Rory Guilday Explained

Rory Guilday
Birth Date:7 September 2002
Birth Place:Chanhassen, Minnesota
Position:Defense
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Weight Lb:160
League:ECAC
Team:Cornell Big Red
Sex:f
Ntl Team:USA
Career Start:2021

Rory Susanna Guilday (born September 7, 2002) is an American college ice hockey defenceman for Cornell and member of the United States women's national ice hockey team.

Playing career

Guilday attended Minnetonka High School in Minnetonka, Minnesota, where she was a two-time captain, and twice earning all-state, all-conference and all-Metro team honors.[1] As a senior in 2021, she recorded eight goals and 11 assists in 23 games. She was subsequently named a top-five finalist for the Minnesota Ms. Hockey Award, and was awarded the Class AA Herb Brooks Award.[2] [3]

Guilday began her collegiate career for Cornell during the 2021–22 NCAA season, where she recorded seven goals and 11 assists in 28 games. She made her debut on October 22, 2021, in a game against Mercyhurst and recorded her first collegiate point, an assist in the third period.[4] She scored her first collegiate goal the next day in a 4–0 victory over Mercyhurst.[5] She was subsequently named the ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Week for the week ending October 25, 2021, after she recorded two points and eight blocked shots during the weekend series.[6] She ranked second on the team in blocked shots with 63, and ranked fourth on the team in points. Following the season, she was named to the All-Ivy League second team, ECAC Hockey All-Rookie team, and the USCHO All-Rookie team.[7] [8] She became the first Cornell player to earn a national all-rookie honor since Micah Zandee-Hart in 2016.[9]

International play

Guilday represented the United States at the 2020 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship where she recorded one goal in five games and won a gold medal.[10] On August 14, 2022, she was named to the roster for the United States at the 2022 IIHF Women's World Championship.[11] [12]

Personal life

Guilday was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2016 that led to optic nerve glioma and she was sidelined from any contact sports for a year due to chemotherapy. As a result, she lost the majority of eyesight in her right eye.[13]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
2017–18MinnetonkaMSHSL25246620000
2018–19MinnetonkaMSHSL25315181260220
2019–20MinnetonkaMSHSL19216181661126
2020–21MinnetonkaMSHSL238111916
2021–22Cornell UniversityECAC287111816
2022–23Cornell UniversityECAC151784
NCAA totals438182620

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2020United StatesU1851010
2022United StatesWC71342
2023United StatesWC70114
2024United StatesWC70114
Junior totals51010
Senior totals2115610

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rory Guilday . cornellbigred.com . August 27, 2022.
  2. Web site: Ms Hockey Finalists Announced . mghca.com . April 7, 2021 . August 27, 2022.
  3. Web site: Minnetonka's Rory Guilday selected Class AA Herb Brooks Award winner . mshsl.org . April 3, 2021 . August 27, 2022.
  4. Web site: #10 Women's Hockey Topped By Mercyhurst, 3-2 . cornellbigred.com . October 22, 2021 . August 27, 2022.
  5. Web site: #10 Women's Hockey Blanks Mercyhurst Saturday, 4-0 . cornellbigred.com . October 23, 2021 . August 27, 2022.
  6. Web site: ECAC Hockey Tabs Rory Guilday Rookie of the Week . cornellbigred.com . October 25, 2021 . August 27, 2022.
  7. Web site: ECAC Hockey recognizes half-dozen players from five schools on 2022 women's all-rookie team . USCHO.com . February 27, 2022 . August 27, 2022.
  8. Web site: Women's Hockey Fivesome Earns All-Ivy League Recognition . cornellbigred.com . March 3, 2022 . August 27, 2022.
  9. Web site: Rory Guilday Named To USCHO All-Rookie Team . cornellbigred.com . April 7, 2022 . August 27, 2022.
  10. Web site: Team USA: Rory Guilday . . August 27, 2022.
  11. Web site: U.S. Roster Announced for 2022 IIHF Women's World Championship . . August 14, 2022 . August 27, 2022.
  12. Web site: Quartet of Former, Current Big Red Women's Hockey Players Gear Up for World Championships . cornellbigred.com . August 25, 2022 . August 27, 2022.
  13. Web site: Minnetonka's Rory Guilday selected Class AA Herb Brooks Award winner . herbbrooksfoundation.com . Tim . Leighton . April 5, 2021 . August 27, 2022.