Manon Rheaume

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Manon Rhéaume at the 1998 Winter Olympics.

Manon Rhéaume (born February 24, 1972) is a Canadian goaltender and Olympic silver medallist who is the only woman to play in the NHL.

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 is a center for NHL's Phoenix Coyotes.

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. She later played for various minor league hockey teams and on the Canadian silver-medal winning Olympic hockey team. While in Atlanta, Manon wrote her autobiography - Manon: Alone In Front Of The Net.

Manon Rhéaume was married in June 1998 and has one son (b. 1999).

She has turned down offers to appear in both Playboy and Penthouse magazines.

Career

• 1991-1992 Trois-Rivières (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 (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

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.

External links

• [The official website of Manon Rheaume]
• [Manon Rheaume at the Women's Hockey Web]
• [National Film Board of Canada documentary]

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