Manon Rhéaume made history by becoming the first woman to take part in a preparatory game with the Tampa Bay Lightning. It's fair to say that she has been an inspiration to a whole generation of women who love the sport and want to break into it. However, there has never been a woman in an NHL regular-season game. With the creation of the PWHL, that could now change. Indeed, teams' backup goalkeepers are generally unqualified for the position, and play at a much lower level than the NHL. All teams in the league must have a backup goalie (EBUG) in their building, in case both of a team's goalies are injured in the same game. But it's happening more and more frequently, almost every season now, that a team has to finish a game with an EBUG. This year, the women will be in the spotlight. <q>The best goalie available, as an EBUG, for the vast majority of NHL teams, will be a woman starting this season.</q> This is a major statement and makes a lot of sense. Women are already trained to play at a high level and are much more qualified than a zamboni driver playing in a garage league, we agree. <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/IanKennedyCK/status/1698358438093328676?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1698358438093328676%7Ctwgr%5E2e63981bfbe599badd3f8fa94ff12953dc4fe318%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.habsetlnh.com%2FSurprise-une-premiere-femme-dans-un-match-de-saison-reguliere-de-la-LNH-des-cette-annee-272709'> </a></blockquote></div>