2025–26 Seattle Torrent season
| 2025–26 Seattle Torrent | |
|---|---|
| League | 8th PWHL |
| 2025–26 record | 5–1–2–13 |
| Home record | 5–0–1–4 |
| Road record | 0–1–1–9 |
| Goals for | 41 |
| Goals against | 64 |
| Team information | |
| General manager | Meghan Turner[1] |
| Coach | Steve O'Rourke[1] |
| Captain | Hilary Knight |
| Alternate captains | Emily Brown Alex Carpenter |
| Arena | Climate Pledge Arena |
| Average attendance | 12,105 |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Alex Carpenter (8)[2] |
| Assists | Julia Gosling (9)[2] |
| Points | Julia Gosling (15)[2] |
| Penalty minutes | Aneta Tejralová (21)[2] |
| Plus/minus | Hilary Knight Theresa Schafzahl Danielle Serdachny (–2)[2] |
| Wins | Hannah Murphy Corinne Schroeder (3)[3] |
| Goals against average | Hannah Murphy (2.74)[3] |
The 2025–26 Seattle Torrent season is the team's first season as an expansion member of the Professional Women's Hockey League. They play their home games at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington.
Offseason
On May 21, 2025, the PWHL named Meghan Turner as the Seattle Torrent's first general manager. She was previously an assistant general manager for the Boston Fleet.[4][5]
On June 20, 2025, Seattle named Steve O'Rourke their first head coach. He most recently served as the head coach for the Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey League.[6]
On August 21, 2025, Seattle announced the hiring of Christine Bumstead and Clayton Beddoes as assistant coaches. Bumstead previously served as the performance coach for the Saskatoon Blades, and Beddoes previously served as an assistant coach for the Red Deer Rebels, both of the WHL.[7]
On November 14, 2025, Hilary Knight was named the inaugural team captain.[8]
Schedule and results
Preseason
The preseason schedule was published on October 8, 2025.[9]
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota Frost | 21 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 67 | 42 | +25 | 42 |
| 2 | Montreal Victoire | 20 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 52 | 30 | +22 | 39 |
| 3 | Boston Fleet | 21 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 49 | 34 | +15 | 42 |
| 4 | Toronto Sceptres | 22 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 43 | 55 | −12 | 31 |
| 5 | Ottawa Charge | 21 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 51 | 60 | −9 | 28 |
| 6 | New York Sirens | 21 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 49 | 57 | −8 | 27 |
| 7 | Vancouver Goldeneyes | 21 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 41 | 51 | −10 | 24 |
| 8 | Seattle Torrent | 21 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 41 | 64 | −23 | 19 |
Regular season
The regular season schedule was published on October 1, 2025.[10][11]
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November: 0–0–1–1, 1 points (Home: 0–0–0–1; Road: 0–0–1–0)
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December: 3–0–0–2, 9 points (Home: 3–0–0–1; Road: 0–0–0–1)
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January: 1–1–1–4, 6 points (Home: 1–0–1–1; Road: 0–1–0–3)
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February: 0–0–0–1, 0 points (Home: 0–0–0–1; Road: 0–0–0–0)
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March: 1–0–0–5, 3 points (Home: 1–0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0–5)
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April: 0–0–0–0, 0 points (Home: 0–0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0–0)
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Regulation Win (3 points) Overtime/Shootout win (2 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) Regulation Loss (0 points) |
Player statistics
- As of March 21, 2026[2]
Skaters
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | SOG | +/− | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julia Gosling | 21 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 76 | –8 | 8 |
| Alex Carpenter | 21 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 63 | –9 | 2 |
| Hilary Knight | 14 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 43 | –2 | 4 |
| Hannah Bilka | 14 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 38 | –6 | 4 |
| Danielle Serdachny | 21 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 51 | –2 | 8 |
| Mikyla Grant-Mentis | 18 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 37 | –3 | 8 |
| Anna Wilgren | 21 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 41 | –11 | 12 |
| Lexie Adzija | 21 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 29 | –8 | 8 |
| Aneta Tejralová | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 18 | –3 | 21 |
| Megan Carter | 21 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 20 | –3 | 20 |
| Natalie Snodgrass | 20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 29 | –9 | 4 |
| Lyndie Lobdell | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | –3 | 4 |
| Cayla Barnes | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 42 | –16 | 12 |
| Emily Brown | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | –4 | 6 |
| Mariah Keopple | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | –3 | 0 |
| Theresa Schafzahl | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | –2 | 0 |
| Brooke Bryant | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | –5 | 8 |
| Jada Habisch | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –3 | 0 |
| Sydney Langseth | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | –4 | 0 |
| Lily Delianedis | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | –5 | 2 |
| Jenna Buglioni | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | –3 | 2 |
| Marah Wagner | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | –3 | 2 |
Goaltenders
| Player | GP | TOI | W | L | OT | SOL | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corinne Schroeder | 11 | 667:48 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 2.79 | 317 | 0.902 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hannah Murphy | 10 | 591:09 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2.74 | 305 | 0.911 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Awards and honors
The Torrent's first home game was attended by 16,014 fans, setting a record for the highest attendance at a professional women's hockey game at a U.S. arena. The same game set the record for the highest attendance at a PWHL team's main arena, surpassing the 14,958 who attended the Vancouver Goldeneyes' first home game, against the Torrent, a week earlier.[12][13] The Torrent's U.S. arena attendance record was surpassed later in the 2025–26 season by a PWHL Takeover Tour game between the Montreal Victoire and New York Sirens at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., where 17,228 fans attended.[14] The Torrent sold out Climate Pledge Arena for the first time on February 27, 2026, their first game following the 2026 Winter Olympics, retaking the U.S. attendance record with a crowd of 17,335.[15]
Milestones
| Date | Player | Milestone |
|---|---|---|
| November 21, 2025[Recap 3] | Julia Gosling | 1st goal in franchise history |
| Anna Wilgren | 1st assist in franchise history | |
| 10th career PWHL assist | ||
| Hilary Knight | 20th career PWHL assist | |
| Jenna Buglioni | 1st career PWHL game | |
| Marah Wagner | ||
| Corinne Schroeder | 1st overtime loss in franchise history | |
| November 28, 2025[Recap 4] | Lyndie Lobdell | 1st career PWHL game |
| Corinne Schroeder | 1st loss in franchise history | |
| December 3, 2025[Recap 5] | Alex Carpenter | 20th goal in PWHL career |
| Hannah Murphy | 1st win in franchise history | |
| 1st career PWHL game | ||
| December 17, 2025[Recap 6] | Julia Gosling | 10th career PWHL goal |
| Hannah Bilka | 10th career PWHL assist | |
| Lily Delianedis | 1st career PWHL game | |
| December 21, 2025[Recap 7] | Mikyla Grant-Mentis | 10th career PWHL assist |
| December 28, 2025[Recap 9] | Lexie Adzija | 10th career PWHL goal |
| Lyndie Lobdell | 1st career PWHL assist | |
| Hannah Murphy | 1st career PWHL assist | |
| 1st career PWHL loss | ||
| Alex Carpenter | 1st career PWHL penalty | |
| January 3, 2026[Recap 10] | Alex Carpenter | 50th career PWHL point |
| Julia Gosling | 10th career PWHL assist | |
| Mariah Keopple | 5th career PWHL assist | |
| Corinne Schroeder | 1st shootout/overtime win in franchise history | |
| January 11, 2026[Recap 12] | Marah Wagner | 1st career PWHL penalty |
| January 20, 2026[Recap 14] | Megan Carter | 1st career PWHL goal |
| Emily Brown | 10th career PWHL assist | |
| Lyndie Lobdell | 1st career PWHL penalty | |
| January 25, 2026[Recap 15] | Jessie Eldridge | 20th career PWHL goal |
| January 28, 2026[Recap 16] | Danielle Serdachny | 10th career PWHL assist |
| February 27, 2026[Recap 17] | Aneta Tejralová | 5th career PWHL goal |
| Sydney Langseth | 1st career PWHL game | |
| March 4, 2026[Recap 18] | Alex Carpenter | 30th career PWHL assist |
| Julia Gosling | 15th career PWHL assist | |
| March 11, 2026[Recap 19] | Danielle Serdachny | 5th career PWHL goal |
Transactions
Draft
The 2025 PWHL Draft was held on June 24, 2025.[16]
Due to the additions of the Vancouver Goldeneyes and Seattle Torrent teams, an expansion draft was held on June 9, 2025.[17] Seattle acquired Aneta Tejralová, Hannah Bilka, Jessie Eldridge, Julia Gosling, Anna Wilgren, Megan Carter, and Emily Brown in the expansion draft.
| Date | Player | Draft | Term | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 15, 2025 | Jenna Buglioni | First round, eighth overall (2025) | Two years | [18][19] |
| July 16, 2025 | Hannah Murphy | Second round, 15th overall (2025) | Two years | [20][21] |
| November 20, 2025 | Lily Delianedis | Third round, 24th overall (2025) | One year | [22][23] |
| Lyndie Lobdell | Fifth round, 40th overall (2025) | One year | [22][23] | |
| Jada Habisch | Fourth round, 31st overall (2025) | Reserve player contract | [22][23] |
Free agency
The free agency period began on June 16, 2025 at 9:00 am ET, with a pause between June 27 and July 8.[24] Prior to the start of the free agency period, there was an exclusive signing window from June 4–8 for the Seattle and Vancouver expansion teams.[17]
| Date | Player | Previous team | Term | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 5, 2025[a] | Hilary Knight | Boston Fleet | One year | [25][26] |
| Danielle Serdachny | Ottawa Charge | Two years | [27][28] | |
| Cayla Barnes | Montreal Victoire | Three years | [29][30] | |
| June 6, 2025[a] | Alex Carpenter | New York Sirens | One year | [31][32] |
| Corinne Schroeder | New York Sirens | Two years | [33][34] | |
| June 17, 2025 | Mariah Keopple | Montreal Victoire | One year | [35][36] |
| Lexie Adzija | Boston Fleet | Two years | [37][36] | |
| June 18, 2025 | Natalie Snodgrass | Ottawa Charge | One year | [38][36] |
| June 20, 2025 | Mikyla Grant-Mentis | Montreal Victoire | Two years | [39][36] |
| July 9, 2025 | Carly Jackson | Toronto Sceptres | One year | [40] |
| July 10, 2025 | Anna Wilgren | Montreal Victoire[b] | One year | [41] |
| November 20, 2025 | Brooke Bryant | Minnesota Frost | One year | [22][23] |
| Marah Wagner | Skellefteå AIK (SDHL) | One year | [22][23] | |
| Sydney Langseth | Minnesota State University (WCHA) | Reserve player contract | [22][23] | |
| Emily Zumwinkle | Ohio State University (WCHA) | Reserve player contract | [22][23] |
Notes
References
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- ^ a b c "Skater Stats". ThePWHL.com. Professional Women's Hockey League. Retrieved March 21, 2026.
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- ^ Kennedy, Ian (June 20, 2025). "PWHL Seattle Names Steve O'Rourke First Head Coach In Franchise History". TheHockeyNews.com. The Hockey News. Retrieved October 15, 2025.
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- ^ "Schedule". ThePWHL.com. Professional Women's Hockey League. Retrieved October 6, 2025.
- ^ "PWHL Expands Takeover Tour for 2025–26 Season, Featuring 16 Neutral-Site Games". ThePWHL.com. Professional Women's Hockey League. November 10, 2025. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
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- ^ Kennedy, Ian (June 4, 2025). "Hilary Knight Inks One-Year Deal With PWHL's Newest Team In Seattle". TheHockeyNews.com. The Hockey News. Retrieved October 9, 2025.
- ^ "PWHL Seattle signs Danielle Serdachny to two-year contract". Professional Women's Hockey League. June 5, 2025. Retrieved June 5, 2025.
- ^ Kennedy, Ian (June 5, 2025). "Seattle Officially Announces Two Year Deal For Danielle Serdachny". TheHockeyNews.com. The Hockey News. Retrieved October 9, 2025.
- ^ "PWHL Seattle signs Cayla Barnes to three-year contract". Professional Women's Hockey League. June 5, 2025. Retrieved June 5, 2025.
- ^ Kennedy, Ian (June 5, 2025). "Seattle Signs Cayla Barnes As First Defender". TheHockeyNews.com. The Hockey News. Retrieved October 9, 2025.
- ^ "PWHL Seattle signs Alex Carpenter to one-year contract". Professional Women's Hockey League. June 6, 2025. Retrieved June 6, 2025.
- ^ Kennedy, Ian (June 6, 2025). "Seattle Signs Alex Carpenter In Exclusive Window". TheHockeyNews.com. The Hockey News. Retrieved October 9, 2025.
- ^ "PWHL Seattle signs Corinne Schroeder to two-year contract". Professional Women's Hockey League. June 6, 2025. Retrieved June 6, 2025.
- ^ Kennedy, Ian (June 6, 2025). "PWHL Seattle Signs Corinne Schroeder Securing Their Crease". TheHockeyNews.com. The Hockey News. Retrieved October 9, 2025.
- ^ Kennedy, Ian (June 17, 2025). "Mariah Keopple next to head west, signs with Seattle". The Hockey News. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
- ^ a b c d Sportsnet Staff (June 23, 2025). "PWHL Free Agency Tracker: Latest signings, trades". Sportsnet.ca. Rogers Sports & Media. Retrieved October 9, 2025.
- ^ "Lexie Adzija signs two-year deal with PWHL Seattle". Professional Women's Hockey League. June 17, 2025. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
- ^ "Natalie Snodgrass signs one-year deal with PWHL Seattle". Professional Women's Hockey League. June 18, 2025. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
- ^ "Mikyla Grant-Mentis signs two-year deal with PWHL Seattle". Professional Women's Hockey League. June 20, 2025. Retrieved June 20, 2025.
- ^ "Carly "CJ" Jackson signs one year deal with PWHL Seattle". Professional Women's Hockey League. July 9, 2025. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
- ^ "Anna Wilgren signs one-year deal with PWHL Seattle". Professional Women's Hockey League. July 10, 2025. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
Recaps
- ^ "Seattle @ Vancouver (Preseason)". ThePWHL.com. November 15, 2025. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
- ^ "Seattle @ Vancouver (Preseason)". ThePWHL.com. November 16, 2025. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
- ^ a b "Seattle – Vancouver – November 21, 2025". ThePWHL.com. November 21, 2025. Retrieved November 21, 2025.
- ^ a b "Minnesota – Seattle – November 28, 2025". ThePWHL.com. November 28, 2025. Retrieved November 28, 2025.
- ^ a b "New York – Seattle – December 3, 2025". ThePWHL.com. December 3, 2025. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
- ^ a b "Ottawa – Seattle – December 17, 2025". ThePWHL.com. December 17, 2025. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
- ^ a b "Boston – Seattle – December 21, 2025". ThePWHL.com. December 21, 2025. Retrieved December 21, 2025.
- ^ "Montreal – Seattle – December 23, 2025". ThePWHL.com. December 23, 2025. Retrieved December 24, 2025.
- ^ a b "Seattle – New York – December 28, 2025". ThePWHL.com. December 28, 2025. Retrieved December 28, 2025.
- ^ a b "Seattle – Toronto – January 3, 2026". ThePWHL.com. January 3, 2026. Retrieved January 3, 2026.
- ^ "Seattle – Boston – January 7, 2026". ThePWHL.com. January 7, 2026. Retrieved January 8, 2026.
- ^ a b "Seattle – Minnesota – January 11, 2026". ThePWHL.com. January 11, 2026. Retrieved January 30, 2026.
- ^ "Boston – Seattle – January 18, 2026". ThePWHL.com. January 18, 2026. Retrieved January 23, 2026.
- ^ a b "Toronto – Seattle – January 20, 2026". ThePWHL.com. January 20, 2026. Retrieved January 23, 2026.
- ^ a b "Vancouver – Seattle – January 25, 2026". ThePWHL.com. January 25, 2026. Retrieved January 30, 2026.
- ^ a b "Seattle – Ottawa – January 28, 2026". ThePWHL.com. January 28, 2026. Retrieved January 30, 2026.
- ^ a b "Toronto – Seattle – February 27, 2026". ThePWHL.com. February 27, 2026. Retrieved March 1, 2026.
- ^ a b "Seattle – Ottawa – March 4, 2026". ThePWHL.com. March 4, 2026. Retrieved March 5, 2026.
- ^ a b "Boston – Seattle – March 11, 2026". ThePWHL.com. March 11, 2026. Retrieved March 13, 2026.
- ^ "Seattle – Minnesota – March 13, 2026". ThePWHL.com. March 13, 2026. Retrieved March 13, 2026.
- ^ "Seattle – Toronto – March 15, 2026". ThePWHL.com. March 15, 2026. Retrieved March 15, 2026.
- ^ "Seattle – Montreal – March 19, 2026". ThePWHL.com. March 19, 2026. Retrieved March 19, 2026.
- ^ "Seattle – Boston – March 21, 2026". ThePWHL.com. March 21, 2026. Retrieved March 21, 2026.