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3 days
Seattle Torrent Protect Wilgren, Murphy, Carpenter in Expansion Draft
The Torrent have made some interesting choices in the upcoming expansion process by choosing to protect Anna Wilgren, Hannah Murphy, and Alex Carpenter. Not exactly an expansion draft, the PWHL’s Expansion Roster Distribution Process is a six-phase series of very complicated (I would argue unnecessarily complicated) rules to add four new teams to the previously eight-team league, increasing the size by 50%. Because so many of the players are free agents, they couldn’t do a traditional expansion draft process, so we ended up with this. The Torrent signed Alex Carpenter and protected her, which was one of the three protection slots. The players on the roster eligible for protection are Fowards: Jenna Buglioni, Mikyla Grant-Mentis, Hannah Bilka, Alex Carpenter, Lexia Adzija, Danielle Sardachny Defenders: Cayla Barnes, Anna Wilgren Goalies: Corinne Schroeder, Hannah Murphy Everyone else is a free agent, including Hilary Knight. It’s all turmoil these days with expansion. With two more slots to go, the Torrent chose to protect defender Anna Wilgren and goalie Hannah Murphy. “Ha ha, Zaiem,” I can hear you saying now with a tinge of contempt, “you’ve made a mistake. You accidentally typed some other name instead of Hannah Bilka’s! Nice journalism and attention to detail.” If only. Yes that’s right, forward Hannah Bilka was not protected. Now, I don’t know what GM Meghan Turner is thinking here, but one thing that is of concern is that Bilka did not return to the Torrent after sustaining an undisclosed injury en route to winning gold in the Olympics in Milan. Since hockey injuries aren’t required to be disclosed and therefore never ever are, we don’t know what it was (is?). Maybe it’s serious? Maybe they are betting that she won’t get taken by an expansion team because of the injury? Or maybe it’s just an interesting decision. Hannah Murphy is not a surprising pick. She’s 22 years old and she has a lot of upside as a goalie, a position that tends to peak later in age. I also find her impossibly charming, but that was probably not a factor in the decision to keep her (probably). Defender Anna Wilgren was the third protection slot, which was the real surprise. Bilka or Barnes were the ones I was expecting, but Wilgren was a surprise. I have, however, since talked myself into it. Steve O’Rourke, the recently fired Torrent coach, spoke highly of her and I do like her 200 foot game. He talked about how she altered her game to try to make the Olympic team and it messed with her a bit, but as the season went on, she got better and better. Anna Wilgren being protected by the Seattle Torrent is probably the one decision that stands out as a surprise to most.My mind immediately went back to the postgame after her 3-point game vs. Minnesota. O'Rourke is obviously gone, but it shows how the org feels about her. pic.twitter.com/EMlQuiKX2B— Kyle Cushman (@Kyle_Cush) June 3, 2026 And so we march on with this overwrought expansion process. Where were you when we moved from Phase 1 to Phase 2?
Field Gulls
3 days
Why it made sense for Seahawks to extend EDGE Derick Hall
With the summer doldrums of the slowest part of the NFL news cycle just ahead, the Seattle Seahawks on Wednesday formally announced the contract extension for edge rusher Derick Hall that had been widely reported on Tuesday. As fans await the details of the contract, the reaction from some fans around the league has been […]
GeekWire
3 days
Data center operator reveals plans for downtown Seattle facility as city weighs one-year ban
Digital Realty has filed permits to redevelop a downtown Seattle building into a six-story data center, lab and retail project, as the City Council moves toward a one-year moratorium on new data centers. Read More
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3 days
Google alert! Seattle-area teen wins Doodle contest with artwork celebrating hair and culture
Kameirah Johnson, a senior at Lakeside School, is the winner of the 2026 Doodle for Google contest, and her work is now displayed online for the millions of people who visit the search giant. Read More
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3 days
Helion hits $15.5B valuation with $465M in new cash as it aims to commercialize fusion this decade
Helion is chasing the highly ambitious goal of becoming the first company to commercialize fusion energy. They already have a high-stakes agreement to supply power to a Microsoft data center by 2028 and have broken ground on a power plant. Read More
Field Gulls
3 days
The undrafted rookie trying to crack the Seahawks’ deepest position group
The Seattle Seahawks’ defensive line was one of the driving forces behind their Super Bowl championship run. With Leonard Williams playing at an All-Pro level, Byron Murphy II taking a major developmental leap, and a deep rotation producing throughout the season, defensive tackle was hardly viewed as an urgent need entering the offseason. Yet Seattle […]
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3 days
3 Legion of Boom-era Seahawks named to College Football Hall of Fame ballot
The Seattle Seahawks could have a few notable names enshrined in college football immortality soon. On Monday, the National Football Foundation announced the players and coaches up for the 2027 College Football Hall of Fame ballot. Among these names are three members of the Super Bowl 48 championship team: Percy Harvin, Marshawn Lynch, and Russell […]
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3 days
Seahawks News 6/4: Seahawks legend Russell Wilson retires from NFL
In Today’s Links: another look at Jaxon Smith-Njigba’s monster 2025 campaign, ways our Seattle Seahawks can respond to the Myles Garrett trade, several takeaways from the Derick Hall signing, Sam Darnold has been picking up the new offense, and a bit more. Happy Thursday! The weekend is basically here. Kick your feet up. Soon. After […]
Field Gulls
4 days
‘Thank you, Football’ – Russell Wilson announces his retirement
The best quarterback in Seattle Seahawks history is hanging up the cleats and ready for life as an NFL analyst. Russell Wilson announced his retirement after 14 seasons, of which his first 10 were with the Seahawks. Here’s his self-narrated retirement video, taking him throughout his football and life journey, for which he’s “forever grateful.” […]
GeekWire
4 days
With $12M second fund, fintech startup aims to pump more cash into climate entrepreneurs
Enduring Planet, a fintech company with Pacific Northwest roots, on Wednesday announced it has closed its second fund at more… Read More
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4 days
Ag tech startup wins top prize as UW’s Dempsey competition awards $92,500 across finalists
The ag tech startup BioBead won the $25,000 grand prize at the University of Washington's 29th annual Dempsey Startup Competition for its biodegradable soil-health pellets, leading a record-breaking field of student entrepreneurs. Read More
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4 days
‘Biometrics for things’: Alitheon raises $8M to expand its optical AI tech to ID physical objects
The Bellevue startup's funding will accelerate its FeaturePrint technology, which uses optical AI to create a unique digital "fingerprint" for physical objects — no barcodes, tags, or labels required. Read More
