Madeline S. "Maddie" Rooney (born July 7, 1997) is an American

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player currently with the

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(PWHPA) and the U.S. national team. She was the starting

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as the U.S. won the gold medal at the

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Early life and education

Rooney was born on July 7, 1997 in

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. She attended Andover High School. In her

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year of high school, Rooney switched from the girls to the boys varsity team and finished the season with a .910

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. Rooney has a degree in business marketing from the

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Career

University

Rooney played for the

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program in the

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(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

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of 1.65, good for fourth-best and tenth-best in the NCAA respectively. 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.

International play

At the age of 19, Rooney won a gold medal at the

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as a backup goaltender. She recorded a shutout in her only game of the tournament, which came against in the preliminary round. In 2018, she was again selected to play for the U.S. women's national ice hockey team at the

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. Rooney started all but one of the games in the competition, losing only one game to

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during the round robin. She helped lead Team USA to the gold medal by winning the

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in the final against Canada by a score of 3–2, stopping

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in the sixth and last round to end the game. It was the United States' first gold medal at the Olympics since

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, ending the Canadians' streak of four consecutive Olympic championships. On January 2, 2022, Rooney was named to

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's roster to represent the United States at the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rooney, Maddie 1997 births Living people American women's ice hockey goaltenders Ice hockey players from Duluth, Minnesota Ice hockey players at the 2018 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 2022 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2018 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2022 Winter Olympics Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey players Olympic gold medalists for the United States in ice hockey Olympic silver medalists for the United States in ice hockey Professional Women's Hockey Players Association players