{{Short description|American ice hockey player (born 2002)}} {{Use American English|date=February 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2022}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | name = Rory Guilday | image = Rory Guilday 2025.jpg | alt = | caption = Guilday with the Ottawa Charge in 2025 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|9|7}} | birth_place = Chanhassen, Minnesota | position = Defense | shoots = Left | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 11 | weight_lb = 160 | league = PWHL | team = Ottawa Charge | sex = f | ntl_team = USA | career_start = 2021 | medaltemplates = {{MedalOlympic}} {{MedalGold|2026 Milano Cortina|Team}} {{MedalCompetition|World Championships}} {{MedalGold|2023 Canada|}} {{MedalSilver|2022 Denmark|}} {{MedalSilver|2024 United States|}} {{MedalCompetition|World U18 Championship}} {{MedalGold|2020 Slovakia|}} }} '''Rory Susanna Guilday''' (born September 7, 2002) is an American professional ice hockey defender for the Ottawa Charge of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) and a member of the United States women's national ice hockey team. She played college ice hockey at Cornell.
==Early life==
Born in Chanhassen, Minnesota to Sarah and Landon Guilday, Rory was raised with her two sisters and brother.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cornellbigred.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey/roster/rory-guilday/77581 |title=Rory Guilday |website=cornellbigred.com |access-date=January 17, 2026}}</ref> She began playing hockey at age 5.<ref name="herbbrooks">{{cite web|url=https://mshsl.org/about/news/tournament-news/minnetonkas-rory-guilday-selected-class-aa-herb-brooks-award-winner |title=Minnetonka's Rory Guilday selected Class AA Herb Brooks Award winner |website=mshsl.org |date=April 3, 2021 |access-date=January 17, 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415224940/mshsl.org/about/news/tournament-news/minnetonkas-rory-guilday-selected-class-aa-herb-brooks-award-winner |archive-date=April 15, 2021}}</ref>
In 2016, she was diagnosed with a brain tumor that led to optic nerve glioma and was sidelined from contact sports for nearly a year while undergoing chemotherapy. Despite losing most of her vision in her right eye and having to rebuild her muscle strength and balance, she eventually returned to the ice.<ref name="herbbrooks"/>
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.<ref name="cornell-bio">{{cite web|url=https://cornellbigred.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey/roster/rory-guilday/69920 |title=Rory Guilday |website=cornellbigred.com |access-date=August 27, 2022}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mghca.com/news_article/show/1156720 |title=Ms Hockey Finalists Announced |website=mghca.com |date=April 7, 2021 |access-date=August 27, 2022}}</ref><ref name="herbbrooks"/>
==Playing career== ===College=== 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cornellbigred.com/news/2021/10/22/mercyhurst-tops-10-women.aspx |title=#10 Women's Hockey Topped By Mercyhurst, 3-2 |website=cornellbigred.com |date=October 22, 2021 |access-date=August 27, 2022}}</ref> She scored her first collegiate goal the next day in a 4–0 victory over Mercyhurst.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cornellbigred.com/news/2021/10/23/womens-ice-hockey-10-womens-hockey-blanks-mercyhurst-saturday-4-0.aspx |title=#10 Women's Hockey Blanks Mercyhurst Saturday, 4-0 |website=cornellbigred.com |date=October 23, 2021 |access-date=August 27, 2022}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cornellbigred.com/news/2021/10/25/womens-ice-hockey-ecac-hockey-tabs-rory-guilday-rookie-of-the-week.aspx |title=ECAC Hockey Tabs Rory Guilday Rookie of the Week |website=cornellbigred.com |date=October 25, 2021 |access-date=August 27, 2022}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uscho.com/2022/02/27/ecac-hockey-recognizes-half-dozen-players-from-five-schools-on-2022-womens-all-rookie-team/ |title=ECAC Hockey recognizes half-dozen players from five schools on 2022 women's all-rookie team |website=USCHO.com |date=February 27, 2022 |access-date=August 27, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://cornellbigred.com/news/2022/3/3/womens-ice-hockey-womens-hockey-fivesome-earns-all-ivy-league-recognition.aspx |title=Women's Hockey Fivesome Earns All-Ivy League Recognition |website=cornellbigred.com |date=March 3, 2022 |access-date=August 27, 2022}}</ref> She became the first Cornell player to earn a national all-rookie honor since Micah Zandee-Hart in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cornellbigred.com/news/2022/4/7/womens-ice-hockey-rory-guilday-named-to-uscho-all-rookie-team.aspx |title=Rory Guilday Named To USCHO All-Rookie Team |website=cornellbigred.com |date=April 7, 2022 |access-date=August 27, 2022}}</ref>
===Professional=== ====Ottawa Charge (2025-present)==== On June 24, 2025, Guilday was drafted fifth overall by the Ottawa Charge in the 2025 PWHL Draft.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cornellsun.com/article/2025/06/women-s-hockey-s-rory-guilday-25-selected-with-no-5-pick-in-2025-pwhl-draft |title=Women’s Hockey’s Rory Guilday ’25 Selected with No. 5 Pick in 2025 PWHL Draft |newspaper=The Cornell Daily Sun |first1=Jane |last1=McNally |first2=Eli |last2=Fastiff| date=June 24, 2025 |access-date=June 24, 2025}}</ref> On July 25, 2025, she signed a three-year contract with the Charge.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thepwhl.com/en/news/2025/july/24/ottawa-charge-secure-first-round-pick-rory-guilday-for-three-years |title=Ottawa Charge secure first-round pick Rory Guilday for three years |website=thepwhl.com |date=July 25, 2025 |access-date=July 25, 2025}}</ref> In her professional debut, Guilday recorded two assists on November 26, 2025, in a 5–1 victory over the Vancouver Goldeneyes, becoming the first Charge defender to record a point that season and the first rookie defender in the PWHL to find the scoresheet.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thepwhl.com/en/news/2025/november/26/jenner-delivers-four-points-in-charge-s-5-1-win-over-goldeneyes |title=Jenner delivers four points in Charge's 5-1 win over Goldeneyes |website=thepwhl.com |date=November 26, 2025 |access-date=January 17, 2026}}</ref> She subsequently recorded assists in three consecutive games, leading all PWHL rookies in scoring with seven points in her first 10 games.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thepwhl.com/en/news/2026/january/03/ottawa-streak-reaches-four-with-5-2-win-over-minnesota |title=Ottawa streak reaches four with 5-2 win over Minnesota |website=thepwhl.com |date=January 3, 2026 |access-date=January 17, 2026}}</ref>
==International play== ===Junior=== 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://teamusa.usahockey.com/page/show/5194284-rory-guilday |title=Team USA: Rory Guilday |publisher=USA Hockey |access-date=August 27, 2022}}</ref>
===Senior=== ==== World Championships ==== On August 14, 2022, Guilday was named to the roster for the United States at the 2022 IIHF Women's World Championship.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://teamusa.usahockey.com/news_article/show/1235689 |title=U.S. Roster Announced for 2022 IIHF Women's World Championship |publisher=USA Hockey |date=August 14, 2022 |access-date=August 27, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://cornellbigred.com/news/2022/8/25/womens-ice-hockey-quartet-of-former-current-big-red-womens-hockey-players-gear-up-for-world-championships.aspx |title=Quartet of Former, Current Big Red Women's Hockey Players Gear Up for World Championships |website=cornellbigred.com |date=August 25, 2022 |access-date=August 27, 2022}}</ref> The United States won the silver medal at the tournament.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/espn/print?id=34524776 |title=Canada defeats Team USA in women's hockey world championship final |website=ESPN.com |date=September 4, 2022 |access-date=January 17, 2026}}</ref> Guilday was part of the United States roster at the 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship in Brampton, Ontario, where the Americans defeated Canada 6–3 in the gold medal game to win their first World Championship since 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cornellbigred.com/news/2023/4/18/womens-ice-hockey-guilday-earns-gold-at-iihf-world-championship.aspx |title=Guilday Earns Gold at IIHF World Championship |website=cornellbigred.com |date=April 18, 2023 |access-date=January 17, 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Team Canada wins silver at IIHF Women’s World Championship |url=https://olympic.ca/2023/04/16/team-canada-wins-silver-at-iihf-womens-world-championship/ |publisher=Canadian Olympic Committee |access-date=17 January 2026}}</ref>
Guilday returned to the United States roster for the 2024 IIHF Women's World Championship held in Utica, New York.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://teamusa.usahockey.com/news_article/show/1305641 |title=2024 U.S. Women's National Team Roster Announced |publisher=USA Hockey |date=March 31, 2024 |access-date=January 17, 2026}}</ref> The United States earned the silver medal after falling to Canada 6–5 in overtime in the gold medal game.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/39944968/canada-beats-us-ot-wins-gold-women-hockey-worlds |title=Canada beats U.S. in OT, wins gold at women's hockey worlds |website=ESPN.com |date=April 15, 2024 |access-date=January 17, 2026}}</ref>
==== Olympics====
On January 2, 2026, Guilday was named to team USA's roster to compete at the 2026 Winter Olympics.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/47481825/us-women-hockey-roster-reworked-knight-set-5th-games |title=U.S. women's hockey roster reworked; Knight set for 5th Games |website=ESPN.com |date=January 2, 2026 |access-date=January 2, 2026}}</ref>
==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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.herbbrooksfoundation.com/news_article/show/1156195 |title=Minnetonka's Rory Guilday selected Class AA Herb Brooks Award winner |website=herbbrooksfoundation.com |first=Tim |last=Leighton |date=April 5, 2021 |access-date=August 27, 2022}}</ref>
==Career statistics== ===Regular season and playoffs=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! rowspan="97" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5"|Regular season ! rowspan="97" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5"|Playoffs |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |- | 2017–18 | Minnetonka | MSHSL | 25 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2018–19 | Minnetonka | MSHSL | 25 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |- | 2019–20 | Minnetonka | MSHSL | 19 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2020–21 | Minnetonka | MSHSL | 23 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2021–22 | Cornell University | ECAC | 28 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2022–23 | Cornell University | ECAC | 15 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2023–24 | Cornell University | ECAC | 32 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2024–25 | Cornell University | ECAC | 30 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2025–26 || Ottawa Charge || PWHL || 30 || 1 || 8 || 9 || 18 || 8 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 8 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" |NCAA totals ! 105 ! 19 ! 33 ! 52 ! 60 ! — ! — ! — ! — ! — |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" |PWHL totals !! 30 !! 1 !! 8 !! 9 !! 18 !! 8 !! 0 !! 2 !! 2 !! 8 |}
===International=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" ID="Table3" style="text-align:center; width:40em" |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Year ! Team ! Event ! Result ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |- | 2020 | United States | U18 | {{gold1}} | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2022 | United States | WC | {{silver2}} | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |- | 2023 | United States | WC | {{gold1}} | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2024 | United States | WC | {{silver2}} | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |- | 2026 | United States | OG | {{gold1}} | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="4"|Junior totals ! 5 ! 1 ! 0 ! 1 ! 0 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="4"|Senior totals ! 28 ! 1 ! 5 ! 6 ! 12 |}
==References== {{reflist|30em}}
==External links== {{commons}} * {{Ice hockey stats}} * {{Team USA|new_id=rory-guilday}} * [https://www.olympics.com/en/milano-cortina-2026/results/athlete-details/25149 Rory Guilday] at Milano Cortina 2026 * {{InterSportStats}} * {{Instagram}}<!-- per WP:ELMINOFFICIAL, choose one official website only -->
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