Hannah Murphy

Hannah Murphy was at the center of a piece of Seattle Torrent history before her rookie season was a month old. On December 3, 2025, the Kingston, Ontario native made her PWHL debut, stopping 23 shots in a 2–1 victory over the New York Sirens — the first win in Seattle Torrent franchise history. Selected 15th overall by Seattle in the 2025 PWHL Draft, she was the first goaltender taken in that draft and the first rookie goaltender to debut in the PWHL's 2025–26 season.

Murphy played four seasons at Colgate University, where she left as the program's all-time leader in shutouts and set records for both goals-against average and save percentage. The career numbers Kevin Woodley cited on InGoal Radio — a .937 save percentage and a 73–16–1 record — speak to what she built in Hamilton, New York. She shared the crease during that run with Kaley Osborne, and on the podcast Murphy described that dynamic as a growth experience rather than a rivalry: "I love learning from Kaley at Colgate," she said, "being able to see her on the ice every day and do our goalie sessions together really helped me to grow as a goaltender." ^[1] In her final season she served as team captain — an uncommon role for a goaltender — and credited the position with deepening her ability to manage game tempo for a younger roster.

The puck-handling dimension of her game has roots in her college coaching. Former Colgate head coach Greg Fargo, himself a goaltender when he played, built puck play into the program's system, and Murphy described hammering it in practice every day across four years. She came to Seattle with that foundation already in place.

Before turning professional, Murphy represented Canada on the National Women's Development Team for three consecutive years, from 2022 through 2024. During the 2024–25 Women's Euro Hockey Tour she earned a silver medal and recorded her first international shutout against Czechia.

Murphy grew up in the Greater Toronto area hockey system, where she credited a multi-sport background — basketball, volleyball, and others — with shaping her athleticism and reaction time. She did not specialize exclusively in hockey until later in her development, and she worked with multiple goaltending coaches through minor hockey before going to Colgate, where she worked with Chris Cobb of Top Prospect Goaltending. In Seattle, her goaltending coach is Sheldon, someone she had already worked with on the national development team, making the transition familiar.

On episode 341 of the InGoal Radio podcast, Murphy spoke with Kevin Woodley about the arc from Colgate to Seattle, the adjustments she has made at the professional level, her pre-game and in-game routines, and what she learned from captaining a young Colgate team ^[1]. She also described her game in her own words: "I would say I'm a pretty calm technical goaltender. I definitely play a more positional game, but I do think that at times, I would throw that out the window just to make a save." ^[1]

InGoal Magazine has covered Hannah Murphy in one podcast appearance.