SAN JOSE, CA\u202f(June 5, 2026)\u202f\u2013\u00a0PWHL\u00a0San Jose\u00a0today announced that\u00a0defender Rory Guilday\u00a0has been signed to a\u00a0two-year Professional Women\u2019s Hockey League (PWHL) Standard Player Agreement ahead of the team\u2019s inaugural 2026-27 season.\u00a0Guilday, who was under contract with the Ottawa Charge,\u00a0joins PWHL San Jose with a new deal through the 2027-28 campaign and becomes the second of five players to be\u00a0added during Phase 2 of the PWHL\u2019s Expansion Roster Distribution Process\u00a0following goaltender Corinne Schroeder.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Guilday\u00a0was selected\u00a0fifth overall by Ottawa in the first round of the 2025 PWHL Draft. The\u00a023-year-old registered nine points (1G, 8A)\u00a0in\u00a030 games\u00a0during\u00a0her\u00a0rookie season, finishing fourth among first-year defenders in points and assists.\u00a0A physical\u00a0presence\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0blue line, the Chanhassen, MN, native ranked third among all players in hits (57) and led the Charge in blocked shots (35).\u00a0Guilday also\u00a0appeared\u00a0in eight postseason games, totaling a pair of assists while helping Ottawa reach the 2026 PWHL Walter Cup Finals.\u00a0Following a standout four-year collegiate career at Cornell University, Guilday has also excelled on the international stage, earning a gold medal at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milano Cortina and winning three medals with Team USA at the IIHF Women\u2019s World Championship (one gold, two silver).\u00a0<\/p>\n
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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,\u202fallows each expansion team to build the foundation of its roster by acquiring five players through signings and, if necessary, a player selection process.\u202fOnly players\u202fidentified\u202fon an expansion team\u2019s\u202finitial\u202f20-player Exclusive Negotiation Target List are eligible to be signed during Phase 2.\u202fExisting teams can lose a maximum of three players who are under contract for the 2026-27 season during this phase.\u202fRead the full rules\u202fhere<\/a>.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n \u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n A complete\u202flist of\u202fplayer signings\u202fand transactions\u202fis available on the\u202fofficial\u202fPWHL Transactions Page<\/a>.\u202fTo see the full overview of the status of PWHL player contracts\u202fahead of Phase 2, visit the PWHL Contract Guide\u202fhere<\/a>.\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n \u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n ABOUT PWHL\u202fSAN JOSE\u202f\u00a0 PWHL, the PWHL Logo, and PWHL team names and logos are trademarks of the PWHL. \u00a9 PWHL 2026. All Rights Reserved.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n
PWHL\u202fSan Jose\u202fis 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\u202fSan Jose\u202fwas\u202fofficially announced<\/a>\u202fas one of the league\u2019s four new expansion teams on May 19\u202fand will debut at\u202fSAP Center\u202fin the fall. Fans can place a time-stamped deposit\u202fhere
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