Sceptres re-sign defender Renata Fast ahead of PWHL expansion

Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Jun 3, 2026, 7:56 PM

Last updated Jun 3, 2026

Sceptres re-sign defender Renata Fast ahead of PWHL expansion

Summary

The Toronto Sceptres re-signed defender Renata Fast to a three-year contract on June 3, 2026. This decision protects Fast from being selected by the newly established PWHL expansion teams set to begin signing foundational players. Fast, who has been with the Sceptres for three seasons and was the 2025 league defender of the year, recorded 10 goals and 35 assists in her career, ranking second among PWHL defensemen in points. As a three-time Canadian Olympian, her experience will benefit the team as the expansion period approaches.

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Key Details

•Fast re-signed to a three-year contract with the Sceptres.
•She was the 2025 PWHL defender of the year.
•Fast has 45 career points in the league.
•The PWHL expansion teams can start signing players soon.

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7:56 PMYahoo Sports — Sceptres re-sign D Renata Fast to 3-year contract in protecting her from PWHL expansion process

What they're saying

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The Toronto Sceptres re-signed defender Renata Fast to a three-year contract in a move on Wednesday that makes her one of three players the team's protecting from losing in the PWHL expansion process. The move comes two days before the PWHL’s four expansion teams — Detroit, Las Vegas, San Jose and Hamilton, Ontario — can begin signing so-called foundational players. The 31-year-old Fast has spent all three seasons in Toronto and was the league’s 2025 defender of the year.
— Yahoo Sportsby The Associated Press

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