How many female hockey players were there in the United States in the year 2011 ?
One woman , Manon Rhéaume , appeared as a goaltender for the NHL 's Tampa Bay Lightning in pre-season games against the St. Louis Blues and the Boston Bruins , and in 2003 Hayley Wickenheiser played with the Kirkkonummi Salamat in the Finnish men 's Suomi - sarja league .