SAN JOSE, CA\u00a0(June 14, 2026)\u00a0\u2013 PWHL San Jose today announced that defender Daniela Pej\u0161ov\u00e1 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. Pej\u0161ov\u00e1, who was under contract with the Boston Fleet, has a new deal through the 2027-28 campaign and becomes the team\u2019s 10th player and second of two players to be added to complete Phase 4 of the PWHL\u2019s Expansion Player Distribution Process, joining forward and fellow Czech national, Nat\u00e1lie Ml\u00fdnkov\u00e1.<\/p>\n
Pej\u0161ov\u00e1 completed her second PWHL season with the Fleet in 2025-26, recording\u00a0four\u00a0points (2G,\u00a02A) in 27 regular-season games\u00a0and appearing in all four playoff matchups. Across 55 career regular-season games, Pej\u0161ov\u00e1 has notched seven points (2G, 5A) since her seventh-overall selection in the second round of the 2024 PWHL Draft, with a pick Boston acquired from New York in the league\u2019s first-ever draft day trade. On the international stage, the 23-year-old from Teplice, Czechia, is a two-time Olympian (2022, 2026) and has\u00a0competed\u00a0in six IIHF Women\u2019s\u00a0World Championships, most notably earning Czechia\u2019s first-ever medals in 2022 and 2023 (both bronze) alongside Ml\u00fdnkov\u00e1. At the 2022 tournament, Pej\u0161ov\u00e1 was named Best Defender and an All-Star.<\/p>\n
On PWHL San Jose, Pej\u0161ov\u00e1 reunites with fellow Fleet defender Hadley Hartmetz (Phase 3) and brings the team\u2019s blue line corps to four following the Phase 2 acquisition of Rory Guilday and Phase 3 addition of Mariah Keopple. The team\u2019s roster also includes five forwards with Ml\u00fdnkov\u00e1, the Phase 2 additions of Anne Cherkowski, Kristin O\u2019Neill and Maddi Wheeler, and the Phase 3 addition of Maggie Connors. Goaltender Corinne Schroeder was signed in Phase 2 to round out the team\u2019s foundation heading into Wednesday\u2019s PWHL Draft.<\/p>\n
At the end of the Phase 4 signing period on Monday, each expansion team will have 10 total players through signings and, if necessary, a player selection process. Players eligible to be signed in Phase 4 are those not signed or protected in Phases 1-3, including players on expiring contracts and players under contract for 2026-27.\u00a0Existing teams can lose a maximum of four players who are under contract for the 2026-27 season in Phases 1-4.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A complete list of player signings and transactions is available on the official\u202fPWHL Transactions Page<\/a>. To see the full overview of the status of PWHL player contracts, visit the PWHL Contract Guide\u202fhere<\/a>.<\/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.\u00a0<\/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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