McLaughlin-Bittle is serving as goaltending coach for the U.S. Women's National Team. Most recently, she served as a goalie coach at the 2019 U.S. Women's National Festival in Lake Placid, New York. She also lent her expertise to USA Hockey's top goalie camp the past two years, plus the girls' Under-18 camp and the boys' Under-17 camp earlier this summer.

As a player, McLaughlin-Bittle appeared in the U.S. Women's Under-22 series with Canada in 2008. A two-time Olympic Silver Medalist, McLaughlin-Bittle played goalie for the U.S. in the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics. 

McLaughlin-Bittle played four seasons for RMU from 2005-09, leaving school with a .910 save percentage in 120 games played for the program, plus NCAA Division I's all-time record for saves in a career. She also served as an assistant coach at RMU from 2011-13.

Following her time with the U.S. Women's National Team, she played two seasons for the Buffalo Beauts of the National Women's Hockey League, leading the team to the Isobel Cup league championship in 2016-17.