Benjamin Madden '22 Recruiting Profile

My personal goals include a desire to play hockey at college,  earn the honor of placing on the All-Academic Team, and balance my athletic and academic experience with the excitement of new experiences and meeting new people.  My future collegiate goals include pursuing a masters and potentially a doctorate after my bachelor's degree. I am also interested in giving back to hockey community by working with younger players through skill development camps as a general counselor and goalie coach.  I have been volunteering at the Terry Fox Run NYC for the last several years and I was the volunteer coordinator at the event in 2019 and 2021.

As a team player, my best quality is my leadership, both on and off the ice.  I am a hard worker, and I enjoy developing and leading the dynamic warm up for my current teams. I have a unique perspective of the game as well because I am not only a player but also a Level 2 certified USA Hockey referee so my knowledge of game is from two perspectives.  At the end of the day though, it is a game I enjoy and it's not beneath me to pick up the pucks, straighten up a locker room, or help to make sure practice runs smoothing because I know that I represent a team and organization and will always do so in a positive way. 

Part of my work ethic has developed from the challenge of living 30 minutes  from where I go to school and participate in sports. I have learned to effectively manage my time and commitments because I have had to balance school, athletics and my travel time. I have maintained an A average (3.9/4.00 GPA) at school with several AP classes,  while also playing travel hockey with the Connecticut Junior Ranger's Tier 1 U18 team and varsity high school hockey and track.