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Professional update! I’m excited to be joining @Sheng_Peng at @sjhockeynow as the sites first PWHL San Jose beat writer. Check out my first piece, an update from Troy Ryan on Corinne Schroeder’s injury⬇️⬇️
Welcome @Eli_Fastiff!
Eli is SJHN's first @PWHL_SanJose beat writer.
Here's his first story, Troy Ryan's first public comments about starting goalie Corinne Schroeder's potentially serious injury.
What are his options if Schroeder isn't ready for camp? sanjosehockeynow.com/pwhl-sa…
Name ideas based on things I learned in my SF high school marine ecology elective:
San Jose El Niños
San Jose Keystone Species
San Jose Anadromous Fish (shoutout salmon)
San Jose San Francisco B̶a̶y̶ Tidal Estuary
San Jose Water Diversions
My favorite: San Jose Hetch Hetchy-ers
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Because I can't stop talking about Cornell hockey...
Subscribe to my Substack! I'll be there frequently throughout the season, recording my thoughts and observations.
My first post ahead of ECAC play opening up this weekend: substack.com/home/post/p-223…
PWHL San Jose's first goal at the 2026 Women's Worlds comes from Czechia's Natálie Mlýnková. Laila Edwards and Rory Guilday will take the ice for the US at 10:00 a.m.
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The PWHL has announced a few new rules ahead of the season. The short version:
-Mandatory neck protection
-Players can high-stick the puck to keep play moving. It previously resulted in a whistle.
-More clarity on legal and illegal body checks
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Among the new rules are mandatory neck protection and the allowance of high sticking for game flow.
Read more about the new additions below.
📰 bit.ly/4iYIWZR
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Big Red on the global stage 🌎🐻
Congratulations and good luck to alumnae Kristin O’Neill ‘20 and Rory Guilday ‘25 as they represent their countries at the 2026 IIHF Women’s World Championship, starting later this week in Denmark!
#YellCornell x #LGR
Laila Edwards and Rory Guilday make Team USA’s Worlds roster. They join Canada’s Kristin O’Neill and Czechia’s Natálie Mlýnková and Daniela Pejšová as PWHL San Jose players headed to Denmark next week.
We have a team! 🙂↕️
The 25 U.S. Women’s National Team players who will be heading to Denmark have been named.
#WomensWorlds
📰: usah.info/2p92yyhx
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Our Friday formation. 🇨🇦
Notre formation en ce vendredi. 🇨🇦
#WomensWorlds | #MondialFéminin
One PWHL San Jose player in, one out for Team USA. Guilday served as the US's extra skater at the Olympics, it will be interesting to see if she gets a bigger role tonight.
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Just spoke with a PWHL spokesperson to clarify the new roster and salary details.
First, the CBA has not been amended. The changes are outlined in a letter of understanding between the two parties.
The average salary requirement, which now applies to 24 players, started at $55,000 in the inaugural season and increases by 3% annually, bringing it to $60,100 for 2026-27.
Players whose salaries fall below the new minimum will receive an increase to meet it. However, any previous gap above the minimum will not automatically be preserved. For example, a player earning $2,000 above the old minimum would move to the new minimum, rather than receive $2,000 above it.
Each player can sign a maximum of two One-Game SPAs per season. These agreements do not replace 10-day contracts, and the language governing those contracts remains in the CBA.
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BREAKING:
Per @IanKennedyCK, the PWHL is set to increase league minimum salaries beyond the 3% outlined in the CBA, they'll increase roster sizes this season, and are set to do away with reserves.
More: thehockeynews.com/womens/pwh… #PWHL
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There was no clarification on if league average would increase. Most teams had a lot of available money this offseason due to player dispersal in free agency. But it will just bring more toward the middle as is.
This is interesting, but from my understanding, increasing the minimum salary doesn't actually mean players make more money as a group. The PWHL uses an "average" salary structure: the average of each team's contracts must be within 10% of $60,100 for the 2026-27 season.
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BREAKING:
According to sources and a document received, the PWHL is set to increase league minimum salaries beyond the 3% outlined in the CBA, they'll increase roster sizes this season, and are set to do away with reserves.
More: thehockeynews.com/womens/pwh… #PWHL
