SAN JOSE, CA (June 5, 2026)\u00a0\u2013 PWHL San Jose today announced that goaltender Corinne Schroeder\u00a0is\u00a0the team\u2019s first-ever player, signing a two-year Professional Women\u2019s Hockey League (PWHL) Standard Player Agreement ahead of the team\u2019s inaugural 2026-27 season. Schroeder, who was under contract with the Seattle Torrent,\u00a0joins PWHL San Jose with a\u00a0new\u00a0deal\u00a0through the 2027-28 campaign and becomes the first of five players to be added during Phase 2 of the PWHL\u2019s Expansion Roster Distribution Process.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Schroeder started 17 games for the\u00a0Seattle\u00a0Torrent in 2025-26,\u00a0earning five wins and posting\u00a0a .915 save percentage and 2.56 goals-against average. On June 6, 2025, the 26-year-old from Elm Creek,\u00a0Manitoba,\u00a0became one of\u00a0the\u00a0first five foundational signings\u00a0for the\u00a0expansion\u00a0Torrent\u00a0after spending two seasons with the New York Sirens. Schroeder, who was selected 33rd overall by New York in the inaugural PWHL Draft, has\u00a0played in\u00a052 games across her PWHL career and sits tied for third all-time with five shutouts, while her .921 save percentage ranks fifth all-time. She made history by recording the league\u2019s first-ever shutout on Jan. 1, 2024, against Toronto in the PWHL\u2019s inaugural game and finished the season as a finalist for Goaltender of the Year. Her collegiate career included four seasons with Boston University and one with Quinnipiac University, where she graduated in 2022 as\u00a0Bobcats\u00a0MVP and a finalist for NCAA Women\u2019s Goalie of the Year.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Phase 2 of the Expansion Player Distribution Process, which began Friday at 12 p.m. ET and continues until Monday, June 8 at 1 p.m. ET, allows each expansion team to build the foundation of its roster by acquiring five players through signings and, if necessary, a player selection process. Only players\u00a0identified\u00a0on an expansion team\u2019s\u00a0initial\u00a020-player Exclusive Negotiation Target List are eligible to be signed during Phase 2. Existing teams can lose a maximum of three players who are under contract for the 2026-27 season during this phase. Read the full rules\u00a0here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n A complete list of player signings and transactions is available on the official\u00a0PWHL Transactions Page<\/a>. To see the full overview of the status of PWHL player contracts ahead of Phase 2, visit the PWHL Contract Guide\u00a0here<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n ABOUT PWHL SAN JOSE\u00a0 PWHL, the PWHL Logo, and PWHL team names and logos are trademarks of the PWHL. \u00a9 PWHL 2026. All Rights Reserved.\u00a0<\/p>\n
PWHL San Jose is one of 12 teams in the Professional Women\u2019s Hockey League (PWHL), which was founded in 2023. The PWHL began its inaugural season in January 2024 and features the best women\u2019s hockey players in the world. PWHL San Jose was\u00a0officially announced<\/a>\u00a0as one of the league\u2019s four new expansion teams on May 19 and will debut at SAP Center in the fall. Fans can place a time-stamped deposit\u202fhere
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