Joey Marooney

Photo by: Brad Rempel

Position:
Forward
Ht./Wt.:
5-9 / 170
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Chaska, Minn.
High School:
Holy Family Catholic High School
Previous Team:
Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)

PRONUNCIATION

CAREER NOTES & HONORS
Skated in 38 career games for the Maroon & Gold with five assists • three-year letter winner • three-time Academic All-Big Ten • helped the Maroon & Gold capture the 2017 Big Ten regular-season championship and set an NCAA record with the program's sixth-straight regular-season conference title.

2019-20 | SENIOR SEASON
Skated in a career high 20 games as a senior for the Maroon & Gold • notched a career-high four assists over the course of the season • notched an assist in the season opener at Colorado College on Oct. 11 • picked up his first career multi-point game with two assists against Penn State on Nov. 16 • tallied an assist on the game winner against Notre Dame on March 7 -- helping the Gophers rally to win the best-of-three Big Ten quarterfinal series • the 2019-20 season ended on March 12, 2020, when the Big Ten and NCAA announced they were ceasing competitions and championships because of COVID-19 public health concerns as Minnesota prepared for the Big Ten tournament semifinals • Academic All-Big Ten • earned third letter.

2018-19 | JUNIOR SEASON
Skated in four games for the Maroon & Gold as a junior • recorded three points (two goals, one assist) in Minnesota's two exhibition games during the 2018-19 season • scored two goals in a 7-1 exhibition win over the U.S. Under-18 Team • added an assist in a 7-1 exhibition win over Trinity Western • Academic All-Big Ten • earned second letter.

2017-18 | SOPHOMORE SEASON
Skated in seven games for the Gophers as a sophomore • team was 5-2-0 when he played • recorded his first collegiate point with an assist in Minnesota's 5-4 win vs. Wisconsin on Dec. 1 • Academic All-Big Ten • earned first letter.

2016-17 | FRESHMAN SEASON
Skated in seven games as a rookie for the Gophers in 2016-17 • team was 7-0-0 when he played • made his collegiate debut against Minnesota State on Nov. 19, 2016 • helped the Maroon & Gold capture the 2017 Big Ten regular-season champion and set an NCAA record with the program's sixth-straight regular-season conference title.

JUNIORS/HIGH SCHOOL
A 2014 graduate of Holy Family Catholic • played two seasons in the USHL with 116 career games and 55 career points (26 goals, 29 assists) • skated for the Green Bay Gamblers during the 2015-16 season • tallied 33 points (18 goals, 15 assists) in 58 regular-season games and added one goal in four playoff games • split the 2014-15 USHL season between the Sioux Falls Stampede, the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders and the Green Bay Gamblers • recorded 21 points (seven goals, 14 assists) during the 2014-15 season • skated with Gopher Brent Gates Jr. with the Gamblers • previously spent four years at Holy Family Catholic and totaled 153 points (64 goals, 89 assists) in 129 career games.

PERSONAL
Native of Chaska, Minn., and born in Danbury, Conn. • son of Rich and Kerry Marooney • older brother, Cody, played hockey for Alabama-Huntsville • younger brother, James, plays hockey at Ohio State.