PWHL Ottawa signs first-round pick Danielle Serdachny to three-year contract

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Forward Danielle Serdachny, selected second overall in the 2024 PWHL Draft, has agreed to a three-year contract with PWHL Ottawa.

“We are thrilled to add Danielle as a core piece of our organization for the next three years,” PWHL Ottawa general manager Mike Hirshfeld said. “We love her complete, 200-foot hockey game and the skill and goal scoring she will bring to our lineup.

“We believe she has the opportunity to develop into one of the best players in the PWHL and are excited to watch her game grow to new heights in Ottawa.”

From Edmonton, Serdachny scored the golden goal that enabled the Canadian national team to defeat its American rivals in the final game of the IIHF women’s world championship in April.

In 2024, Serdachny completed her college career at Colgate University with an impressive 61 points (22 goals and 39 assists) in 40 games while also serving as team captain. In total, she collected 238 points in 180 NCAA games.

Serdachny joins a roster with fellow 2024 PWHL draft picks Anna Meixner and Gwyneth Philips, free agents Rebecca Leslie, Logan Angers and Alexa Vasko and 14 returning players — forwards Emily Clark, Shiann Darkangelo, Brianne Jenner, Gabbie Hughes, Kateřina Mrázová, Hayley Scamurra, Natalie Snodgrass and Tereza Vanišová, defenders Ashton Bell, Zoe Boyd, Savannah Harmon, Jincy Roese and Aneta Tejralová, and goalie Emerance Maschmeyer.