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32 years later, Manon Rhéaume’s legacy inspires new generation of women’s hockey
With the start of the second Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) season approaching, women in today’s hockey community reflect on the importance of Manon Rhéaume’s legacy and the impact of her representation.
Along with a list of accolades that includes a couple of gold medals in the women’s International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) and a silver at the 1998 Nagano Olympics, Rhéaume was the first woman to play in an NHL game 32 years ago, on Sept.
23, 1992.
The goaltender played for the Tampa Lightning in the preseason and blocked shots from the St. Louis Blues and Boston Bruins.
Jordan Collitan, associate head coach for the Mount Royal University women’s hockey team, coached the Ottawa Charge in their inaugural season in the Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL).
Even though she was just a toddler when Rhéaume made her NHL debut, the moment chan