Steve Rooney
Encyclopedia
Steven Paul Rooney is a retired American ice hockey
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. Rooney played his HS hockey at Canton HS graduating in 1981. Rooney started his National Hockey League
career with the Montreal Canadiens
in 1985. He played with the Winnipeg Jets and New Jersey Devils
. He retired after the 1989 season. He went on to win one Stanley Cup
with Montreal in 1986. He currently works for Alpha Delta Inc. in Boston.
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...
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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...
. Rooney played his HS hockey at Canton HS graduating in 1981. Rooney started his National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
career with the Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...
in 1985. He played with the Winnipeg Jets and New Jersey Devils
New Jersey Devils
The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey, United States. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
. He retired after the 1989 season. He went on to win one Stanley Cup
Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals. It has been referred to as The Cup, Lord Stanley's Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug...
with Montreal in 1986. He currently works for Alpha Delta Inc. in Boston.