Maddi Wheeler
Canadian ice hockey player (born 2002)
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Maddi Wheeler is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward for the New York Sirens of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). She played college ice hockey for four seasons with the Wisconsin Badgers, and one for the Ohio State Buckeyes as a graduate transfer. She is a two-time NCAA Champion, both with the Badgers.
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| Maddi Wheeler | |||
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Wheeler playing with the New York Sirens in 2026 | |||
| Born |
October 10, 2002 Erinsville, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| PWHL team | New York Sirens | ||
| National team |
 Canada | ||
| Playing career | 2020–present | ||
Early life
She captained and played for Napanee District Secondary School Golden Hawks women’s varsity team. Leading the team to 3 Kingston Area district championships, 2 Eastern Ontario (EOSAA) titles, and 2 Ontario Federation (OFSAA) tournaments. Her senior season saw the captain lead her team to a KASSA and EOSSA title. While being favorited to win the OFSSA Championship in March 2019, the seniors season was cut short due to COVID before the tournament began.
Career
Wheeler began playing hockey at the age of three.[1] During high school, she played for the Nepean Jr. Wildcats and then the Kingston Ice Wolves in the Provincial Women's Hockey League.[2][3]
In 2020, she began attending the University of Wisconsin, playing for the university's women's ice hockey program.[4] She scored her first collegiate goal in late November 2020, scoring the opening goal two minutes into Wisconsin's first victory of the 2020–21 season.[5]
International career
Wheeler represented Canada at the 2019 and 2020 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, winning a gold and silver medal while scoring a total of nine points in ten games.[6][7] While playing with a groin injury, she scored the game-winning overtime goal in the 2019 gold medal game against the United States, winning Canada's first gold medal in the tournament since 2014[8][9]. In 2020, Wheeler was an assistant captain helping the team secure a silver medal.
Professional career
On June 24, 2025, Wheeler was drafted in the fourth round, 27th overall, by the New York Sirens in the 2025 PWHL Draft. On November 18, 2025, she signed a one-year contract with the Sirens.[10]
Making her PWHL debut on November 22, 2025 versus the Ottawa Charge, she assisted on all three of Taylor Girard's goals, part of a 4-0 victory. Girard not only recorded a natural hat trick, the second in league history, Wheeler set a league record for most assists in a PWHL debut. Wheeler also became the second Sirens player with three assists in a game, joining Ella Shelton, who first achieved the feat on January 14, 2024.