Manon Rhéaume
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| Olympic medal record | |||
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| Silver | 1998 Nagano | Ice Hockey | |
Manon Rhéaume (born February 24, 1972) is a Canadian goaltender and Olympic silver medalist who was the first woman to play in the NHL, having played in two exhibition games for the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Manon Rhéaume was born in Lac Beauport, Quebec, Canada to Nicole and Pierre Rhéaume. She has one older brother, Martin, and one younger, Pascal, who was a center for NHL's New Jersey Devils.
She was signed as a free agent to Tampa Bay Lightning and played two pre-season games against the St. Louis Blues in the 1992 preseason and the Boston Bruins in the 1993 preseason. Tampa Bay General Manager Phil Esposito later admitted it was nothing more than a publicity stunt to raise awareness of the expansion Lightning.[citation needed] She played a total of 24 games for various minor league teams between 1992 and 1997 and on the Canadian silver-medal winning Olympic hockey team in 1998. While in Atlanta, Manon wrote her autobiography - Manon: Alone In Front Of The Net.
Manon Rhéaume was married in June 1998 and has two sons.
[edit] Career
- 1991-1992 Trois-Rivières Draveurs (QMJHL)
- 1992 Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL), played one exhibition game.
- 1992–93 Atlanta Knights (IHL)
- 1993 Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL), played one exhibition game.
- 1993-1994 Knoxville Cherokees (ECHL), played four games.
- 1993–1994 Nashville Knights (ECHL), played four games.
- 1994 Las Vegas Thunder (IHL), played two games.
- 1994 Las Vegas Aces
- Played one game with Feldkirch.
- 1994 Tallahassee Tiger Sharks (ECHL)
- 1995 New Jersey Rock-n-Rollers (RHI)
- 1996 Ottawa Loggers (RHI)
- 1996 Sacramento River Rats (RHI)
- 1996–1997 Reno Renegades (WCHL)
- 1998 Canada women's olympic hockey team
- 2007–2008 Little Caesars Senior Women's A Hockey Team [1]
[edit] Notable firsts
- First woman to play at the International Pee Wee Hockey Tournament.
- First woman to play in a major junior game.
- First woman to play in an NHL exhibition game (September 23, 1992).
- First woman to sign a professional hockey contract.
- First woman to win a game in professional roller hockey.
- First game with Little Caesars Senior Women's A - scored a goal and assist. Plus 2
[edit] External links
- Manon Rheaume at the Women's Hockey Web
- National Film Board of Canada documentary
- Manon Rhéaume's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
