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SAN JOSE \u2013 PWHL San Jose has added forward Brooke Bryant to its roster, signing the Northern California native and former Jr. Shark to a one-year deal announced Wednesday.<\/p>\n

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San Jose now has 13\u00a0players under contract for the upcoming season, which begins late this year.<\/p>\n

Bryant, a Linden native, became the first California native to play in the PWHL in 2022 when she debuted with Minnesota. She won back-to-back Walter Cup titles with the team before she played last season with the Seattle Torrent. Bryant<\/p>\n

Bryant, who has six points in 71 career PWHL games, played five seasons at Minnesota State University\u00a0and won gold with Team USA at the 2024 Inline Hockey World Championship.<\/p>\n

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Bryant, 25, played with the San Jose Jr. Sharks 12-under team that won the Pacific District Championship\u00a0in 2012, and competed at that year\u2019s USA Hockey Tier II National Championships.<\/p>\n

Bryant, then 11, told the Stockton Record that her goal was to play in the Olympics.\u00a0The Jr. Sharks 12-under coach at the time, Rick Burke, didn\u2019t doubt her, saying he was impressed when he first saw Bryant play at an all-girls hockey camp the previous summer.<\/p>\n

\u201cI remember she had an injury problem at the time, but she\u2019s a tough kid and a hockey player. She skated through it,\u201d Burke told the Record. \u201cTalk about driven. This kid is extremely driven with natural athletic ability.\u201d<\/p>\n

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