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American ice hockey player (born 2008)

Ice hockey player
Morgan Stickney
Born (2008-01-18) January 18, 2008 (age 17)
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. During the 2023–24 season, as a sophomore, she posted a 28–0–2 record with a 1.55 GAA and .932 save percentage.

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. 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.

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

International play

Medal record
Representing  United States
Ice hockey
World U18 Championships
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. 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. 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. 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.

Personal life

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

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. In February 2016, he became owner of Lausanne HC in the National League. He sold the team to Petr Svoboda in May 2020.

References

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