BURLINGTON, Vt. - Vermont women's hockey head coach Jim Plumer announced that Danielle Slominski has joined his staff as Assistant Coach and Director of Operations Tuesday afternoon.

"We are really excited to welcome Dani to the Vermont women's hockey family," said Plumer. "She is a very dynamic young coach who is going to bring positive energy and experience. I can't wait to see the impact she is going to have in all aspects of our program, from operations to on-ice coaching and skill development."

Slominski, a Becker, Minnesota native, served as an Assistant Coach at Oswego State during the 2023-24 campaign. The Lakers compiled a 14-11-1 record last season. Prior to her time with the Lakers she was an volunteer Assistant Coach with the New Ulm (Minn.) Girls High School Hockey program. Slominski helped guide the Eagles to a second-place finish in the Big South Conference. Along with their second-place finish, the team returned to the Conference championship game for the fifth consecutive season. She also helped four graduating seniors earn college commitments for the 2023-24 season.

During Slominski's collegiate hockey career at the University of Wisconsin Eau-Claire she played in a total of 65 games of defense, collecting 21 total points, only having three career penalties, a +30 on-ice rating. In her final season with the BluGold's in 2021-22, she had a career-high seven goals and seven assists in 28 games played with a +14 on-ice rating. While with UW Eau-Claire, she made it to the NCAA tournament during the only two years it was held during her career. 
 
The Windjammer Inn and Conference Center is the presenting sponsor of the UVM women's hockey program