Manon Rhéaume

Manon Rhéaume, “The First Woman of Hockey™" was the first and only female to play in an NHL game with the Tampa Bay lightning, in 1992. She also was the first female to sign a contract to play professional hockey and had a six year professional career in the minor leagues.

As a member of Team Canada, Manon helped lead her team to win a Silver Medal at the Olympic in the 1998 Nagano Games - the first year women's hockey was an official sport in the Olympics.