Thought this was cool...hopefully it's for the rest of the season and not just for one game...
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http://centralhockeyleague.com/news/?id=6805

January 20, 2005 - (Courtesy of the Tulsa Oilers) While the Tulsa Oilers are clawing their way back into the playoff race, they are also clawing their way into the history books. Friday, January 28th, defenseman Angela Ruggiero will gear up for the Oilers against Rio Grande Valley. Ruggiero is arguably one of the best women's hockey players in the world and is also the sister of Oilers goalie Bill Ruggiero. Angela Ruggiero will be the first female (non goaltender) to play in a Central Hockey League Game, and naturally the Oilers will sport the first brother-sister tandem in North American pro hockey history. Goaltender Erin Whitten played in parts of four games for the CHL's Dallas Freeze in the 1993/1994 season.

"This is one of those unique moments you only get in minor league hockey. Angela is a great player who has already worked out with the team, so we know what to expect and how to play it out there... even though she won't play much she's playing at the top and that kind of influence will really rub off," says Oilers coach Butch Kaebel.

'Playing at the top' might be an understatement: Angela is an Olympic gold and silver medallist and a current member of Team USA. As a collegian, she won the Patty Kazmaier award, for the top women's NCAA hockey player, her senior season playing for Harvard; she was a finalist for the award all four seasons.

Proceeds from tickets sales to the Rio Grande Valley game will be donated to the Red Cross tsunami relief efforts.

USA HOCKEY PLAYING EXPERIENCE: Led team defensemen and tied for second on the squad with seven points playing in her sixth World Championship (1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 & 2004) in March.2003: Led the team with four assists in four games en route to the gold medal at the Four Nations Cup. 2002: Made her second Olympic appearance with the silver medal-winning squad in Salt Lake City ... Was the top-scoring defenseman on the Visa Skate To Salt Lake Tour.2001: Took the year off from Harvard to finish second among defensemen and fifth overall with the National Team ... Ranked second among U.S. defensemen at the World Championship. 2000: Member of the U.S. Women's Select Team.1998: Won the gold medal competing in all six games at the Olympic Games in Nagano, Japan ... Played in all but one game during the 1997-98 pre-Olympic tour. 1996: Took home the silver medal at the 1996 IIHF Pacific Women's Championship.

AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY: Graduated from Harvard in May ... Four-time finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Award (1999, 2000, 2003 & 2004). As a Senior: Won the Patty Kazmaier Award. As a Junior: Top-scoring defenseman in the country and ranked second in assists per game (1.59). As a Sophomore: Tied for 12th in the nation with 53 points and led all defensemen. As a Freshman: Finished fifth among all scorers in the Eastern College Athletic Conference.

PERSONAL: Graduated from Choate Rosemary Hall in 1998 ... Set single-season school records for goals (42) and points (63) as a sophomore ... Set the school record for assists in a season (30) and was named team co-MVP as a freshman ... Active in "Right to Play," an organization which aims to enrich the lives of children across the country through sport ... Took a trip to Uganda last summer as part of "Right to Play"...On the Board of Directors of "Teams of Angels,"an organization that works to provide children with a "Safer Youth Sports Experience" ... Parents are Bill and Karen Ruggiero.
Statistical and Bio Information courtesy of USA Hockey

Just found out it was for one game....it's for a good cause though...