“The opportunity to get Schroeder at this point was really, really important to me,” Ryan said after the team’s initial signings. “That’s a goalie that’s had a very successful career prior to the PWHL, but also in the PWHL, has played a lot of minutes, has been a No. 1 goalie on two teams, and we’re confident that we can surround her with a great team that gives her a career-like year.”