Morgan Stickney (ice hockey)

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Morgan Stickney
Born (2008-01-18) January 18, 2008 (age 16)
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.

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Early life

Stickney was born to Kenneth and Tracy Stickney, and has four siblings, Tyler, Alegra, Grayson, and Parker. [1] Her brother, Parker, is a track and field athlete at UC Santa Barbara. [2]

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. [3] During the 2023–24 season, as a sophomore, she posted a 28–0–2 record with a 1.55 GAA and .932 save percentage. [4]

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. [5] 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. [6] [7]

Stickney is committed to play college ice hockey at Penn State during the 2026–27 season. [8]

International play

Medal record
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World U18 Championships
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On November 13, 2024, Stickney was selected to represent the United States at the 2025 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship. [9] 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 World Women's U18 Championship history that a goaltender accomplished this. [10] 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. [11] [12] 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. [13] [14]

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