As Hilary Knight winds down her international career, the four-time Olympian and long-time face of U.S. women’s hockey is hardly done making inroads in her sport. Next up for the 35-year-old during a trailblazing career — in which she stood up to USA Hockey in demanding better wages and helped found the PWHL — is introducing the women’s game to a

Knight, a women's hockey legend, is not on the Boston Fleet's list of protected players, exposing her to the PWHL expansion process.

PWHL Seattle general manager Meghan Turner made her first signing count, bringing aboard one of the sport’s most recognizable players. Knight was left surprisingly unprotected by the Boston Fleet as the league’s two expansion teams,