The 2024-25 season will mark the first in the BCEHL for Vancouver Island Seals’ Head Coach Danielle Hardy. Hardy is a part-owner of Full Force Hockey School, based on Vancouver Island. She was also part of the coaching staff at BC Hockey’s 2024 Female POE Regional Camp in Langley.
With an extensive playing background, Hardy suited up with the NCAA’s Providence College for three seasons between 2015-2018 and USports’ University of Alberta for two seasons between 2018-2020. Originally from Nanaimo, Hardy possesses a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Alberta, and is in the process of completing a three-year Somatic Experiencing Certification. She currently resides in Port Alberni and works as a Specialized Trauma Informed Behaviour Support Worker.