Over 100 of the world’s best hockey players are hitting the ice as part of the PWHPA's biggest showcase yet. The Dream Gap Tour is back in Toronto this weekend. (EmmySadler)
"I think if you look at our objectives for the year, obviously our big goal at the end of this is we want to create a league but we have little objectives that we want to tick off and I think one of them was really bringing awareness to the cause that we’re going for right now, the current state of women’s hockey, because there is a lack of knowledge and a lack of understanding," said Team Canada forward and PWHPA member Sarah Nurse., taking place Jan.
"You look back to that first showcase in Toronto, there wasn’t a seat left open. That’s the kind of event we want to continue to build and show that if you build it, they’ll come," said Team USA star Kendall Coyne Schofield, who will serve as one of six team captains headlining this weekend’s six-game showcase.
Jocelyne Larocque, Amanda Kessel, Kacey Bellamy, Melodie Daoust and Natalie Spooner will captain the other five teams during this weekend’s event. Players in attendance include Brianne Jenner, Hilary Knight, Marie-Philip Poulin and Brianna Decker. There will also be a skills competition held at Nathan Phillips Square Sunday morning.
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