SAN JOSE, CA (June 10, 2026) – PWHL San Jose today announced that defender Hadley Hartmetz has been signed to a two-year Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) Standard Player Agreement ahead of the team’s inaugural 2026-27 season. Hartmetz joins PWHL San Jose with a contract through the 2027-28 campaign and becomes the team’s sixth player and first to be added during Phase 3 of the PWHL’s Expansion Player Distribution Process.
Hartmetz completed her second season with the Boston Fleet in 2025-26, registering seven assists (third-most among Fleet defenders) in 27 games played. The 25-year-old native of Phoenixville, PA was selected by Boston with the 40th overall pick in the seventh round of the 2024 PWHL Draft but saw action in just two games in her rookie season due to a lower-body injury. Prior to her professional career, Hartmetz played collegiately at Boston College for two seasons before transferring to Ohio State for three seasons, winning a pair of NCAA National Championships in 2022 and 2024. As a Buckeye, Hartmetz skated in 118 games, totaling 59 points (18G, 41A). On the international stage, Hartmetz earned gold and silver medals with the United States at the 2018 and 2019 IIHF U18 Women’s World Championship.
On PWHL San Jose, Hartmetz becomes the team’s second defender following Rory Guilday, and joins forwards Anne Cherkowski, Kristin O’Neill, Maddi Wheeler, and goaltender Corinne Schroeder, each signed to two-year contracts during Phase 2 of the expansion process.
At the end of the Phase 3 signing period, each expansion team will have up to eight total players by signing a maximum of three players on expiring contracts during this phase. Existing PWHL teams may protect three players under contract for the 2026-27 season, and/or players on expiring contracts signed during this phase, to bring their total protected lists to six players. The Phase 3 signing period continues until Friday, June 12 at 3 p.m. ET, followed by a 5 p.m. ET deadline for existing teams to submit their protection lists prior to the Phase 4 signing period.
A complete list of player signings and transactions is available on the official PWHL Transactions Page. To see the full overview of the status of PWHL player contracts, visit the PWHL Contract Guide here.
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