| Rei Halloran ハロラン 麗 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | (2001-03-22)March 22, 2001 (age 24) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | ||
| Weight | 150 lb (68 kg; 10 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Catches | Left | ||
| National team |  Japan | ||
| Playing career | 2019–present | ||
Rei Halloran (ハロラン麗,Haroran Rei; born March 22, 2001) is a Japanese-American ice hockey goaltender who represents theJapan women's national ice hockey team. She competed at the2026 Winter Olympics in Milano–Cortina, making her Olympic debut during the women's ice hockey tournament and completing her appearance without conceding a goal.[1]
She has played collegiate ice hockey in the United States and professionally in Europe.[2]
Halloran was born on March 22, 2001, in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. She spent the first twelve years of her life in Tokyo, Japan, and was raised in a bilingual household with a Japanese mother and an American father.[3]
Due to limited opportunities for girls’ ice hockey in Japan at the time, she later moved to New England to pursue academic and athletic development.[3]
She attendedBuckingham Browne & Nichols School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where she developed as a goaltender before entering college hockey.[4]
Halloran played NCAA Division III women's ice hockey atWesleyan University. Over her collegiate career, she appeared in 66 games, recorded 1,754 saves, and posted a .924 save percentage with a 2.20 goals-against average.[5]
After completing her collegiate career, Halloran continued playing professionally in Europe. During the 2025–26 season, she joined Järnbrotts HK in Sweden, as listed on Japan's official roster for the 2026 Winter Olympics.[2]
Halloran was selected as one of Japan's goaltenders for the2026 Winter Olympics. She made her Olympic debut during Japan's final group-stage match against Sweden, entering the game late and completing her appearance without allowing a goal.[1]
Following Japan's elimination from the tournament, Halloran and her teammates cited the physicality of international competition as an area for continued development.[6]
| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T/OT | GAA | SV% | GA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021–22 | Wesleyan University | NCAA Division III | 21 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 1.91 | .931 | 41 | 3 |
| 2022–23 | Wesleyan University | NCAA Division III | 24 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 2.58 | .908 | 60 | 0 |
| 2023–24 | Wesleyan University | NCAA Division III | 21 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2.15 | .930 | 44 | 0 |
| 2024–25 | Vålerenga | Bambusa-ligaen | 19 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2.08 | .919 | 33 | 3 |
| 2025–26 | Järnbrotts HK | NDHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Regular season | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | W | L | T/OT | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | |
| 2019 | Japan U18 | U18 WC | 8th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50:52 | 4 | 0 | 4.72 | 0.600 | |
| 2026 | Japan | OG | 9th | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13:18 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 | |
Halloran has spoken in interviews about embracing an “underdog” role with the Japanese national team and balancing her Japanese and American cultural background while competing internationally.[3]
