Maddi Wheeler is a Canadian

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forward, who played four seasons for the Wisconsin Badgers women's ice hockey program, and one for the Ohio State Buckeyes as a graduate transfer. She is a two-time NCAA Champion, both with the Badgers. Wheeler was selected by the New York Sirens in the 2025 PWHL Draft. 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. During high school, she played for the Nepean Jr. Wildcats and then the Kingston Ice Wolves in the Provincial Women's Hockey League. In 2020, she began attending the

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, playing for the university's women's ice hockey programme. 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.

International career

Wheeler represented Canada at the

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and

2020 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship The 2020 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship was the 13th IIHF U18 Women's World Championship in ice hockey. Top Division Match officials 9 referees and 9 linesmen were selected for the tournament. ;Referees * Henna Åberg * Darya Abrosimova * ...

, scoring a total of nine points in ten games, winning gold once and silver once. While playing with a groin injury, she scored the game-winning overtime goal in the 2019 gold medal game against the United States. Wheeler’s stellar goal put Hockey Canada’s U18 squad on top of the podium for the first time in 5 years In 2020 Wheeler was an assistant captain helping the team secure a silver medal.

Professional career

One of nine players taken by the Sirens in the 2025 PWHL Draft, Wheeler was a fourth round pick (27th overall). Of note, Casey O'Brien and Makenna Webster, both former teammates of Wheeler at the NCAA level, were also part of the Sirens 2025 Draft Class.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wheeler, Maddi 2002 births Living people Wisconsin Badgers women's ice hockey players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Ice hockey people from Ontario Canadian women's ice hockey forwards 21st-century Canadian sportswomen