Schultz: Biggest challenge is to survive May 24, 2008
Goalie Manon Rheaume, her sideshow status notwithstanding, was the first woman to play NHL games (albeit exhibitions). Co-owner Richard Adler was a marketing whiz. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Danica Patrick makes Indy history Apr 21, 2008
Manon Rheaume is the first woman to start an NHL game, an exhibition. 1993. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Morning Kickoff Sep 23, 2007
From 1D: Fifteen years ago today, Manon Rheaume became the first woman to play in one of the four major pro sports leagues when she took the ice in the first period for the NHL expansion Tampa Bay Lightning in an exhibition. The 20-year-old goalie faced nine shots and allowed two goals. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Washington Sunday: Female goalie hoping to shake down Thunder Sep 23, 2007
" According to Riggs, who has spent a couple of decades in minor league hockey, Hurley would be the first female goaltender in pro hockey since Manon Rheaume (1992-97), who played as a backup at the AA and AAA levels, including stints with the Atlanta Knights and Las Vegas Thunder. Rheaume was from Beauport, Quebec. Erin Whitten, from Glen Falls, N.Y., played in 17 games over four years (1993-96) at the AA and AAA levels as a backup, playing for teams in Dallas and Utica (N.Y.). "I never thought... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
