White Rock’s own Grace Elliot is headed to Seattle as the next step in her hockey career.
The 38th overall Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) Draft pick, Seattle Torrent used their fourth-round pick to take the power forward in the live draft Wednesday (June 17) in Detroit. Elliot had an outstanding university sports career as a University of B.C. Thunderbird as well as reigning Canada West and U Sports Player of the year.
Staying out west
Welcome to Seattle, Grace! pic.twitter.com/BkUmatgRo7
— Seattle Torrent (@PWHL__Seattle) June 18, 2026
Elliot also finished the regular season as the top scorer in her conference — and in the entire country, leading the conference with 37 points and 24 goals in 28 games. She also broke the program’s all-time Canada West points record in December.
She was drafted around 5:30 p.m. Pacific Time Wednesday, announced on the PWHL’s website and YouTube channel.
With a history of breaking records and raising the bar ever higher, Elliott’s 38th overall selection makes her the highest-ever Canada West pick as well as the first of only two U SPORTS selections of the 2026 Draft, according to UBC women’s hockey.
Peace Arch News has reached out to Elliott.
More to come…