Emily Zumwinkle signs 10 Day Contract with Seattle Torrent

April 17, 2026 — Seattle, WA

The Seattle Torrent announced today that defender Emily Zumwinkle have been activated from the team’s Reserve Player list and signed to 10-day contracts, giving the team depth for its three remaining games in the 2025-26 Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) regular season.  

Zumwinkle is being activated for the first time after spending the duration of the season as a reserve. Emily was a training camp invite. The 22-year-old from Excelsior, Minnesota played three seasons at the University of Minnesota and one at Ohio State University where she reached the National Championship in her final game of her collegiate career.  In three seasons with the Gophers, she recorded 20 points in 116 games, with a career-high three assists in a sophomore-year game against New Hampshire, including the secondary assist on her sister Grace Zumwinkle’s 100th career goal. In 40 games with the Buckeyes, Zumwinkle tallied two goals and seven assists with a plus/minus rating of +17.  

Emily & Grace are the first sisters to be active players in the PWHL. Grace is a two-time Walter Cup Champion with the Minnesota Frost.