Whether or not or not you are a giant hockey fan, you in all probability know what went down through the ladies’s gold-medal match on the 2018 Winter Olympics — you understand, the one the place the US women’s hockey team received their first gold medal in 20 years after defeating Canada in a sudden-death shoot-out. That historic win would not have been doable with out goalkeeper Maddie Rooney, who made 29 saves through the match to assist put Workforce USA on prime. It was such a formidable exhibiting that somebody changed Rooney’s position from “goaltender” to “Secretary of Defense” on her Wikipedia web page.
In Beijing, Rooney has break up the goaltending duties with longtime teammates Alex Cavallini and Nicole Hensley, however no matter who’s within the web when the US faces off in opposition to Canada as soon as once more, Rooney has already cemented her legacy — and she or he’s had a whole lot of enjoyable alongside the way in which. The 2-time Olympian and world champion advised USA Hockey that this has been a continuing in her profession: she plays her best hockey when she’s having fun. This is what else it’s best to learn about certainly one of Workforce USA’s brightest (and most intimidating) stars.
