{"id":488432,"date":"2026-10-07T21:14:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T21:14:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/488432\/"},"modified":"2026-10-07T21:14:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T21:14:11","slug":"pwhl-san-jose-roster-set-for-training-camp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/488432\/","title":{"rendered":"PWHL San Jose roster set for training camp"},"content":{"rendered":"

San Jose\u2019s pro women\u2019s hockey team<\/a> still might not have a name, but it does have a roster just a little over a month before training camp gets underway.<\/p>\n

The expansion franchise known for now as PWHL San Jose announced a 29-player training camp roster on Wednesday morning made up of 17 forwards, nine defensemen and three goaltenders. Of those players, 18 are already signed to deals for the upcoming season.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re incredibly excited to get this group together and officially get to work. Training camp gives our staff the opportunity to see the compete level, skill and personality of our players firsthand, while beginning to build the identity of this team,\u201d head coach and general manager Troy Ryan<\/a> said in a statement. \u201cThere\u2019s a lot of energy around bringing a brand-new group together, establishing our standards and creating a style of play we can be proud of. This is where it all starts, and we\u2019re looking forward to everyone contributing to help shape what this team can become.\u201d<\/p>\n

The roster is highlighted by No. 4 overall pick Laila Edwards<\/a>, who is the early face of the franchise. She is joined by U.S. national team defender Rory Guilday and Seattle free agent Mariah Keopple on the blueline.<\/p>\n

San Jose also signed a pair of Boston defenders in Daniela Pej\u0161ov\u00e1 and Hadley Hartmetz.<\/p>\n

Offensively, San Jose brings in Brooke Bryant, a Stockton native who spent last season with Seattle, along with Maggie Connors and Kristin Della Rovere, who worked with Ryan in Toronto. Anne Cherkowski projects to be a top-six forward along with Team Canada\u2019s Kristin O\u2019Neill. Montreal free agent Nat\u00e1lie Ml\u00fdnkov\u00e1 should also get a chance to electrify the offense after scoring five goals with five assists last season.<\/p>\n

Maddi Wheeler, who joins San Jose from New York, will get plenty of ice time on offense as well.<\/p>\n

Rookies Sloane Matthews, Reich Kirchmair, Lily Shannon and McKenna Van Gelder are joined by Edwards and goaltender Tia Chan.<\/p>\n

Corinne Schroeder, San Jose\u2019s first signing, leads the goaltender depth chart alongside former Boston goalie Abbey Levy.<\/p>\n

Ryan also brought in non-roster invitees who have a chance to make the team, such as Savannah Norcross, who played 23 games for New York last season before sustaining a lower-body injury and missing the rest of the season. Italian national team forward Justine Reyes, former Minnesota reserve blueliner Ava Rinker and rookie defender Stephanie Bourque also got training camp invites.<\/p>\n

2025-26 team listed in brackets\u202f\u00a0
*Players signed for the 2026-27 season\u202f\u00a0
^Players selected in the 2026 PWHL draft\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

FORWARDS<\/p>\n

Evelyne Blais-Savoie (HV71 \u2013 Sweden)
Kennedy Bobyck (HV71)
Brooke Bryant (Seattle Torrent) *
Anne Cherkowski (New York Sirens) *
Maggie Connors (Toronto Sceptres) *
Kristin Della Rovere (Toronto Sceptres) *
Rhea Hicks (Clarkson University)
Reichen Kirchmair (Providence College) ^
Sloane Matthews (Ohio State University) *^
Nat\u00e1lie Ml\u00fdnkov\u00e1 (Montr\u00e9al\u202fVictoire) *
Savannah Norcross (New York Sirens)
Kristin O\u2019Neill (New York Sirens) *
Justine Reyes (MoDo Hockey \u2013 Sweden)
Lily Shannon (Northeastern University) *^
Millie Rose Sirum (Skellefte\u00e5 AIK \u2013 Sweden)
Mckenna Van Gelder (Cornell University) *^
Maddi Wheeler (New York Sirens) *<\/p>\n

DEFENDERS<\/p>\n

Stephanie Bourque (Union College)
Katina Duscio (University of Waterloo)
Laila Edwards (University of Wisconsin) *^
Rory Guilday (Ottawa Charge) *
Hadley Hartmetz (Boston Fleet) *
Mariah Keopple (Seattle Torrent) *
Megan McKay (Clarkson University)
Daniela Pej\u0161ov\u00e1 (Boston Fleet) *
Ava Rinker (Minnesota Frost)<\/p>\n

GOALTENDERS<\/p>\n

Tia Chan (University of Connecticut) *^
Abbey Levy (Boston Fleet) *
Corinne Schroeder (Seattle Torrent) *<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"San Jose\u2019s pro women\u2019s hockey team still might not have a name, but it does have a roster…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":488433,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[401,402,181,404,88,90,89,98,127],"class_list":["post-488432","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-jose","tag-hockey","tag-inside-sports","tag-latest-headlines","tag-nhl","tag-san-jose","tag-san-jose-headlines","tag-san-jose-news","tag-san-jose-sharks","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/488432","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=488432"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/488432\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/488433"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=488432"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=488432"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=488432"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}