Kevin Rooney (ice hockey)
| Kevin Rooney | |||
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| Born |
May 21, 1993 Canton, Massachusetts, U.S. |
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| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Center | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team | New Jersey Devils | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2016–present | ||
Kevin Rooney (born May 21, 1993) is an American professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing for the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Undrafted, Rooney played collegiate hockey with Providence College of the Hockey East. At the conclusion his senior year as Captain with the Friars in the 2015–16 season, Rooney made his professional debut in joining the Albany Devils of the American Hockey League on an amateur try-out on March 29, 2016. He played out the season collecting 3 assists in 7 games.
Rooney opted to continue with the Albany Devils, signing a one-year extension deal on July 5, 2016. In the 2016–17 season, Rooney added 10 goals in 57 games with Albany before he was signed to his first NHL contract, on a one-year, entry-level deal for the remainder of the season with parent club, the New Jersey Devils on February 28, 2017. Three days later, Rooney was called up to New Jersey and made his NHL debut in a 1-0 loss to the Washington Capitals on March 2, 2017.
On July 26, 2017, the Devils re-signed Rooney to a one-year, two-way contract worth $650,000.
Rooney is the nephew of former NHL winger, Steve Rooney.
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