Born Jul 7, 1997 · Andover, Minnesota, United States
Maddie Rooney
Minnesota Frost
#35
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Age 29
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Maddie Rooney was in net for the United States women's national team when they defeated Canada to win the gold medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang — a moment that punctuated a college career already rewriting the record books at the University of Minnesota Duluth. Born July 7, 1997, in Andover, Minnesota, Rooney grew up in the same state where she now plays professionally for the Minnesota Frost of the PWHL, wearing number 35.
Her four seasons at UMD, spanning 2015 to 2020, produced records that still stand in Bulldog history. Rooney accumulated more games played (122) and more minutes in net (7,277:49) than any goaltender in the program's history, and her 3,449 career saves remain the all-time UMD record. She also owns three of the top four single-season saves totals in Bulldog history and is one of only two UMD goaltenders ever to record more than 1,000 saves in a single season.
The 2017–18 season brought Rooney to the international stage in a defining way. She was part of the U.S. Women's National Team that captured gold at the IIHF Women's World Championship in 2017, and then carried that momentum into the 2018 Winter Olympics, where the United States ended a two-decade gold-medal drought. That year, she was named the recipient of the Bob Allen Women's Player of the Year Award, given annually to the outstanding American-born women's ice hockey player.
Rooney's international résumé continued to grow after Pyeongchang. She returned to the IIHF Women's World Championship in 2019, earning another gold medal, and appeared again in 2020 and 2021. At the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, she was part of the U.S. team that finished with a silver medal, and she picked up a silver at the 2022 Women's World Championship as well — giving her a total of two Olympic medals and hardware from four World Championship appearances.
During the years between the NCAA and the PWHL era, Rooney played in the PWHPA. She appeared in three games with Minnesota in the 2020–21 season, going 2-1-0, and then played nine games with Team adidas in the 2022–23 PWHPA season, posting a 5-0-0 record.
Kevin Woodley spoke with Rooney on episode 243 of the InGoal Radio podcast in February 2024 [1]. InGoal Magazine has covered Maddie Rooney in one podcast appearance.
Career Highlights
- Played with Team adidas in the 2022-2023 PWHPA season (9GP, 5-0-0)
- Played the 2020-2021 season in the PWHPA with Minnesota (3GP, 2-1-0)
- Represented the U.S. in two Olympic Winter Games (Gold-2018, Silver-2022)
- As a member of the U.S. Women's National Team, competed on four International Ice Hockey Federation Women's World Championship teams (2017, 2019, 2020, 2021) and played in three (Gold-2017, 2019; Silver-2022)
- Winner of the 2018 Bob Allen Women's Player of the Year Award as the outstanding American-born women’s ice hockey player
- Played four Seasons at UMD (2015-20) – Is the Bulldogs all-time career saves leader (3,449)
- Owns three of the top four single season records for saves in Bulldog history as one of two Bulldog goaltenders to have made more than 1,000 stops in a season
- Accumulated most games (122) and minutes (7.277:49) played by a UMD netminder
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