Marie-Philip Poulin showed during the PWHPA Dream Gap Tour that even after a two-year gap between competitive games, she still is the elite of the elite. (Marisa_Ingemi)
The first chance to watch the Canadian stars of the PWHPA was a welcome one. Off the ice until their first practices the day before the Canadian leg of the Dream Gap Tour, it’s been over a year since these players were in a lineup together.
Poulin scored the game-winner for Montreal to lead them to a 4-2 championship win over Toronto on Monday. The Montreal, Toronto and Calgary squads competed in a week-long tournament in Calgary, where Montreal and Toronto earned berths in the title game. The entire week was a glimpse at some players who will play in Worlds — and, perhaps, the Olympics — along with potentially the future of the program in Canada, and pro hockey.The star of Canada did everything one could expect. She led the tour with five goals and six assists.
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