Seattle Torrent signs Alex Carpenter to three-year contract
2 sources • 1 min read • Latest: Jun 3, 2026, 11:01 PM
Last updated Jun 3, 2026
The Seattle Torrent of the Professional Women’s Hockey League has signed forward Alex Carpenter to a three-year contract. The deal comes as the league begins its expansion phase, which includes new franchises in Detroit, Hamilton, Las Vegas, and San Jose. Existing teams can protect three players from being selected by expansion teams, with protection lists due by June 3. Carpenter, a standout player who led the Torrent with 12 goals last season, brings valuable experience after winning an Olympic gold medal with Team USA earlier this year.
- •Carpenter scored a career-high 12 goals last season.
- •The league's expansion phase officially started on June 2.
- •Protection lists for existing teams are due by June 3.
- •Carpenter was one of Seattle's foundational players since June 2025.
- 11:01 PMYahoo Sports — PWHL teams announce protected players during four-team expansion process
- 6:16 PMYahoo Sports — PWHL expansion tracker: As Phase 1 begins, Seattle Torrent ink Alex Carpenter to 3-year deal
"The PWHL’s eight existing teams have decided which players they’ll protect from its expansion roster-building process. Teams were permitted to protect three players from being signed — or selected, if necessary — by the league’s newest teams in Detroit, Hamilton, Las Vegas and San Jose. Only players under contract for the 2026-27 season could be protected, which meant free agents needed to sign during Phase 1 of the six-phase process. Any signing automatically counted as one of the team’s three
"The Professional Women’s Hockey League is expanding to Detroit, Hamilton, Las Vegas and San Jose. Now it’s time for the league’s four new franchises to start building their inaugural rosters. The league’s six-phase roster building process officially opened on Tuesday. The existing eight teams can sign and protect three players from being poached by an expansion team. The protection lists are due on Wednesday at 5 p.m. ET, but some signings will be announced ahead of that deadline because unlike
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External links- Yahoo SportsJun 3, 2026, 11:01 PMPWHL teams announce protected players during four-team expansion process
The PWHL’s eight existing teams have decided which players they’ll protect from its expansion roster-building process. Teams were permitted to protect three players from being signed — or selected, if necessary — by the league’s newest teams in Detroit, Hamilton, Las Vegas and San Jose. Only players under contract for the 2026-27 season could be protected, which meant free agents needed to sign during Phase 1 of the six-phase process. Any signing automatically counted as one of the team’s three
- Yahoo SportsJun 2, 2026, 6:16 PMPWHL expansion tracker: As Phase 1 begins, Seattle Torrent ink Alex Carpenter to 3-year deal
The Professional Women’s Hockey League is expanding to Detroit, Hamilton, Las Vegas and San Jose. Now it’s time for the league’s four new franchises to start building their inaugural rosters. The league’s six-phase roster building process officially opened on Tuesday. The existing eight teams can sign and protect three players from being poached by an expansion team. The protection lists are due on Wednesday at 5 p.m. ET, but some signings will be announced ahead of that deadline because unlike
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