Joey Muldowney (born June 5, 2004) is an American college ice hockey player for the University of Connecticut of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
Playing career Junior Muldowney launched his hockey career with the Des Moines Buccaneers in the United States Hockey League (USHL), where he posted 16 goals and 15 assists over 64 games. He was selected by the San Jose Sharks in the sixth round, 172nd overall, of the 2022 NHL entry draft on July 8, 2022.
College On November 9, 2021, Muldowney announced his commitment to play college ice hockey at the University of Connecticut. In his freshman campaign during the 2023–24 season, he tallied five goals and nine assists across 35 games.
In the 2024–25 season, during his sophomore year, Muldowney emerged as the team’s top scorer, registering 29 goals and 18 assists over 39 games. His performance set new single-season program records in goals (29), points (47), and hat-tricks (3) during the Hockey East era. On January 17, 2025, he notched a career-best four goals in a 4–2 upset win over Maine. Later, on March 20, 2025, in the semifinals of the 2025 Hockey East tournament against Boston University, he recorded his third career hat-trick, propelling Connecticut to the championship game for just the second time in school history. For his outstanding season, Muldowney was named to both the All-Hockey East Second Team and the AHCA East Second Team All-American, becoming only the third player in the program's NCAA Division I history to receive All-American honors.
Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2021–22 Des Moines Buccaneers USHL 3 1 1 2 2 — — — — — 2022–23 Des Moines Buccaneers USHL 61 15 14 29 37 2 1 3 4 0 2023–24 University of Connecticut HE 35 5 9 14 12 — — — — — 2024–25 University of Connecticut HE 39 29 18 47 12 — — — — —NCAA totals 74 34 27 61 24 — — — — —
Awards and honors Award Year College All-Hockey East Second Team 2025, 2026 AHCA East Second Team All-American 2025
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