Theresa Schafzahl

Career notes

• Drafted by Boston in the seventh round (39th overall) in the 2023 PWHL Draft.
• Signed a one-year contract extension with Boston on June 17, 2025, through the 2025-26 season.
• Scored the first goal in PWHL Boston history on Jan. 3, 2024, against Minnesota.
• During the inaugural PWHL Playoffs, Schafzahl finished first in rookie playoff assists with three and sixth in rookie playoff points with three.
• Represented Austria in the 2025 IIHF Women’s World Championship Division 1, Group A tournament in China. Schafzahl’s 6 points in the tournament helped earn Austria a spot in the top division for 2026.
• Debuted with the Austrian Senior National Team at the 2016 IIHF World Championships. She has made four appearances at the IIHF World Championships since then (2017, 2018, 2019, 2022).
• Austrian U18 National Team Member for IIHF World Championships in 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018, where she led the team in scoring each year.
• Represented Austria at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games, where she won a bronze medal.
• Played NCAA D1 women’s ice hockey for the University of Vermont.
• As a freshman at Vermont, she led all rookies in points and tied for second in points overall on the team. Had a team-high 14 goals and tied for the team lead in points with 29 points during her sophomore year campaign.
• As a graduate student, Schafzahl led the team in scoring with 45 points and finished her collegiate career for the Catamounts as the program’s all-time leader with 71 goals and 74 assists for a total of 145 points.
• Set a single season record for the Catamounts her senior year with 46 points (25 goals and 21 assists in 29 games).
• In October 2022, she became University of Vermont’s all-time leader with 106 career points.
• Top ten finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Award in 2022, becoming the first player in program history to be named a finalist.
• First Team All Hockey East (2021-22), Hockey East Scoring Champion (2021-22), Hockey East Player of the Year (2021-22), PNC Bank Three Stars Award winner (2021-22), and CCM/AHCA Hockey First Team All-American (2021-22).