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Caroline Ouellette waiting with Rooth and Holst at the 2006 Women's Olympic Hockey medal ceremony
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Caroline Ouellette waiting with Rooth and Holst at the 2006 Women's Olympic Hockey medal ceremony
Women’s Hockey Trailblazers You Might Not Have Realized Are LGBTQ+
As Pride Month comes to a close, we’ll look at a few players who’ve helped grow the game and grow visibility along the way! First in our series is a Damkronorna legend.
Maria Rooth
The former Team Sweden star forward, left, with Kim Martin, right, is the first Swedish woman to be inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame. PHOTO: Mikael Sjöberg
both mika and maria rooth are in the studio!!!!
Maria Rooth celebrates her game winning goal in a semifinal game against the United States on February 17, 2006.
Sweden beating the United States 3-2 in a shootout in the semifinal at the Torino Winter Olympics is ranked by the IIHF as one of the top 35 most significant hockey events of all-time.
When asked to explain how his team completed the upset Peter Elander, head coach, said, “Goaltending, a good system and a lot of heart.”