Renata Fast signs 3-Year Extension with Toronto Sceptres

June 3, 2026 — Toronto, ON —

The Toronto Sceptres today announced that defender Renata Fast has been re-signed to a three-year Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) Standard Player Agreement through the 2028-29 season. With the signing, Fast is one of the team’s three protected players as part of the PWHL’s Expansion Roster Distribution Process ahead of the 2026-27 season. 

Fast, one of Toronto's first-three foundational players, became the second defender in PWHL history to reach 45 career points, contributing 10 points (1G, 9A) in 26 games played in 2025-26, her third season with the club. In her second campaign, she was named 2024-25 PWHL Defender of the Year and nominated for the PWHL Billie Jean King MVP Award—the first defender to be voted a finalist—after co-leading the league in scoring among rearguards with 22 points (6G, 16A) in 30 games. The alternate captain was also named a First Team All-Star in 2024-25 and Second Team All-Star in 2024.

As a member of Team Canada, the 31-year-old from Burlington, ON, is a three-time Olympian, winning gold in 2022, and silver in 2018 and 2026. In World Championship competition, she has amassed three gold, three silver and a bronze medal. Fast has earned Best Defender of the World Championship and Media All-Star nods in her career for Canada.

Prior to the PWHL, Fast was a member of the PWHPA and played in the CWHL. A graduate of Clarkson University, she won the NCAA National Championship in 2013-14.