Manon Rhéaume

Manon Rhéaume
Date of birth	February 24, 1972
place of birth	Lac-Beauport , Quebec , Canada
size	168 cm
Weight	65 kg
position	goalkeeper
Catch hand	Left
Career stations
until 1991	Sherbrooke Jofa Titan
1991-1992	Draveurs de Trois-Rivières
1992-1993	Atlanta Knights
1993-1994	Knoxville Cherokees Nashville Knights
1994-1995	Las Vegas Aces Tallahassee Tiger Sharks Las Vegas Thunder
1996-1997	Reno Renegades
2008-2009	Minnesota Whitecaps

Manon Rhéaume (born February 24, 1972 in Lac-Beauport , Québec ) is a former Canadian ice hockey goalkeeper . She is considered one of the best female goalkeepers in the world.

Career

On August 8, 1992, she was the first woman to play in a National Hockey League preparation game . She played for the newly formed Tampa Bay Lightning team against the St. Louis Blues . Before that, she was also the first woman to play a game for the Draveurs de Trois-Rivières in the highest Canadian junior league, Ligue de hockey junior majeur du Québec . However, her breakthrough in all men's leagues was denied, even in the so-called minor leagues she was only rarely used.

Together with the Canadian national team , she won the silver medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano . At the World Championships in 1992 and 1994 , she was world champion with Canada.

Her brother Pascal Rhéaume was a regular in the NHL and won in 2003 with the New Jersey Devils to the Stanley Cup .

Rhéaume is married and has one son.

Achievements and Awards

• 1992 gold medal at the world championship
• 1992 World Championship All-Star Team
• 1994 gold medal at the world championship
• 1994 World Championship All-Star Team
• 1998 silver medal at the Olympic Winter Games

Web links

• Manon Rhéaume at eliteprospects.com (English)
• Manon Rhéaume at hockeydb.com (English)
• Manon Rhéaume at hockeygoalies.org