May 15 (Reuters) – Canada’s Manon Rheaume, the first and only woman to play in a National Hockey League pre-season game, was named general manager of the Professional Women’s Hockey League’s expansion Detroit team on Friday.
• Former goalie Rheaume will lead PWHL Detroit into its inaugural 2026–27 season
• Joins the team following four seasons in hockey operations with the NHL’s Los Angeles Kings
• Will assemble a hockey operations staff and roster-building process highlighted by the 2026 PWHL Draft on June 17
• Won gold medals with Canada at the women’s world championship (1992 and 1994) and a silver medal at the 1998 Olympic Games
• PWHL Detroit was formally announced as a new team on May 6
(Reporting by Frank Pingue in Toronto; Editing by Ken Ferris)
