Maddie ROONEY

United States of America

Ice Hockey

Date of Birth: 7 Jul 1997

Age: 24

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.65/5'4''

Place of birth: ANDOVER, MI

Birth Country:

United States of America

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Ice Hockey	Women USA United States	2

Schedule

Location	Event	Status
Wukesong Sports Centre	Women's Preliminary Round - Group A #4 FIN Finland 2 USA United States 5	Finished
Wukesong Sports Centre	Women's Preliminary Round - Group A #10 USA United States 5 ROC ROC 0	Finished
Wukesong Sports Centre	Women's Preliminary Round - Group A #12 SUI Switzerland 0 USA United States 8	Finished
Wukesong Sports Centre	Women's Preliminary Round - Group A #17 USA United States 2 CAN Canada 4	Finished
Wukesong Sports Centre	Women's Play-offs Quarterfinals #21 USA United States 4 CZE Czech Republic 1	Finished
Wukesong Sports Centre	Women's Play-offs Semifinals #26 USA United States 4 FIN Finland 1	Finished
Wukesong Sports Centre	Women's Gold Medal Game #28 CAN Canada 3 USA United States 2	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Historical Results

Olympic Games
Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Women	2018	PyeongChang, KOR

Women's World Championship
Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Women	2019	Espoo, FIN
1	Women	2017	Plymouth, MI, USA

Nickname:

Maddie

Hobbies:

Crafts, photography, hiking, rollerblading, anything outdoors

Occupation:

Athlete, Coach

Education:

Studied Business Marketing at the University of Minnesota-Duluth (USA).

Family:

Father, Mike. Mother, Jayne. Older brother, Brian.

Languages spoken:

Engish

Club name:

Minnesota

Position style:

Goalkeeper

Hand:

Left

Other sports:

Football/Softball

Debut:

2017 Four Nations Cup

Injuries:

August 2021: An injury forced her to miss the World Championships.

National league:

Professional Women's Hockey Players Association

Start:

Began playing ice hockey at age five. In high school, she played her senior season with the boys' varsity team. (teamusa.usahockey.com)

Memorable:

Winning the gold medal at the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games.

Hero:

Ice hockey goalkeeper Marc-Andre Fleury (CAN), gold medallist at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games and three-time Stanley Cup winner. (teamusa.usahockey.com)

Ritual:

Listens to the same playlist, juggles racquetballs, re-tapes her stick, and visualises the game. She also wears the same headband and puts her left sock and left skate on first. (teamusa.usahockey.com)

Philosophy:

“It isn't the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out, it's the pebble in your shoe." (teamusa.usahockey.com)

Award:

Bob Allen Women's Player of the Year Award (2018)

General Interest

PLAYING CAREER
University of Minnesota-Duluth, USA (2015-20); Minnesota, USA (2020- ).

GOLD MEDAL GAME
At the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games, Rooney stopped Canada's last two shooters to help Team USA win its first Olympic gold medal since 1998 in a 3-2 penalty shootout. She recorded 29 saves in that game and had the best goals-against average at the Games.

Milestones

Won gold medals at the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games and the 2017 and 2019 World Championships.

Is the career saves leader at the University of Minnesota-Duluth with 3,449 stops, Rooney owns three of the top four single-season records for saves in Bulldog history. One of only two Bulldog goaltenders to have made more than 1,000 stops in a season.

Social Media

Legend

#:: Game
:: Silver
:: Gold Medal Event

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