Former Cardinal standout Danielle Blanchard will enter her sixth season as assistant women’s hockey coach for the 2018-19 season.
The only Cardinal women’s hockey player to earn All-American accolades four times, Blanchard is one of the finest players to have worn the red and white. She was named a Second Team All-American as a freshman before receiving First Team honors the next three seasons (2007-2009). A member of the 2007 and 2008 National Championship teams, Blanchard was also named the 2008 Laura Hurd Winner which recognizes the top Division III women’s hockey player in the nation. In addition to her numerous awards, Blanchard ranks second all-time in points (177), goals (87) and assists (90).
Blanchard returned to Plattsburgh State in the 2013-14 season after she served as an assistant coach for the Willowdale Women’s Bantam AA Hockey team in Willowdale, Ontario for the 2009-10 season. Most recently, she worked with the Etobicoke Women’s Junior hockey team as an assistant coach. Blanchard has also worked as a hockey instructor at numerous rinks and camps since 2009.
Blanchard graduated from Plattsburgh State in 2009 with a bachelor’s in communication studies with broadcast management.
