[2][3] Following her retirement, Hovi served as an on-ice instructor with True North, the Winnipeg Jets' hockey development program.

Her contributions helped the Bisons defeat the University of Western Ontario Mustangs in the 2018 U Sports Women's Ice Hockey Championship and secure the team's first Golden Path Trophy.

Coincidentally, she would score the first goal of her CWHL career against her Finnish national team teammate, Noora Räty, in a game versus the Shenzhen KRS Rays.

[10] In July 2019, Hovi was hired by True North as a coach in the Winnipeg Jets' Hockey Development program.

Same thing, Dave [Cameron (True North head on-ice instructor)] shouldn't just be coaching guys.

She has been named as a viable head coaching candidate for the new Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) by outside sources.