Maria Rooth
Encyclopedia
Maria Rooth is a Swedish ice hockey
player. She is the only University of Minnesota Duluth women’s hockey player to have her jersey retired above the ice of the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center. Rooth is alternate captain
and one of the most experienced players on the Swedish national team, which she has been a part of since 1996.
program. Rooth is ranked second in all-time leading scoring in Bulldogs history and was named to the WCHA All-Decade team in 2009.
Rooth is the Bulldogs’ all-time leading goal scorer with 119 career goals and ranks second in career points with 232. She was a three-time All-American (2001, 2002, 2003) and a three time First Team All-WCHA selection. In addition, she was the league’s Rookie of the Year in 2000. During the 2000-01 season, Rooth was named the Most Valuable Player of the Frozen Four, and the MVP of the WCHA Tournament that same season. On January 21, 2011, Rooth, along with Bulldog alumni Caroline Ouellette and Jenny Potter took part in a ceremonial faceoff to mark the first ever game at Amsoil Arena.
. Alongside goaltender
Kim Martin
, she was instrumental in Sweden's upset against United States in the semi-final game. She scored two goals in regulation time, which completed the comeback and then the clinching goal in the ensuing shootout
.
At the games as a whole, she scored five goals
, four assists
, for a total of nine points
. These totals are fourth overall at those Olympics, tied for highest non-Canadian player, and the highest among European players. She had a plus-minus of +1 and two penalty minutes
. http://www.torino2006.org/ENG/PDF/C85B_IHW400000.pdf She was also named one of the tournament's top forwards
.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player. She is the only University of Minnesota Duluth women’s hockey player to have her jersey retired above the ice of the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center. Rooth is alternate captain
Captain (ice hockey)
In ice hockey, each team can designate an official captain for each game. The player serving as captain during the game wears a "C" on his or her jersey...
and one of the most experienced players on the Swedish national team, which she has been a part of since 1996.
NCAA
Rooth played collegiate hockey for the Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockeyMinnesota–Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey
The Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey team plays for the University of Minnesota Duluth at the AMSOIL Arena in Duluth, Minnesota. The team is a member of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association and competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the Division I tier...
program. Rooth is ranked second in all-time leading scoring in Bulldogs history and was named to the WCHA All-Decade team in 2009.
Rooth is the Bulldogs’ all-time leading goal scorer with 119 career goals and ranks second in career points with 232. She was a three-time All-American (2001, 2002, 2003) and a three time First Team All-WCHA selection. In addition, she was the league’s Rookie of the Year in 2000. During the 2000-01 season, Rooth was named the Most Valuable Player of the Frozen Four, and the MVP of the WCHA Tournament that same season. On January 21, 2011, Rooth, along with Bulldog alumni Caroline Ouellette and Jenny Potter took part in a ceremonial faceoff to mark the first ever game at Amsoil Arena.
International
Rooth is a four-time Team Sweden Olympian. She has accumulated nine goals and nine assists in 20 games during her Olympic career, and has played more than 260 games for Team Sweden over the past 12 years. At the 2009 IIHF World Championship, Rooth Netted her 100th career international goal, a first for a Team Sweden player.2006 Winter Olympics
Rooth participated in the 2006 Turin OlympicsIce hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics
-Leading scorers:-Leading goaltenders:Goalkeepers with 40% or more of their team's total minutes.-Awards:Antero Niittymäki was named the most valuable player and received the Directorate Award for best goaltender of the tournament. Directorate Awards also went to Teemu Selänne for best forward, and...
. Alongside goaltender
Goaltender
In ice hockey, the goaltender is the player who defends his team's goal net by stopping shots of the puck from entering his team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring...
Kim Martin
Kim Martin
Kim Kristine Martin is a goaltender for the Sweden women's national ice hockey team. She plays her club hockey with AIK's women's team and has also played with Hammarby IF's junior men's team...
, she was instrumental in Sweden's upset against United States in the semi-final game. She scored two goals in regulation time, which completed the comeback and then the clinching goal in the ensuing shootout
Overtime (ice hockey)
Overtime is a method of determining the winner and loser of an ice hockey match when the scores are tied after regulation. The two main methods are the overtime period and the shootout.-Overtime periods:...
.
At the games as a whole, she scored five goals
Goal (ice hockey)
In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to...
, four assists
Assist (ice hockey)
In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal...
, for a total of nine points
Point (ice hockey)
Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one...
. These totals are fourth overall at those Olympics, tied for highest non-Canadian player, and the highest among European players. She had a plus-minus of +1 and two penalty minutes
Penalty (ice hockey)
A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,...
. http://www.torino2006.org/ENG/PDF/C85B_IHW400000.pdf She was also named one of the tournament's top forwards
Forward (ice hockey)
In ice hockey, a forward is a player position on the ice whose primary responsibility is to score goals. Generally, the forwards try to stay in three different lanes, also known as thirds, of the ice going from goal to goal. It is not mandatory however, to stay in a lane. Staying in a lane aids in...
.
Awards and honors
- WCHA Team of the Decade (2000’s)
- Three-time Patty Kazmaier Top-10 Finalist in 2000, 2001 and 2002.
- Three-time WCHA All-Academic Team member in 2001, 2002 and 2003.
External links
- Turin 2006 athlete profile
- The official website of the Swedish Ice Hockey Association (In SwedishSwedish languageSwedish is a North Germanic language, spoken by approximately 10 million people, predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along its coast and on the Åland islands. It is largely mutually intelligible with Norwegian and Danish...
)