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PWHPA announces Dream Gap Tour, exhibition series will kick off in Toronto in September - TheHockeyNews
Union sending players around North America to help promote their sport.
Could be eye opening for some fans.
Good luck.
Union sending players around North America to help promote their sport.
On Wednesday, the Professional Women’s Hockey Players’ Association announced the Dream Gap Tour, an exhibition series that will see some of the women’s game’s best and brightest square off in weekend showcases across North America. The series, which will feature Olympians such as Marie-Philip Poulin, Hilary Knight and Noora Raty, along with a host of other national team standouts, will kick off on Friday, Sept. 20 in Toronto and run through to Sunday, Sept. 22. The next stop will be Hudson, N.H., from Oct. 4-6, with Chicago playing host to the PWHPA from Oct. 18-20. In addition, an exhibition against Boston College is slated for Sept. 21 and the PWHPA will ice a team against the San Jose Sharks’ alumni at the SAP Center on Sept. 22, the same day the Sharks will be hosting their Fan Fest.
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As much as the tour is about the on-ice product, though, the PWHPA is hoping to use the weekends to connect with the community. The release noted that youth clinics will be part of each weekend, and Knox said giving young players the chance to get up close and personal was important. “A lot of these girls are their idols, their dream players,” she said. “So give them the chance to meet them and get on the ice with them and interact with them off the ice, and also make those connections with their parents.”
Despite naming the host cities for the tour, no venues were announced, but Knox assured those are coming. She said the tight schedule the PWHPA is facing has made locking down sites “tough terrain for us to navigate,” but said the initial target is a building in the 1,000-1,200-seat range, big enough to accommodate fans new and old while also creating a quality atmosphere.
Could be eye opening for some fans.
Good luck.
