In her second year (2013–2014), the Clarkson Golden Knights women's ice hockey team made history by winning their school's first NCAA Championship. In the process, the team also became the first team from outside the WCHA to win the women's National Collegiate national championship. In her senior year, she lived up to her surname by scoring the quickest goal in NCAA Tournament history, just 10 seconds in for the game-winner against Quinnipiac in the NCAA quarterfinal game. Renata Fast served as an assistant captain in her Junior and Senior years.[6]
CWHL
She was selected second overall by the Toronto Furies in the 2016 CWHL Draft. [7] Fast's first season of play saw her appear in 22 of the Furies 24 games. She would put forth four goals and five assists in those games and finished the regular season as a plus five for plus/minus. Fast was a finalist for the CWHL's Rookie of the Year and was named a 2016–17 all star.[8]
Fast with PWHL Toronto in 2024
PWHL
Following the launch of the new Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL), Fast was one of three players (alongside fellow Canadian Olympians Blayre Turnbull and Sarah Nurse) signed within a pre-draft period to PWHL Toronto. She was named a second team All-Star.
In the 2024–25 PWHL season, Fast led the league in assists (16), hits (63), and time on ice, and was tied for first in points among defenders (22). She won the Defender of the Year Award and was named a finalist for the Billie Jean King MVP Award.[9]
Fast was protected by Toronto in the 2025 PWHL expansion draft.[10] She missed the two games at the beginning of the season with an upper-body injury, and missed three more games in December because of a lower-body injury.[11][12]
International play
Fast joined the Canada National Women’s Development Team in 2014, where she went on to win a gold medal at the 2015 Nations Cup. She joined the National Women’s Team at the 2015 Four Nations Cup, winning the silver medal.[1] She won another silver medal at the 2016 Four Nations Cup and at the 2017 IIHF World Championship.[2][3]
She was selected for the 2017/2018 centralization roster in preparation for the 2018 Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea.[4] She was then named to Team Canada for the Olympics, where the team earned a silver medal in a shootout against the United States.[13]
At the 2019 World Championship, Fast tied for second in assists (6) as Canada came away with the bronze medal following an upset semifinal loss to Finland. At the 2021 World Championship, she scored her first world championship goal during Canada’s 5-1 round robin win over the United States. She also scored the game winning goal in the semi-final game against Switzerland. Canada defeated Team USA in the final to take home their first world title since 2012.
On January 11, 2022, Fast was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team. Fast scored her first Olympic goal during Canada’s semifinal win over Switzerland. She won a gold medal and led the team in minutes played during the tournament, averaging 21:32 per game.[14][15][16]
Fast was part of world championship gold medal performances again in 2022 and 2024. At the 2024 Worlds, Fast was named Best Defender and was selected to the Media All-Star team. She was also a Media All-Star in 2023 and 2025 when Canada won silver medals.
On January 9, 2026, she was named to Canada's roster to compete at the 2026 Winter Olympics.[17]
Personal life
She was born in Hamilton, Ontario and raised in Burlington, Ontario. Renata is the youngest of four siblings.[18] Her sister is Lindsey Fast, and her brothers are Christopher and Gregory Fast.[19] Her parents are Sharon and Douglas Fast.
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