SAN JOSE, CA\u00a0(June 10, 2026)\u00a0\u2013 PWHL San Jose today announced that defender Hadley Hartmetz has been signed to a two-year Professional Women\u2019s Hockey League (PWHL) Standard Player Agreement ahead of the team\u2019s inaugural 2026-27 season. Hartmetz joins PWHL San Jose with a contract through the 2027-28 campaign and becomes the team\u2019s sixth player and first to be added during Phase 3 of the PWHL\u2019s Expansion Player Distribution Process.<\/p>\n
Hartmetz completed her second season with the\u00a0Boston Fleet in 2025-26,\u00a0registering seven assists (third-most among Fleet defenders) in 27 games played. The 25-year-old native of Phoenixville, PA was selected by Boston with the 40th overall pick in the seventh round\u00a0of the 2024 PWHL Draft but saw action in just two games in her rookie season due to a lower-body injury. Prior to her professional career, Hartmetz played collegiately at Boston College for two seasons before transferring to Ohio State for three seasons, winning a pair of NCAA National Championships in 2022 and 2024. As a Buckeye, Hartmetz skated in 118 games, totaling 59 points (18G, 41A). On the international stage, Hartmetz earned gold and silver medals with the United States at the 2018 and 2019 IIHF U18 Women\u2019s World Championship. <\/p>\n
On PWHL San Jose, Hartmetz becomes the team\u2019s second defender following Rory Guilday, and joins forwards Anne Cherkowski, Kristin O\u2019Neill, Maddi Wheeler, and goaltender Corinne Schroeder, each signed to two-year contracts during Phase 2 of the expansion process.<\/p>\n
At the end of the Phase 3 signing period, each expansion team will have up to eight total players by signing a maximum of three players on expiring contracts during this phase. Existing PWHL teams may protect three players under contract for the 2026-27 season, and\/or players on expiring contracts signed during this phase, to bring their total protected lists to six players.\u00a0The\u00a0Phase 3 signing period continues until Friday, June 12 at 3 p.m. ET, followed by a 5 p.m. ET\u00a0deadline for existing teams to\u00a0submit\u00a0their protection lists\u00a0prior to the Phase 4 signing period.\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, visit the PWHL Contract Guide\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n ABOUT PWHL\u00a0SAN JOSE\u00a0 PWHL, the PWHL Logo, and PWHL team names and logos are trademarks of the PWHL. \u00a9 PWHL 2026. All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n
PWHL\u00a0San Jose\u00a0is 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\u00a0San Jose\u00a0was\u202fofficially announced<\/a>\u00a0as one of the league\u2019s four new expansion teams on May 19\u00a0and will debut at\u00a0SAP Center\u00a0in the fall. Fans can place a time-stamped deposit\u202fhere
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