ECAC All-First Team 2021 CCM/AHCA First Team All-American 2021 All-USCHO.com First Team 2021 ECAC All-Second Team 2022 ECAC Forward of the Year 2023 CCM/AHCA First Team All-American 2023 Wayne Dean Sportsmanship Award 2023 ECAC All-First Team 2024 CCM/AHCA Second Team All-American 2024