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 .
23-592: Wingstar may refer to: Wingstar (women's professional ice hockey team) former name (1998-2003) of the Montreal Axion Wingstar (superhero) a fictional character created in 2015, from the Indian comic Tinkle , the superhero alterego of Mapui Wingstar (dragon) a fictional character from The Immortals novel series by Tamora Pierce , see List of dragons in literature Wingstar (video game),
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69-666: A contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning of the NHL, appearing in preseason exhibition games in 1992 and 1993. She spent five years in professional minor leagues, playing for a total of seven teams and appearing in 24 games. She also played on the Canada women's national ice hockey team , winning gold medals at the IIHF Women's World Championship in 1992 and 1994 , and the silver medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics . Rhéaume,
92-742: Is about the only championship taken gained by Montreal Axion in the history of the National Women's Hockey League . Less fortunate, this season, Montreal Axion ends in the Division 5th rank of the regular season but recovers serial eliminating heats: at first by gaining the East Division Championship then by participating in Championship Finale of National Women's Hockey League. Brampton Thunder triumphs 4–0 against Montreal Axion. Bramton Thunder so takes gains
115-618: The Flint Generals IHL team. She had been with the practice team since January, filling in for their regular goalie. Rhéaume is the third woman to play for the Generals. In 2015, Rhéaume dropped the puck in the ceremonial opening faceoff before the first National Women's Hockey League game. In October 2021, Rhéaume was hired by Bally Sports Detroit as an analyst and reporter for the Detroit Red Wings . She
138-526: The 1991–92 season, becoming the first woman to play in a men's Major Junior hockey game. In 1992, Rhéaume tried out for the Tampa Bay Lightning ; this was the first time a woman tried out for an NHL team. She played one period in a preseason game against the St. Louis Blues , allowing two goals on nine shots, and played in another preseason game against the Boston Bruins in 1993. Also in 1992, Rhéaume
161-477: The 2000–01 season is the arrival of the goaltender Manon Rhéaume . Rhéaume performed indeed and help the team to finish at the top of the East Division. The team's attack is not outdone by the presence of Caroline Ouellette and France St-Louis . Behind the bench, Julie Healy acts as coach. Healy sees furthermore in the supervision of Concordia Stingers . Several new players come lent strong hand to
184-518: The 2005 Esso National Championships. Axion of Montreal wins the National Women's Hockey League Championship by a victory 1–0 against Brampton Thunder in front of 6 000 supporters at Brampton, Ontario . The victorious Goal is scorer by Lisa-Marie Breton and the Shutout goes to Charline Labonté . Axion beforehand finished in the second rank) of its division, behind Ottawa Raiders . It
207-533: The 2005 Esso Women's Nationals. They were previously known as Bonaventure Wingstar (1998–99) and Montreal Wingstar (1999–2003). This team was succeeded as the women's professional hockey team of Montreal by the Montreal Stars in the Canadian Women's Hockey League, starting with the 2007–2008 season. The team evolved in the National Women's Hockey League starting in the 1998–99 season. During
230-589: The Net . She initially retired from professional hockey in 1997. For the 1999–2000 season, Rhéaume was the goaltending coach of the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey program. She entered into the business world in 2000, serving as marketing director for Mission Hockey in Irvine, California , developing and promoting girls' hockey equipment for three years. She later worked in marketing at
253-1043: The Powerade Iceport in Milwaukee and with the Central Collegiate Hockey Association . In 2008 Rhéaume suited up for the Minnesota Whitecaps of the Western Women's Hockey League, and in 2009 helped lead them to the Clarkson Cup finals of the Canadian women's ice hockey championships. On March 19, 2009, the Whitecaps, with Rhéaume in net, beat the Montreal Stars in a playoff game by a score of 4–3 in overtime, with Kim St. Pierre in net for
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#1732794281222276-489: The Quebec TV show Le défi des champions (Champions' Challenge), a show that trained eight Quebec athletes (such as Isabelle Charest , Bruny Surin , Marc Gagnon , Marie-Andrée Lessard , Étienne Boulay , Nathalie Lambert and Mathieu Dandenault ) to the art of the circus. In June 2016, Rhéaume was mentioned in an episode of the show Bones , (season 11, episode 18), as the only woman to play in an NHL game. Rhéaume
299-700: The Stars. During the 2008–09 WWHL season, Rhéaume's Whitecaps took two of three games from the Calgary Oval X-Treme, snapping a string that saw the X-Treme go two years without tasting defeat in the regular season. In October 2008, the IHL's Port Huron Icehawks announced plans to have Rhéaume take part in their training camp activities and play for at least one period of the team's exhibition season opener. On April 3, 2009, Rhéaume suited up for one game with
322-494: The Wingstar manages to steal in the first tour by winning its 2 matches and to consider for championship finale. The team loses the finale match 2–5 against Brampton Thunder which is crowned champion. The second season is more difficult and the Wingstar escapes from a single point the first position to the Division classification. In playoffs, St-Julie's panthers eliminate Wingstar from the first round: The big addition of
345-563: The championship. In the grip of grave difficulty financiers, the National Women's Hockey League stops its activities a little time after Several former players of Montreal Axion become famous in the new Canadian Women's Hockey League , among others Lisa-Marie Breton-Lebreux , Caroline Ouellette , Kim St-Pierre , Nathalie Déry , Angela Ruggiero , Dominique Thibault , Emmanuelle Blais , Charline Labonté , Sabrina Harbec , Jesse Scanzano , Kelly Sudia and Jenny Lavigne Reference Manon Rh%C3%A9aume In 1992, Rhéaume signed
368-788: The first time a woman appeared in a regular season professional game. She played for seven different teams between 1992 and 1997, including Atlanta, the Knoxville Cherokees , Nashville Knights , the Las Vegas Aces, the Tallahassee Tiger Sharks , Las Vegas Thunder , and the Reno Renegades , appearing in a total of 24 games. While in Atlanta, Rhéaume wrote her autobiography, Manon: Alone in Front of
391-727: The first woman to play in the NHL, played for the Sherbrooke Jofa-Titan squad in the League Régionale du Hockey au Féminin in the province of Québec. She was the first female goaltender to play for a boys' team in the 1984 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament . Rhéaume was signed to the Trois-Rivières Draveurs in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League , one of Canada's top junior ice hockey leagues, for
414-474: The inaugural season, they were named the "Bonaventure Wingstar", then the following season, they became the "Montreal Wingstar". Five years after its creation, in 2003, the team was renamed the Montreal Axion . Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points. The team takes gains the first championship of its division. During the playoff rounds,
437-574: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wingstar&oldid=882835921 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Montreal Axion The Montreal Axion were a National Women's Hockey League team (2003 to 2007) located in Montreal , Quebec , Canada . The Axion represented Quebec at
460-635: The team, among others Gina Kingsbury , Angela Ruggiero , Jenny Lavigne and Annie Desrosiers . For Goaltender , Charline Labonté replaces Manon Rhéaume . The Axion ends in the 1ier Division rank and 3th in the league. Gina Kingsbury score 31 goals and has 29 assist. She finish the season of 30 matches with more than 60 points contributing to the Axion'successes. In the Playoff rounds, Montreal Axion goes to finale game but loses in barrage 5–4 against Toronto Aeros . Also Montreal Axion represents Quebec to
483-562: Was a goaltender for the 2022 NHL All-Star game's Breakaway Challenge. Rhéaume was hired in July 2022 as hockey operations and prospect advisor for the Los Angeles Kings . Rhéaume guest-starred as herself in the made-for-TV movie A Beachcombers Christmas with Tiger Williams and Jyrki Lumme . At the height of her popularity, she was approached to pose for Playboy Magazine , which she refused. In 2011, Rhéaume took part in
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#1732794281222506-538: Was married to Gerry St. Cyr, a minor league hockey player and roller hockey player, in June 1998, whom she later divorced. They have one son, Dylan. A goaltender like his mother, Dylan St. Cyr played for the Michigan State Spartans and previously served as goaltender for Notre Dame and Quinnipiac University . After her divorce from Gerry St. Cyr, Rhéaume married her second husband, with whom she had
529-753: Was selected for the Canada national women's ice hockey team . She won gold medals at the 1992 and 1994 IIHF Women's World Championships , and was named to the All-Star team both years. She won the silver medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano . In 1992, Rhéaume was signed by the Atlanta Knights of the International Hockey League (IHL). Her first appearance against the Salt Lake Golden Eagles marked
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