Marguerite Ann Norris (February 16, 1927 – May 12, 1994), also known as Marguerite Riker or Marguerite Norris-Riker, was an American ice hockey executive. She was the first female team executive in National Hockey League (NHL) history. Early life and education Norris was born to James E. Norris in 1927 and was the sister of Bruce and James D. Norris. As the youngest sibling of four, she was often made the goaltender for her brothers to practice. Norris was educated at Smith College and worked for West Farm Management and Dun & Bradstreet. Hockey career Norris became president of the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL) after her father James E. Norris died in 1952, making her the first female chief executive in the history of the league. General Manager Jack Adams announced that Norris was selected by her father prior to his death to succeed him as president. In her first meeting with the press, she was surrounded by hockey reporters, fashion reporters, and photographers. Prior to Norris' first game with the Red Wings against the Montreal Canadiens, Maurice Richard made an exception to his usual rule of "fraternizing with the enemy" after he was selected by his head coach to present her with flowers. It was later reported this angered him so much he took six minor penalties in the first period. Shortly after her takeover, reports emerged that the arena was cleaner, freshly painted, and a wire screen was in place to protect fans from flying pucks. Norris also advocated for arenas to be more female fan friendly and for all farm teams to be equally treated across the system. During her tenure with the Red Wings, she saw the team finish first three years in a row and win the Stanley Cup in both the 1954 and 1955 seasons, making her the first woman to have her name engraved on the Stanley Cup. However, despite her success, she still experienced discrimination based on her gender. Conn Smythe forbade Norris from sitting on the Board of Governors although she secretly voted through Jack Adams using hand gestures. Although Adams was more than willing to serve as Marguerite's proxy, he bristled at having to answer to a woman who was in her late 20s and was more than 30 years his junior. For instance, he insisted on calling her "dearie." Marguerite could have summarily fired