Danielle Serdachny

Danielle Serdachny (born May 12, 2001) is a Canadian ice hockey player and member of Canada women's national ice hockey team. She was drafted second overall by PWHL Ottawa in the 2024 PWHL draft. She played college ice hockey at Colgate.

Early life
Serdachny played two seasons for Pursuit of Excellence in the Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL). During her first season with the team she recorded 16 goals and 30 assists in 21 games. During her final season with the team she recorded 24 goals and 34 assists in 28 games. She won consecutive CSSHL Female Prep Division Championships and was named league MVP in the CSSHL.

College career
Serdachny began her collegiate 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 January 11, 2021, after she recorded three goals and one assist during the weekend. 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 15 goals and 38 assists in 39 games. She recorded 28 points in league play, scoring nine goals and 19 assists. Following the season she was named second-team All-ECAC.

During the 2022–23 season, in her senior year, she led the league in points with 25 goals and 45 assists in 39 games. She also led the NCAA in points per game with 1.79, tied for third in the NCAA in game winning goals with six, tied for fourth in the NCAA in goals, and led the ECAC in goals. Following an outstanding season she was named the ECAC Player of the Year and ECAC Forward of the Year, and a top-three finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Award.

Professional career
On June 10, 2024, Serdachny was drafted second overall by PWHL Ottawa in the 2024 PWHL draft.

International play
Serdachny represented Canadian at the 2019 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship where she recorded three goals and one assist in five games and won a gold medal.

She made her debut with Canada women's national ice hockey team in December 2022, where she appeared in the fourth and fifth games of the Rivalry Series games against the United States. She represented Canada at the 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship where she recorded one assist in seven games and won a silver medal.

She again represented Canada at the 2024 IIHF Women's World Championship where she recorded two goals and two assists in seven games and won a gold medal. She scored the game-winning overtime goal in the gold medal game against the United States.

Personal life
Serdachny was born to Steven and Debra Serdachny in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Her father was a skating/skills coach for the NHL's Edmonton Oilers for nine seasons. Her older sister Brooke, younger sister Jordan, and brother Noah are all hockey players.