Continuing to overhaul their roster going into their second season as a franchise, the Seattle Torrent added an elite goal scorer, solid defensive depth, fun swings on forwards, and a flier on an Italian goalie at the 2026 PWHL Draft.
General manager Meghan Turner used all six of her picks in the draft, not moving around the board at all. Behind the clear second-overall pick in Abbey Murphy, Turner still made worthwhile additions. Hopefully the prospects can help the Torrent, who finished last in the PWHL and had the league’s worst goals-against, to a better 2026-27 season performance.
Scouts generally liked the Torrent additions. The Hockey News graded the draft an ‘A,’ because “their roster already looks far more solid than last season, which is saying a lot given the losses they suffered in expansion and the high expectations they had in year one.”
Who did the Torrent land in their second-ever draft and how does each member of the six-player class fit into their plans?
The Torrent suffered a bad loss in Minnesota on Sunday, as two Frost each scored a pair of goals and two more chipped in for a 6-2 rout. What kept Seattle from turning the game around, either early or late?
Playing the role of underdog in Boston, the Torrent fought back from an early deficit with several chances to knot the score in the final minutes, only for those efforts to come up short. What went wrong in Seattle’s latest road defeat?
In the eighth game of the Torrent’s young existence saw thrilling heroics from upcoming 2026 Team USA Olympians and a stalwart performance from PWHL original Corinne Schroeder. How did Seattle best Toronto in the Takeover Tour festivities in Hamilton?
Although there was a fair amount of life both early and late for the Torrent in their rematch against the New York Sirens, it was still not enough to prevent a Casey O’Brien hat trick and a Seattle loss.
The Seattle Torrent, who finished last in the PWHL last season, will have made nine new additions to their roster. After losing captain Hilary Knight and top pairing defender Cayla Barnes, the lineup had some holes.
But after drafting an eliter goal scorer-second overall, addressing defensive depth later in the draft, and adding high upside European free agents; the Torrent lineup looks substantially different.
How will Seattle’s revamped lineup look when the season opens?