Maddie Rooney
WOMEN'S HOCKEY - UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
HEIGHT & WEIGHT: 5’6, 145
DATE OF BIRTH: July 7, 1997
HOMETOWN & RESIDENCE: Andover, Minnesota / Hugo, MN
POSITION and #: Goalie, #35
SOCIAL MEDIA: @Maddie_Rooney35 - Twitter & Instagram
# OF YEARS ON THE US NATIONAL TEAM:
2017 - 2023
FAMILY:
Mom & Dad: Jayne & Michael
Brother: Brian
Boyfriend: Carson
OLYMPIC MEDALS:
Beijing 2022 (Silver)
PyeongChang 2018 (GOLD)
IIHF WOMEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MEDALS:
2 GOLD (2019 & 2017)
SILVER (2022)
NOTE: 2020 IIHF Women’s World Championship was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic. Maddie was a member of the team that was announced by USA Hockey. Prior to the 2021 IIHF Women’s World Championship, a team Maddie was announced to be a part of she got hurt and did not travel to Calgary with a lower body injury.
FOUR NATIONS CUP MEDALS:
2 GOLD (2018 & 2017)
NOTE: 2019 Four Nations Cup was cancelled due to Swedish Women’s National Team gender equality fight with their federation // 2020 Four Nations Cup was cancelled due to COVID-19 global pandemic
PROFESSIONAL WOMEN’S HOCKEY PLAYERS ASSOCIATION:
Maddie Rooney - Goaltender; Secret Dream Gap Tour - 2022-23 Team Adidas
Mockup of the final design mask worn at Madison Square Garden in February 2021. It was made by @TheBarnCreative in Delaware.
Won playing at the Enterprise Center in St Louis in May 2021, clinching Team Adidas championship of the 2021 American leg of the Secret Dream Gap Tour
Won her first PWHPA game at Fifth Third Arena in Chicago in March 2021
Backup at the United Center in March 2021
Made her PWHPA debut at Madison Square Garden in February 2021 for Team Adidas representing the Minnesota region
Joined the PWHPA after graduation from Minn-Duluth in Summer 2020
The PWHPA was formed in May of 2019 to create an association to serve as a vehicle dedicated to promoting and supporting the creations of a single, viable women’s professional league in North America. The players joined their voices and are working together to build a sustainable league that will showcase their talent as well as having financial and infrastructure resources. The founding members hail from Canada, Europe and the United States.
COACHING EXPERIENCE:
Assistant Head Coach, Centennial High School (Twin Cities) 2020-21
NOMINATIONS & AWARDS:
2018 Women’s Sports Foundation - Team Sportswoman of the Year
2018 ESPYS Awards winner - Best Game; USA Women’s Hockey defeats Canada, 2018 Winter Olympics
2018 ESPN Sports Humanitarian Team of the Year winner - U.S. Women’s National Ice Hockey Team; Gender Equitable Treatment fight vs USA Hockey
2018 ESPYS Awards nominee - Best Olympic Moment; USA Women’s Hockey defeats Canada, 2018 Winter Olympics
2018 ESPYS Awards nominee - Best Team; USA Women’s Ice Hockey
USOPC TEAM OF THE YEAR/ MONTH HONORS:
April 2019 - U.S. Women's Ice Hockey Team (team of the month)
2018 Team USA Awards - Team of the Olympic Games, PyeongChang 2018
2017 Team USA Awards - Olympic Team of the Year (Ice Hockey)
April 2017 - U.S. Women's Ice Hockey Team (team of the month)
CHARITABLE / SOCIAL CAUSE INITATIVES :
Women’s Sports Foundation
EDUCATION: University of Minnesota-Duluth ‘20 (Business)
PARTNERSHIPS:
CCM Hockey
ROYALTY - co founder
NOTES:
Co-Designed custom goalie mask for PWHPA games in New York and Chicago; wore them at Madison Square Garden and United Center in February and March 2021
Appeared with her teammates on The Ellen Show and The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon following the 2018 Winter Olympics
Threw out the first pitch at a Minnesota Twins game in Spring 2018
After the Winter Olympics, she received a congratulations letter from President Obama’s Defense Secretary, General Jim Mattis on her performance in PyeongChang
In high school, she played on the boys’ varsity team in her senior season at Andover (MN) H.S. after playing her sophomore and junior years on the girls’ team