Morgan Stickney (ice hockey)

Morgan Stickney
Born (2008-01-18) January 18, 2008 (age 18)
Manhattan Beach, California, U.S.
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight 135 lb (61 kg; 9 st 9 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
USHS team Shattuck-Saint Mary's

Morgan Stickney (born January 18, 2008) is an American ice hockey goaltender for Shattuck-Saint Mary's. She was the first female American player to be selected in a Canadian Hockey League draft.

Playing career

Stickney attends Shattuck-Saint Mary's in Faribault, Minnesota. During the 2022–23 season, as a freshman, she posted a 23–4–3 record with a 1.52 goals-against average (GAA) and .928 save percentage.[1] During the 2023–24 season, as a sophomore, she posted a 28–0–2 record with a 1.55 GAA and .932 save percentage.[2]

On May 11, 2023, the Portland Winterhawks of the Western Hockey League (WHL) selected Stickney in the tenth round, 215th overall, in the 2023 WHL Draft.[3] She was the second female player to be drafted by a CHL team, after Chloe Primerano the previous year, and the first female American player drafted.[4][5]

Stickney is committed to play college ice hockey at Penn State during the 2026–27 season.[6]

International play

Medal record
Representing  United States
Ice hockey
World U18 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2026 Canada
Silver medal – second place 2025 Finland

On November 13, 2024, Stickney was selected to represent the United States at the 2025 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship.[7] On January 9, 2025, in a game against Slovakia, she recorded an assist on a goal in the third period. This marked the first time in IIHF U18 Women's World Championship history that a goaltender accomplished this.[8] She posted three consecutive shutouts during the preliminary round, and a single-tournament shutout streak record of 183:01 minutes. This surpassed the previous record of 179:47 set by Team USA's Sidney Peters in 2013.[9][10] During the tournament she started all six games with five wins, one loss, and helped team USA win a silver medal. She led the tournament with a 0.67 GAA and .957 save percentage, and was named to the media all-star team.[11][12]

On October 31, 2025, she was again selected to compete at the 2026 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship.[13][14] On January 10, 2026, during the first preliminary round game against Slovakia, she posted a five-save shutout for her fourth career IIHF U18 Women's World Championship, setting a new all-time tournament record for shutouts. This was also her sixth career U18 World Championship win, tying the all-time U.S. record for wins at the tournament.[15] On January 13, 2026, during the final preliminary round game against Finland, she posted her a seven-save shutout for her fifth career shutout, extending her tournament record. This also marked her seventh career win, setting a new American record for wins at the tournament.[16]

Personal life

Stickney was born to Kenneth and Tracy Stickney, and has four siblings, Tyler, Alegra, Grayson, and Parker.[17] Her brother, Parker, is a track and field athlete at UC Santa Barbara.[18]

Her father, Ken, was the owner of the Las Vegas Thunder in the International Hockey League from 1993 to 1999, along with her grandfather, Hank.[19][20] In February 2016, he became owner of Lausanne HC in the National League.[21][22] He sold the team to Petr Svoboda in May 2020.[23][24]

References

  1. ^ "'I play big in big games': Get to know Morgan Stickney". CHL.ca. May 12, 2023. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
  2. ^ "June Commitments: Top NEPSAC Talent Finding D1 Homes and More!". neutralzone.com. August 14, 2024. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
  3. ^ "Winterhawks pick first female American in WHL Draft". KPTV. May 11, 2023. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
  4. ^ Kennedy, Ian (May 11, 2023). "Morgan Stickney Becomes First American Woman Drafted To WHL". The Hockey News. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
  5. ^ Lew, Deborah (July 6, 2023). "Morgan Stickney makes history on and off the ice". The Sporting Tribune. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
  6. ^ "Multiple Winterhawks participating at summer development camps". CHL.ca. July 14, 2024. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
  7. ^ Kennedy, Ian (November 13, 2024). "USA Hockey Unveils U-18 National Team For 2025 World Championships". The Hockey News. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
  8. ^ "U.S. Set For Semifinal Showdown Against Sweden". USA Hockey. January 11, 2025. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
  9. ^ "Team USA Shuts Down Finland, 5-0". USA Hockey. January 7, 2025. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
  10. ^ Kennedy, Ian (January 12, 2025). "Top 10 Players From The U-18 Women's Worlds". The Hockey News. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
  11. ^ Potts, Andy (January 12, 2025). "MVP goes to Lopusanova". IIHF.com. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
  12. ^ Kennedy, Ian (January 12, 2025). "Lopusanova Named U-18 World Championships MVP For Second Time". The Hockey News. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
  13. ^ Kennedy, Ian (October 31, 2025). "USA Announces U-18 National Team For World Championships". The Hockey News. Retrieved October 31, 2025.
  14. ^ Donnelly, Patrick (January 8, 2026). "8 locals to skate for Team USA at 2026 IIHF U18 Women's Worlds". hockeyjournal.com. Retrieved January 8, 2026.
  15. ^ "Averill And Daley Hat Tricks Lift U.S. Past Slovakia, 13-0". USA Hockey. January 10, 2026. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
  16. ^ "Daley Records Third Straight Hat Trick In 14-0 Win Over Finland". USA Hockey. January 13, 2026. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
  17. ^ Cruz, Irene (May 18, 2023). "South Bay 15-year-old becomes 1st American woman to be drafted to Western Hockey League". KABC-TV. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
  18. ^ "Parker Stickney". ucsbgauchos.com. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
  19. ^ "Columnist: Franchise has stabilized, Thunder owner says". Las Vegas Sun. May 18, 1996. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
  20. ^ Carp, Steve (July 22, 2016). "Las Vegas NHL expansion team still searching for name". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
  21. ^ Graf, Simon (February 17, 2016). "Flyers-Präsident erwirbt Lausanne". tagesanzeiger.ch (in German). Retrieved January 13, 2025.
  22. ^ Reynard, Jérôme (September 12, 2016). "Lausanne profite du réseau de Ken Stickney pour se développer". 24heures.ch (in French). Retrieved January 13, 2025.
  23. ^ "Ken Stickney to sell Lausanne HC". swisshockeynews.ch. December 23, 2019. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
  24. ^ "Une nouvelle ère pour le Lausanne HC". laliberte.ch (in French). May 9, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
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