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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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The inaugural Knights campaign also featured the North American professional hockey debuts of both Manon Rhéaume (2 games, 0–1–0, 6.36 GAA) and the 1992 NHL Entry Draft's #1 overall pick, Roman Hamrlik (2 games, one goal, one assist, two points, 2 penalty minutes), a future three-time NHL All-Star.
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Manon Rhéaume was a goaltender for the Canadian women's hockey team. But today we recognize her for a feat accomplished by no other woman: playing in the NHL.
Manon Rheaume: Goaltender: Beauport, Québec: 2007–2009: Team Canada for 1998 Winter Olympics; IIHF team in 1992 and 1994. Played for several men's professional minor league teams. Angela Ruggiero: Defense: Simi Valley, California: 2006–2010: Team USA for 1998, 2002, 2006, and 2010 Winter Olympics; IIHF team from 1997 to 2011.
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