SAN JOSE, CA\u00a0(June 21, 2026)\u00a0\u2013 PWHL\u00a0San Jose\u00a0today announced that\u00a0goaltender Abbey Levy\u00a0and forward Kristin Della Rovere have\u00a0been signed to\u00a0one-year Professional Women\u2019s Hockey League (PWHL) Standard Player Agreements\u00a0ahead of the team\u2019s inaugural 2026-27 season.\u00a0The\u202fsignings are the first for PWHL\u00a0San Jose\u00a0as part of the league\u2019s Open Signing Period that began on Friday and allows all 12 teams to continue building their rosters in advance of the 2026-27 campaign.<\/p>\n
Levy\u00a0appeared in three games for the\u00a0Boston\u00a0Fleet during the 2025-26 season, earning a 1-1-1 record with a\u00a0career-high\u00a0.927 save percentage and\u00a0a\u00a02.33 goals-against average. The 26-year-old from\u00a0Congers, NY,\u202fspent her first two PWHL seasons with the New York\u00a0Sirens\u202fafter being\u202fselected in the 11th\u202fround (64th\u202foverall) in the inaugural PWHL Draft, and has accumulated 13 games of PWHL experience for her career.\u202fLevy played three NCAA seasons at Boston College (2020-23) following two seasons at Minnesota State University (2018-20) and\u00a0earned\u00a0the Bertagna\u00a0Award\u00a0as the top goaltender at the 2021-22\u00a0Women\u2019s\u00a0Beanpot\u00a0with the Eagles.\u00a0Internationally, Levy won\u202fa\u202fgold\u202fmedal\u202fas a member of Team USA at the 2023 IIHF Women\u2019s World Championship.<\/p>\n
Della Rovere returned to the PWHL in 2025-26 after spending the\u00a0previous\u00a0season in Italy.\u00a0The Caledon, Ontario, native\u00a0earned a spot\u00a0as a\u00a0Toronto\u00a0reserve\u00a0out of training camp and split her season between the\u00a0Sceptres\u00a0and the Italian National Team in preparation for the 2026 Olympic Winter Games.\u00a0In Milan, the\u00a025-year-old\u00a0set an Italian record with\u00a0four points\u00a0(2G, 2A)\u00a0and helped the team advance to the\u00a0quarterfinals\u00a0\u2014\u00a0a\u00a0historic\u00a0result.\u00a0Upon returning to Toronto, she appeared in five\u00a0games.\u00a0Originally selected by Ottawa in the inaugural PWHL Draft, Della Rovere\u00a0scored one goal in\u00a0nine games in\u00a02024\u00a0before a season-ending injury. Internationally,\u00a0the\u00a0Harvard University graduate\u00a0helped Italy win bronze at the 2026 IIHF Women\u2019s World Championship Division I Group A tournament after earning promotion with a first-place finish in Division I Group B in 2025.<\/p>\n
On\u00a0PWHL San Jose, Della Rovere reunites with Head Coach Troy Ryan and former\u00a0Sceptres\u00a0forward Maggie Connors. Levy played alongside defenders Hadley Hartmetz and\u00a0Daniela Pej\u0161ov\u00e1 last season in Boston and shared the crease with Corinne Schroeder for two seasons in New York. San Jose\u2019s roster is now up to 12 players under contract, also counting forwards\u00a0Anne Cherkowski,\u00a0Nat\u00e1lie Ml\u00fdnkov\u00e1,\u00a0Kristin O\u2019Neill and Maddi Wheeler,\u00a0plus\u00a0defenders\u00a0Rory Guilday and\u00a0Mariah Keopple, all previously\u00a0acquired\u00a0in the first five phases of the PWHL\u2019s Expansion Player Distribution Process.<\/p>\n
The team also selected\u00a0six players in the 2026 PWHL Draft presented by Upper Deck, adding\u00a0four forwards, one defender, and one goaltender to the organization\u2019s roster on Wednesday.<\/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.<\/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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