Kammala jumla mai zuwa: An haife shi kuma ya girma a Minnesota, Schroeder ya shafe yanayi biyu tare da Shirin Ci Gaban Kungiyar Amurka kafin ya shiga Minnesota Golden Gophers na Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) na tsawon yanayi biyu, ana kiransa WCHA Rookie of the Year a shekara ta 2009. Ya kuma taka leda a tawagar 'yan wasan hockey ta Amurka kuma ya bayyana a gasar zakarun duniya uku, inda ya kafa tarihin mafi yawan taimakawa da maki da Amurkawa suka yi. An sanya Schroeder a matsayin na biyar mafi kyawun 'yan wasan Arewacin Amurka da ke kan hanyar zuwa
2009 NHL Entry Draft, kuma Vancouver Canucks ta zana shi a 22nd gaba ɗaya bayan damuwa game da girmansa ya sa ƙungiyoyi da yawa suka wuce shi. Schroeder sannan ya shafe shekaru da yawa yana wasa tare da ƙananan ƙungiyoyin ƙungiyar Canucks a cikin American Hockey League (AHL) kafin ya shiga Canucks na National Hockey League (NHL) a cikin 2013. Ya buga sassan yanayi biyu tare da Canucks, wanda ya yanke shawarar kada ya sake sanya hannu kan Schroeder a cikin 2014; sannan ya shiga Minnesota Wild.