Manon Rhéaume: The First Lady of Hockey

This time, Manon Rhéaume didn’t have to break the ice. Thirty years after she became the first woman to play in one of the four major North American professional sports leagues, Rhéaume was hired in July by the Los Angeles Kings as a hockey operations and prospect adviser. Rather than leading the charge, she simply became the latest in a growing group of women to be added or promoted to an NHL front office position this offseason. “I’m excited to join the Kings and look forward to working with our young players as they go through their individual development process,”…