Maddie Rooney

Maddie Rooney was in net for the United States when the women's national team won gold at the 2018 Winter Olympics — a moment that arrived just three years after she began her collegiate career at the University of Minnesota Duluth. Born in Andover, Minnesota on July 7, 1997, Rooney plays for the Minnesota Frost in the PWHL and wears number 35.

Her time at UMD produced a record that stands apart in Bulldogs history. Across four seasons from 2015 to 2020, she appeared in more games (122) and logged more minutes (7,277:49) than any goaltender in the program's history. Her career save total of 3,449 also remains the all-time UMD record, and she holds three of the top four single-season marks for saves in Bulldogs history — one of only two UMD goaltenders to have stopped more than 1,000 shots in a single season.

The Olympic gold in 2018 was followed by a silver medal at the 2022 Winter Games, giving Rooney two Olympic appearances. On the world championship stage, she competed for the U.S. at four IIHF Women's World Championships (2017, 2019, 2020, 2021), playing in three of those tournaments and earning gold in 2017 and 2019, and a silver in 2022. In 2018, she received the Bob Allen Women's Player of the Year Award, which recognizes the outstanding American-born women's ice hockey player.

Before the PWHL's inaugural season, Rooney competed in the Professional Women's Hockey Players Association circuit. She appeared in three games with Minnesota's PWHPA team during the 2020–21 season (2-1-0), and went 5-0-0 in nine games with Team adidas in 2022–23.

Rooney discussed her career with InGoal Magazine host Kevin Woodley on episode 243 of the InGoal Radio podcast ^[1]. InGoal Magazine has covered Maddie Rooney in one podcast appearance.