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

Manon Rheaume was born in Lac Beauport , Quebec, Canada to Nicole and Pierre Rheaume, she has one older brother, Martin, and one younger, Pascal.

She was signed as a free agent to Tampa Bay Lightning and played one pre-season game against the St. Louis Blues (hockey). After that she was traded around and ended playing in a roller-hockey leage and on a Canadian silver-medal winning olympic hockey team. While in Atlanta, Manon wrote her autobiography - Manon: Alone In Front Of The Net.

Manon Rheaume was married in June 1998 and has 1 son (b. 1999).

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

Career

• 1991-92 Trois-Rivières (QMJHL)
• 1992 Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL), played 1 game.
• 1992-93 Atlanta Knights (IHL)
• 1993-94 Knoxville Cherokees (ECHL), played 4 games.
• 1993-94 Nashville (ECHL), played 4 games.
• 1994 Las Vegas Thunder (IHL), played 2 games.
• 1994 las Vegas Aces
• Played 1 game with Feldkirch.
• 1994 Tallahassee Tiger Sharks (ECHL)
• 1995 New Jersey Rock-n-Rollers (RHI )
• 1996 Ottawa Loggers (RHI)
• 1996 Sacramento River Rats (RHI)
• 1996-97 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 a NHL game.
• First woman to sign a professional hockey contract.
• First woman to play in a professional hockey game during the regular season (exhibition game, September 23, 1992).
• 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