Corinne Schroeder Inches Closer To Canadian National Team Spot

Corinne Schroeder was Canada's top goalie at national team selection camp. Was it enough to earn the reigning PHF Goalie of the Year a roster spot?

After watching Corinne Schroeder at Canada's national team selection camp, one could question how close she is to taking a roster spot with Team Canada. The answer is very close. 

In Canada's two Red vs. White games, Schroeder was the lone goalie among Ann-Renee Desbiens, Emerance Maschmeyer, Kristen Campbell, Hannah Murphy, and Kayle Osborne to not allow a goal.

In her two shifts of action, Schroeder stopped all 20 shots she faced recording a 0.00 GAA and 1.00 save percentage. The next best netminder was Colgate's Kayle Osborne, while Canada's three goalies - Desbiens, Maschmeyer, and Campbell - from the last World Championship all finished with save percentages well below .900.

It's a small sample size, but not when you couple with with Schroeders incredible play over the past five seasons.

Schroeder had a spectacular NCAA career with Boston University and Quinnipiac posting a career 1,69 GAA and .939 save percentage. 

Last season, Schroeder made her professional debut going 19-1-0 with seven shutouts, a 1.67 GAA and .955 save percentage in the PHF. Her performance earned her PHF Goaltender of the Year honors.

Schroeder brings many attributes that set her apart from Canada's veterans. At only 24, she had a decade of competition ahead of her, and having not experienced a gap in play within her career aside from COVID, which all dealt with, Schroeder has consistently started 20-30 games per season, regular work Canada's current trio can't claim. The other item on Schroeder's side is size. At 5-foot-eleven, she's a modern goalie who covers more net than her counterparts, which was evident during Canada's camp as pucks hit Schroeder that were alluding others.

In Canada's two games, she fended off powerplay opportunities from the best players in the world, and made it look easy.

What won't be easy is deciding how Corinne Schroeder fits into Canada's future, but she's absolutely earned the opportunity to usurp one of Canada's three goalies on the national stage.