Izzy Daniel

Isabel Grace Daniel (born September 29, 2000) is an American professional ice hockey player who is a forward for the Vancouver Goldeneyes of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). She previously played for the Toronto Sceptres in the PWHL. She played college ice hockey at Cornell University and won the Patty Kazmaier Award in 2024.

Early life Daniel played four years of varsity hockey for The Blake School, winning two state championships and being named team MVP twice, all-conference three times, and all-state twice. She was a finalist for the Minnesota Ms. Hockey Award in 2019. The Ivy League cancelled the 2020–21 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. During the 2021–22 season, in her sophomore year, she recorded nine goals and 25 assists in 30 games and was named to the All-ECAC Hockey Third Team. During the 2022–23 season in her junior year, Daniel led the Big Red in scoring with 18 goals and 30 assists in 32 games, earning second team All-ECAC and second team All-Ivy honors.

During the 2023–24 season, in her senior year, Daniel again led Cornell in scoring, with 21 goals and 38 assists in 34 games. She ranked second in the nation in assists per game (1.12), third in points per game (1.74), and seventh in goals per game (0.62). Her 38 assists tied the Cornell single-season record. Following the season, she was named to the All-Ivy and All-ECAC first teams, and won Ivy League Player of the Year, ECAC Forward of the Year, and ECAC Player of the Year. She also won the 2024 Patty Kazmaier Award, becoming the first player from Cornell to win the award. She appeared in 125 consecutive games at Cornell and recorded 51 goals and 107 assists.

Professional On June 10, 2024, Daniel was drafted in the third round, 18th overall, by PWHL Toronto in the 2024 PWHL Draft. On June 27, 2024, she signed a two-year contract with Toronto.

On June 9, 2025, Daniel was drafted eighth overall by the Vancouver Goldeneyes in the 2025 PWHL Expansion Draft.

Personal life Daniel is the daughter of Greg and Beth Daniel. She has two younger brothers, Eli and Darley.

Career statistics Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2019–20 Cornell University ECAC 29 3 14 17 8 — — — — — 2021–22 Cornell University ECAC 30 9 25 34 12 — — — — — 2022–23 Cornell University ECAC 32 18 30 48 12 — — — — — 2023–24 Cornell University ECAC 34 21 38 59 10 — — — — — 2024–25 Toronto Sceptres PWHL 30 2 5 7 8 4 0 1 1 0 2025–26 Vancouver Goldeneyes PWHL 28 7 3 10 12 — — — — —PWHL totals 58 9 8 17 20 4 0 1 1 0

Awards and honors Honors Year College Ivy League Rookie of the Year 2020