Rhéaume became the first woman to play in a Roller Hockey International game, suiting up for the New Jersey Rockin' Rollers.
During the summer of 1994, on July 1, Manon Rhéaume extended her trailblazing career into a new professional sport, becoming the first woman to play in a Roller Hockey International (RHI) game as a member of the New Jersey Rockin' Rollers.
Roller Hockey International was a professional inline hockey league that enjoyed a surge of popularity in North America during the 1990s, featuring many players with backgrounds in traditional ice hockey. Rhéaume's decision to compete in this emerging league demonstrated her versatility as an athlete and her continued commitment to challenging gender barriers across multiple hockey disciplines.
Her appearance in an RHI match added another chapter to her already remarkable list of firsts, following her landmark appearances in the QMJHL, NHL preseason, and IHL regular season. It further reinforced the narrative that her earlier breakthroughs were not isolated incidents but part of a sustained career of excellence and boundary-pushing across professional hockey's various formats.
This achievement, while less widely publicized than her NHL debut, remains an important part of the historical record of women's integration into professional hockey leagues of all types during the 1990s.