Overview
- Alex Carpenter re-signed a three-year contract with the Seattle Torrent on Tuesday that runs through the 2028–29 season and removes her from expansion eligibility.
- Because players must be under contract to be protected, the extension makes Carpenter the Torrent’s first of three phase-one protections ahead of the league’s protection deadline.
- Carpenter led Seattle in goals and tied for team scoring in the Torrent’s inaugural season and won Olympic gold with the United States at the 2026 Winter Games in Milan.
- Seattle still has two phase-one protections to name before the June 3 deadline, after which the four expansion teams will begin signing initial players from existing rosters.
- The move guarantees Carpenter’s pay and place on Seattle’s roster next year and reduces the risk the Torrent will lose a top forward during a deeper roster turnover triggered by expansion.