PWHL Detroit Announces Rheaume as GM

Detroit’s new entry in the Professional Women’s Hockey League announced it’s first big hire on Friday, with Manon Rheaume taking the team’s general manager position.

In the best hands 🙂‍↕️

We are proud to welcome Manon Rhéaume – two-time Women’s Worlds gold medalist, Olympic silver medalist, first woman to play in an NHL game AND first woman to sign a professional hockey contract – as our team’s first General Manager!
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— PWHL Detroit (@pwhl–detroit.bsky.social) 12:00 PM · May 15, 2026

Rheaume returns to a familiar setting, as she spent eleven years with the Little Caesars AAA Hockey Club before leaving to join the Los Angeles Kings in a Hockey Operations role. She also served as an on-screen analyst for Detroit Red Wings coverage on Bally Sports Detroit for the 2021-2022 season.

PWHL Detroit has little time to get up and running, as the league’s expansion player dispersal process is expected to begin on May 28.