Sarah Edney was selected first overall by the Brampton Thunder in the 2015 CWHL Draft.

[2] Edney played high school hockey at Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Mississauga, Ontario.

During her career with the Junior Chiefs, Edney led the squad to gold and silver medals in the Ontario provincial championships.

In the same year, she was the Team Ontario captain at the 2011 Canada Winter Games, where she claimed a silver medal.

[4] On August 31, 2017, Edney signed with the Buffalo Beauts as a free agent,[5] joining former Thunder teammates Jess Jones and Rebecca Vint who also signed with the Beauts.