I was discussing the Masters odds with my buddies today, then we somehow transitioned to the UConn women’s basketball team. From there, we started talking about the WNBA. Then, I suddenly started thinking about Manon Rheaume.

Remember her? The female goaltender who played an exhibition game for the Tampa Bay Lightning in 1992 and played in the IHL as a pro? I found some old footage of her. She’s kinda cute, ain’t she?

(the sound is low in this clip, sorry)

Now here’s some footage of her first professional game…she makes a stop! I think the refs did her a favor in the disallowed goal, though:

She never made it to NHL betting, but I had a look at her minor pro stats. She went 3-0 with a .901 save percentage with the Nashville Knights (ECHL) in 1993-94…she made 11 starts with the Reno Renegades (WCHL) in 1996-97 but had a 5.65 GAA. Hmm.

I will close, hockey betting fans, with this nice photo of her. Apparently she turned away Playboy and Penthouse at the peak of her popularity.  Would you expect anything less from a goaltender?

Not a bad little distraction before we kick this blog into overdrive for the Stanley Cup odds, no?