The following is a chronicle of events during the year 1992 in ice hockey.
Olympics
The games for the 1992 Winter Olympics ice hockey tournament were played at the Méribel Ice Palace in Méribel, France, about 45 km from host city Albertville. The gold medal was won by the Unified Team, a roster comprised with players from the dissolved Soviet Union, defeating Canada for the silver medal, who earned their first hockey medal since 1968.[1]Joe Juneau was the leading scorer, with 15 points.
With the first overall pick in the 1992 NHL Amateur Draft, the Tampa Bay Lightning selected Roman Hamrlik.
During the 1992 preseason, Manon Rhéaume became the first woman to appear in an NHL game, tending goal for the Tampa Bay Lightning versus the St. Louis Blues.
IHL: The Kansas City Blades won the Turner Cup. Goaltender Manon Rhéaume appeared in a game with the Atlanta Knights on December 14 versus Salt Lake City.[5] She appeared in the second period, playing 5:49, stopping three shots and allowing one goal.