[6] When Dani Rylan founded the National Women's Hockey League in 2015, she signed her first professional contract with the Connecticut Whale.

[8] She was in net for the opening game in NWHL history, making 35 saves to lead the Whale to a 4-1 victory over the New York Riveters.

For the Skills Competition, she dressed up as a cop, attempting to make all her saves as if she was wielding a baseball bat.

However, after going through hip surgery during the off-season and then suffering a torn labrum, she was forced the miss the entire season, and chose to retire from professional play.

[13] Her father, Joel Leonoff, formerly served as CEO of the Paysafe Group, and has been an investor in the Premier Hockey Federation.