Madeline S. "Maddie" Rooney (born July 7, 1997) is an American professional ice hockey goaltender for PWHL Minnesota of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). She was the starting goaltender for the United States women's national ice hockey team when they won the gold medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics.
| Maddie Rooney | |||
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 Maddie Rooney playing for Team USA in 2017 | |||
| Born | July 7, 1997 Duluth, Minnesota, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) | ||
| Weight | 146 lb (66 kg; 10 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Catches | Left | ||
| PWHL team | PWHL Minnesota | ||
| Played for | PWHPA Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs | ||
| National team |  United States | ||
| Playing career | 2015–present | ||
Early life and education
Rooney was born on July 7, 1997, in Duluth, Minnesota.[1] She attended Andover High School.[1] In her senior year of high school, Rooney switched from the girls to the boys varsity team and finished the season with a .910 save percentage.[2][3]
Rooney has a degree in business marketing from the University of Minnesota Duluth.[3]
Playing career
College
Rooney played for the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey program in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) conference as part of the NCAA Division I ice hockey league. In her second year, she compiled a save percentage of .942 and a goals against average of 1.65, good for fourth-best and tenth-best in the NCAA, respectively.[1] She was awarded the 2018 Bob Allen Women's Player of the Year Award.
Professional
After graduating, Rooney joined the PWHPA for the 2020–21 season.[4][5] After two seasons with the PWHPA, Rooney would sign a two-year contract with PWHL Minnesota after going undrafted in the 2023 PWHL Draft.[6]
International play
At the age of 19, Rooney won a gold medal at the 2017 IIHF Women's World Championship as a backup goaltender. She recorded a shutout in her only game of the tournament, which came against Russia in the preliminary round. In 2018, she was again selected to play for the U.S. women's national ice hockey team at the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.[7] Rooney started all but one of the games in the competition, losing only one game to Canada during the round robin. She helped lead Team USA to the gold medal by winning the shootout in the final against Canada by a score of 3–2, stopping Meghan Agosta in the sixth and last round to end the game.[8] It was the United States' first gold medal at the Olympics since 1998, ending the Canadians' streak of four consecutive Olympic championships.[9]
On January 2, 2022, Rooney was named to Team USA's roster to represent the United States at the 2022 Winter Olympics.[10]
References
External links
- Maddie Rooney at EliteProspects.com
- Maddie Rooney at Eurohockey.com
- Maddie Rooney at Olympics.com
- Maddie Rooney at Olympedia
- Maddie Rooney at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee (archived)
