First Woman in Pro Hockey – Who Was She?
Francesco McLaughlin
2025-05-24 13:25:05
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She became the first woman to play in one of the four major North American professional sports leagues. Rheaume, 50, is best known for playing exhibition games for the Tampa Bay Lightning in 1992 and '93.
Hector Collins
2025-05-24 12:12:41
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Angela Taylor had a storied career as a player, including being a superstar for Great Britain on the international scene.
She made 54 international appearances for Great Britain.
One of only seven players to reach the fifty cap milestone, Taylor also leads GB Women in points (70), goals (39) and assists (31).
In the 2009–10 season, Taylor played with the Lee Valley Lions in the English National Ice Hockey League, becoming the first female skater to play in a British men’s senior league.
At just the age of 22, Taylor would score 17 points in 14 games, becoming the first woman to score in a British men’s senior league and the first to score a hat-trick.
The record-breaker and trendsetter then headed to Switzerland, becoming the first British woman to play professional hockey outside of the UK.
Rashawn Wilkinson
2025-05-24 11:54:26
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Manon Rhéaume.
In 1992, Manon Rhéaume became the first woman ever to play in one of the four major US men’s leagues.
The Canadian goaltender signed for NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning in 1992 and her landmark debut came in an exhibition match against the St. Louis Blues.
She paved the way for young girls who dreamed of playing hockey.
Cassie Hansen
2025-05-24 09:36:31
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Shannon Szabados, 27, is the first woman to play in the Southern Professional Hockey League after signing on as a goalie for the Columbus, Georgia Cottonmouths. Szabados isn't the first female to play men's professional hockey, but she is the first to do so in the 10-year-old SPHL. At the age of 16, she became the first women to play in the Western Hockey League.