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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 .
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On this day in 1992, Manon Rhéaume became the first woman to play NHL hockey. John Dorn. Updated July 14, 2016 at 10:41 PM. 10 Photos. Women in hockey. ... In Other News. Entertainment.
The Atlanta Knights was an IHL expansion team in 1992 as the top farm team of the NHL's Tampa Bay Lightning.They won the Turner Cup in the 1993–94 season. The Knights featured the first professional black head coach in John Paris Jr.
Led by top scorers Chris Valicevic and Gerry St. Cyr (who would later marry Manon Rhéaume), New Jersey (now coached by Jim Hughes) moved up to third place in the Atlantic with a 13-11-0 record. They knocked out Minnesota in the opening round of the playoffs but lost to the St. Louis Vipers in the conference semifinals, two games to one.
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