Torrent don’t protect captain Hilary Knight from expansion teams

The Seattle Totems' protection list failed to shield Olympic gold medalist and team captain Hilary Knight from being selected by an expansion team. While three other players were successfully blocked from being drafted, Knight's inclusion on the unprotected list highlights the challenges expansion teams face in building their rosters. This situation underscores the complexities of player protection rules in the ECHL, and it raises questions about how such rules might need adjustments to better safeguard star players during expansion drafts.