Megan Carter

Megan Nicole Carter (born May 23, 2001) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for PWHL Las Vegas in the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). She previously played for the Seattle Torrent and the Toronto Sceptres of the PWHL. She played college ice hockey at Northeastern.

Early life Carter attended Craig Kielburger Secondary School, where she played field hockey and ultimate frisbee. She then played ice hockey for two seasons with the Stoney Creek Jr. Sabres of the Provincial Women's Hockey League.

Playing career College Carter began her collegiate career for Northeastern during the 2019–20 season. During her freshman year, she recorded two goals and 11 assists in 38 games. Following the season she was named to the Hockey East All-Rookie Team. During the 2020–21 season in her sophomore year, she recorded five goals and seven assists in 25 games. During the 2021–22 season in her junior year, she recorded two goals and 12 assists in 38 games. As a graduate student, she recorded four goals and 21 assists in 34 games. Led all Hockey East defensemen with 25 points. Following the season she was named to the All-Hockey East First Team and Hockey East Defender of the Year for the second consecutive season.

Professional Toronto Sceptres (2024–2025)

On June 10, 2024, Carter was drafted in the second round, 12th overall, by PWHL Toronto in the 2024 PWHL Draft. On June 26, 2024, she signed a two-year contract with Toronto. Toronto general manager Gina Kingsbury praised Carter as "a great puck-moving D whose game is consistent and reliable," noting that she "doesn't shy away from playing a physical game."

On November 13, 2024, prior to the start of the regular season, she was placed on the long-term injured reserve list by the Toronto Sceptres with a lower-body injury. Carter was activated from long-term injured reserve on January 25, 2025, and made her PWHL debut that day against the New York Sirens in the Battle on Bay Street at Scotiabank Arena. During the 2024–25 season, she recorded one assist in 19 regular season games.

Seattle Torrent (2025–2026) alt=Carter high fives Alex Carpenter after Carpenter scored a goal off Carter's assist. On June 9, 2025, Carter was drafted 11th overall by PWHL Seattle in the 2025 PWHL Expansion Draft. She joined the Torrent for their inaugural 2025–26 season. She was part of Seattle's historic home opener on November 28, 2025, against the Minnesota Frost at Climate Pledge Arena, which drew 16,014 fans and set the record for the largest crowd for a women's hockey game in a U.S. arena. On December 17, 2025, she recorded her first point of the season with a primary assist on an Alex Carpenter goal in Seattle's 4-1 victory over the Ottawa Charge. On January 20, 2026, she scored her first career goal at 5:26 of the third period against her former team in Seattle's 6–4 victory over Toronto, in the highest-scoring game of the PWHL season. The goal, which stood as the game-winner, was the first scored by a Seattle defender in franchise history. The Torrent's six goals set a franchise record and matched the season high for any PWHL team. During the 2025–26 season, she recorded one goal and four assists in 30 games.

PWHL Las Vegas (2026–present) During the league's expansion to 12 teams ahead of the 2026–27 season, she was left by the Torrent and signed a two-year contract with PWHL Las Vegas on June 10, 2026.

International play

Carter represented Canada at the 2019 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship and won a gold medal.

Personal life Carter was born to Brad and Leanne Carter, and has two sisters, Lauren and Ashlyn. She graduated from Northeastern University with a bachelor's degree in biology.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2019–20 Northeastern University HE 38 2 11 13 42 — — — — — 2020–21 Northeastern University HE 25 5 7 12 18 — — — — — 2021–22 Northeastern University HE 38 2 12 14 32 — — — — — 2022–23 Northeastern University HE 30 5 17 22 20 — — — — — 2023–24 Northeastern University HE 34 4 21 25 60 — — — — — 2024–25 Toronto Sceptres PWHL 19 0 1 1 10 4 0 0 0 6 2025–26 Seattle Torrent PWHL 30 1 4 5 26 — — — — —PWHL totals 49 1 5 6 36 4 0 0 0 6

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2019 Canada U18 4 0 0 0 2Junior totals 4 0 0 0 2

Awards and honours Honours Year College All-Hockey East Rookie Team 2020 Hockey East Defender of the Year 2023, 2024 All-Hockey East First Team 2023, 2024