Manon Rhéaume

Manon Rhéaume (born February 24, 1972) is a Canadian former ice hockey goaltender. An Olympic silver medalist, she achieved a number of historic firsts during her career, including becoming the first woman to play in an exhibition game in any of the major North American pro-sports leagues.

In 1992, Rhéaume signed a contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning of the NHL, appearing in preseason exhibition games in 1992 and 1993. She spent five years in professional minor leagues, playing for a total of seven teams and appearing in 24 games. She also played on the Canada women’s national ice hockey team, winning gold medals at the IIHF Women’s World Championship in 1992 and 1994, and the silver medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics.

PositionGoaltender/Gardienne de But
International Hockey Canada
Olympic Games (1998 Silver medal – second place)
Women’s World Championships (1992 Gold medal – first place & ’94 Gold medal – first place)
Club HockeyQMJHL
Trois-Rivières Draveurs
IHL
Atlanta Knights
Las Vegas Thunder
Flint Generals
Port Huron Icehawks
WWHL
Minnesota Whitecaps
Austria
VEU Feldkirch
Roller Hockey Inline
New Jersey Rockin’ Rollers
Ottawa Loggers
Sacramento River Rats
ECHL
Knoxville Cherokees
Nashville Knights
Tallahassee Tiger Sharks
WCHL
Reno Renegades
NHL
Tampa Bay Lightning(preseason)
Awards and HonorsWorld Championship All-Star Team (1992 & ’94)
Olympic (W) Best GAA (0.87 – 1998)
Olympic (W) Best SVS% (.944 – 1988)
First Woman to play in a NHL preseason game (1992 & ’93)