The team placed “Captain America” herself, Hilary Knight, on long-term injured reserve hours before puck drop. Knight, 36, sustained a lower-body injury while representing the U.S. at the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics. She will be out of the Torrent lineup indefinitely.

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You could tell we really missed Knight and Bilka last night.

I did not get to watch the game last night, but I wondered what happened.

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SEATTLE (February 27, 2026) – The Seattle Torrent announced today that the team has placed captain Hilary Knight on long-term injured reserve (LTIR) and signed rookie forward Sydney Langseth to a Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) Standard Player Agreement.

Knight sustained a lower-body injury while representing the United States at the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 and will be out of the Torrent lineup indefinitely. Through 14 regular season games with Seattle, the 36-year-old from Sun Valley, ID has contributed three goals and seven assists. In Milan, she won her second gold and fifth Olympic medal while setting U.S. Olympic records for all-time goals and points