Elm Creek native Corinne Schroeder will continue her professional hockey career on the West Coast after signing with PWHL expansion franchise San Jose.
Elm Creek native Corinne Schroeder tracks the play for the Seattle Torrent during the 2025-26 PWHL season. The veteran goaltender recently signed with expansion franchise San Jose after posting a career .921 save percentage and establishing herself as one of the league’s top netminders
The signing follows an emotional expansion process that saw Schroeder left unprotected by the Seattle Torrent, where she played during the 2025-26 season.
The signing comes after an emotional expansion process that saw Schroeder left unprotected by the Seattle Torrent, the club she played for during the 2025-26 season.
“It was very emotional for me to not have been protected by Seattle,” Schroeder said. “The turnaround between Phase 1 and Phase 2 of the expansion process was very quick, so that also was very difficult mentally and emotionally to start evaluating new options.”
Despite the uncertainty, the Manitoba goaltender attracted interest from multiple expansion teams.
“It was very exciting to have interest from multiple expansion teams, especially San Jose,” she said. “I really enjoyed my time in Seattle last season, so staying on the west coast was very appealing to me and made San Jose an ideal spot for me.”
Schroeder said she is eager to embrace the challenge of helping establish another franchise while continuing to grow the women’s game.
“It’s incredibly rewarding to have found a new home with San Jose, and to have the opportunity to build a new franchise and grow the game of hockey in the Bay Area,” she said.
The move marks the latest chapter in an impressive hockey career that has taken Schroeder from rural Manitoba to the highest level of women’s professional hockey.
Before joining Seattle, she spent two seasons in New York, first with the league’s inaugural New York team and later with the New York Sirens.
Over three PWHL seasons, Schroeder has posted a .921 save percentage, a 2.46 goals-against average and five shutouts.
Her strongest professional season came during the PWHL’s inaugural campaign in 2024, when she posted a .930 save percentage and a 2.40 goals-against average.
Schroeder’s success extends well beyond the PWHL. In 2022-23, she was named both Goaltender of the Year and Rookie of the Year in the Premier Hockey Federation while playing for the Boston Pride. That season, she led all PHF goaltenders with a 1.67 goals-against average and a .955 save percentage.
Her collegiate career was equally impressive. Schroeder was a finalist for NCAA Women’s Goaltender of the Year in 2021-22 at Quinnipiac University and earned multiple Hockey East all-star selections during her time at Boston University. Internationally, she also won a silver medal with Team Canada at the 2017 IIHF Under-18 Women’s World Championship.
While the accolades are significant, Schroeder said representing her hometown region remains one of the most meaningful aspects of her career.
“It’s incredibly exciting that I get to represent our community and show that there is a future in hockey for young girls regardless of where they are from,” she said.
As women’s hockey continues to grow, Schroeder’s journey serves as an example for young athletes throughout Manitoba that success is possible regardless of where they begin.
From Elm Creek to the professional ranks, she has helped break barriers for female athletes while demonstrating that determination, hard work and perseverance can open doors to opportunities once thought impossible.
As she prepares for her first season in San Jose, Schroeder hopes to make an immediate impact both on and off the ice.
“I hope to manage the transition to a new team and market as seamlessly as possible and make an immediate impact on the ice for the team,” she said.
She also expressed gratitude to the communities that have supported her throughout her career.
“I’m incredibly excited for this new opportunity in San Jose and am so grateful for all the love and support I continually receive from the people in Elm Creek, Carman, the Pembina Valley region and across Manitoba.”
