Hannah Murphy

Hannah Murphy grew up in Kingston, Ontario, with her older sister's example already in the crease waiting for her. Once she pulled on the pads herself, she never took them off — a line she delivered on episode 341 of the InGoal Radio podcast ^[1], where she traced the whole arc from Kingston to Colgate to the Pacific Northwest.

Murphy played four seasons at Colgate University, where she finished as the program's all-time leader in shutouts and set program records for goals-against average and save percentage. She served as team captain in her final season, a role she described on the podcast ^[1] as requiring a different kind of leadership — managing a younger roster and using her presence in net to give teammates room to breathe. Former Colgate head coach Greg Fargo, himself a goaltender, made puck-handling a core part of the system during Murphy's first three years, a foundation she credits with developing that part of her game. She also shared time with goaltender Kaley Osborne throughout her college career, an arrangement she described as pushing both of them to improve. Internationally, Murphy represented Canada on the National Women's Development Team for three consecutive years from 2022 to 2024, earning a silver medal at the 2024–25 Women's Euro Hockey Tour and recording her first international shutout against Czechia.

Seattle selected Murphy 15th overall in the 2025 PWHL Draft, making her the first goaltender chosen in that draft. She made her PWHL debut on December 3, 2025, stopping 23 shots in Seattle's first franchise victory, a 2–1 win over the New York Sirens, and became the first rookie goaltender to debut in the PWHL's 2025–26 season.

On episode 341 of the InGoal Radio podcast, Murphy spoke with Kevin Woodley about the adjustment from college to the professional game, her goaltending routines and mental preparation, and what it was like to backstop that first home win in front of 8,600 fans ^[1]. She described herself as "a pretty calm technical goaltender" who plays a positional game but is willing to set that aside when a save demands it ^[1]. She also discussed the goaltenders she has studied most closely — from Carey Price growing up to Ann-Renée Desbiens now — and talked through the specific adjustments the professional game has required, including elevated net-front play and the finesse with which PWHL players change angles off rebounds ^[1].

InGoal Magazine has covered Hannah Murphy in one podcast appearance.