The end of PWHL San Jose’s first offseason is approaching. On Wednesday, the team announced their training camp roster — 18 players already signed for 2026-27 and 11 unsigned invitees. These 11 players will compete for the five (or possibly six or seven if the league expands roster sizes) remaining roster spots.
The invitees range from undrafted free agents straight out of college to veteran skaters with PWHL, European, or Premier Hockey Federation experience. Training camp will begin on Nov. 18. Here is a breakdown of San Jose’s inaugural training camp roster.
Forwards
Signed forwards (10): Brooke Bryant, Anne Cherkowski, Maggie Connors, Kristin Della Rovere, Sloane Matthews*, Natálie Mlýnková, Kristin O’Neill, Lily Shannon*, Mckenna Van Gelder*, Maddi Wheeler
Camp invitees (7): Evelyne Blais-Savoie, Kennedy Bobyck, Rhea Hicks*, Reichen Kirchmair*, Savannah Norcross, Justine Reyes, Millie Rose Sirum
*rookie
With San Jose needing to sign only three or four more forwards, the invitees will have their work cut out for them.
Norcross will enter camp as the favorite to earn a roster spot. The former University of Minnesota and Boston College winger is the only forward invitee with previous PWHL experience. She appeared in 43 games across two seasons with the New York franchise.
Three invitees have ties to the SDHL’s HV71: Blais-Savoie, Bobyck, and Reyes. Bobyck is in her third season with the team, coming off a team-leading 23-point campaign in 2025-26.
Blais-Savoie joined her in Jönköping for her professional debut last season, tallying 8 goals, the second-most for HV71 (after Bobyck). She may have an advantage at training camp: She’ll be playing on home ice. From San Jose and a graduate of Valley Christian High School, Blais-Savoie hopes to be the second former Jr. Shark to sign with the team, alongside Bryant.
Reyes signed with HV71 for 2026-27 after a lengthy professional career that has included stops in the DFEL, the SDHL, the PHF (with the Connecticut Whale), and, most recently, the Italian Olympic team. If she makes the cut, she would join O’Neill and Corinne Schroeder as the only members of the team born in the 20th century.
Hicks is a former member of the Canadian U18 team who earned College Hockey America All-Rookie Team honors in her freshman year at Syracuse. She later transferred to Clarkson, where she played alongside Cherkowski and posted 56 points across her final two seasons.
Kirchmair, selected 64th at the 2026 Draft, is San Jose’s only unsigned draft pick. The 2024-25 Hockey East Player of the Year had a disappointing senior season for Providence, scoring 25 points — 12 fewer than her eye-opening junior season. Still, Kirchmair’s strong shot and scoring credentials were enough for Troy Ryan — a self-described “big fan” of her game — to take her with his final selection.
A teammate of Kirchmair’s at Providence, Sirum enters San Jose’s camp after scoring 4 goals in her first five games with Swiss club EVZ. Sirum joined Providence after three seasons with Holy Cross, including a 2023-24 campaign in which her 12 goals set the program’s single-season Hockey East–era record. Last season, playing in the SDHL with Skellefteå AIK, she posted 18 points, fourth-most on the team. From Oslo, Sirum also has extensive Norwegian national team experience.
Defenders
Signed defenders (5): Laila Edwards*, Rory Guilday, Hadley Hartmetz, Mariah Keopple, Daniela Pejšová
Camp invitees (4): Stephanie Bourque*, Katina Duscio*, Megan McKay*, Ava Rinker
*rookie
McKay spent each of her first three collegiate seasons posting double-digit assists for Mercyhurst. For her senior year, she transferred to Clarkson. The Ice Garden ranked McKay the fifth-best draft-eligible ECAC defender this spring thanks to her physical play and team-leading +17 plus/minus.
One rank ahead of McKay was Bourque, whose Union team upset Clarkson in the ECAC tournament last spring. TIG described Bourque as a “pesky” defender and “high-level puck mover” — a good option on a team’s third pair. The skater from Moncton, NB, is hoping to become the first Union graduate to play in the PWHL.
The only U Sports graduate to earn a camp invitation, Duscio spent three years at St. Lawrence before transferring to Waterloo, where she tallied 19 points in 25 games. Like McKay and Bourque, Duscio was invited as an undrafted free agent.
Rinker was a 2025 fourth-round draft pick by Minnesota and spent last season as a reserve player for the Frost. She has yet to play in a professional game. A 2025 graduate of Connecticut, Rinker led all Husky defenders in points (3 goals, 17 assists) in her senior year.
Goaltenders
Signed goaltenders (3): Tia Chan*, Abbey Levy, Corinne Schroeder
Camp invitees: None
*rookie
Stay tuned for more analysis of PWHL San Jose’s training camp group. The team will take the ice in a game setting for the first time against the Seattle Torrent on Nov. 29 at 5 p.m. at Tech CU Arena, then face Seattle again the next day at 1 p.m.
