SEATTLE – The PWHL expansion team, Seattle, announced on Tuesday the signing of defenseman Mariah Keopple to a one-year contract and forward Lexie Adzija to a two-year deal. Keopple, 24, played the last two seasons with the Montreal Victoire, participating in 53 regular season games and accumulating three goals and four assists. Before his professional career, Keopple competed for the Princeton Tigers for four seasons in the NCAA, where he recorded 12 goals and 40 assists in 126 games, and was an alternate captain in his final year.
Adzija joins Seattle from the Boston Fleet, where she played last season after being acquired from Ottawa via a trade. The 24-year-old forward has participated in 53 PWHL regular season games, scoring 17 points with eight goals and nine assists. Adzija played college hockey at Quinnipiac University, where she was co-captain during the 2022-23 season.I am very excited to start with PWHL Seattle in its inaugural season, and I am very grateful for this incredible opportunity to bring this game to Seattle.
Mariah Keopple
I am incredibly excited and grateful to join PWHL Seattle and to be part of building something special in a city that was eager to welcome us.
Lexie Adzija
