Hilary Atwood Knight (born July 12, 1989) is an American ice hockey player who is a forward and captain for the Seattle Torrent of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). She is also captain of the United States women's national ice hockey team. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players in women's hockey history, Knight holds numerous records and has been a dominant force in both international and professional hockey for nearly two decades.
With the US national team, Knight has won ten gold medals at the IIHF World Women's Championship—the most ever by any hockey player—and holds the tournament records for goals, assists, and points. She is a five-time Olympic medalist, winning gold in 2018 and 2026 and winning silver in 2010, 2014, and 2022. She was a flag bearer at the closing ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympics. In 2023, she became the first player in IIHF World Women's Championship history to surpass 100 career points and was named the inaugural recipient of the IIHF Female Player of the Year award. She has earned multiple tournament MVP honors, including at the 2015 and 2016 World Championships, where she was also the leading scorer.
Knight played college hockey at the University of Wisconsin from 2007 to 2012, where she won two NCAA national championships (2009, 2011), earned the 2011 NCAA Tournament MVP award, and became the program's all-time leader in goals (143) and points (262). Her 143 career goals are the most by any women's or men's player at the university. She was a three-time WCHA Offensive Player of the Year and made the All-American First Team.
In professional hockey, she won the inaugural Isobel Cup with the Boston Pride of the NWHL in 2016 and has been a scoring leader across multiple leagues during her time with Boston Blades and Les Canadiennes de Montréal of the CWHL and the Boston Fleet of the PWHL. In the PWHL's 2024–25 season, she tied for the league lead with 29 points, earning the Points Leader Award, and was named a finalist for Forward of the Year and the Billie Jean King MVP Award. Knight has served as captain for both Team USA (since 2023) and the Boston Fleet (2024–2025) before becoming the first player and captain of the expansion Seattle Torrent in 2025.
Beyond her on-ice achievements, Knight has been a leading advocate for equity and sustainability in women's professional hockey, playing a key role in the formation of the Professional Women's Hockey Players Association and the establishment of the PWHL. She has received three USA Hockey Bob Allen Women's Player of the Year awards (2014, 2022, 2025) and was named to Forbes' 30 Under 30 list in 2018.
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