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United States forward Brianna Decker (14) and Canada forward Marie-Philip Poulin battle for the puck during first period of 2018 Four Nations Cup gold medal game in Saskatoon on November 10, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Liam Richards January 19, 2021 - 1:07 PM
CALGARY - What Marie-Philip Poulin looks forward to the most at the Canadian women s hockey team camp is simply lining up for drills and seeing her teammates faces.
It s been 10 months since the national women s hockey team was on the ice together.
Hockey Canada obtained the necessary exemptions from Alberta Health to hold a 14-day camp in Calgary amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The Twin City Thunder took a break from their regular-season schedule down in Wesley Chapel, Florida to take part in the United States Premier League-Professional Women’s Hockey Player’s Association All-Star Series.
The Thunder National Collegiate Development Conference team defeated the PWHPA All-Stars 3-2 in overtime Friday.
“They played a hard, skilled game,” Thunder coach Dan Hodge said. “They are up 2-1 with (three) seconds left in the game and we tied it up.”
The PWHPA is made up of a group of women’s players who came together after the Canadian Women’s Hockey League ceased operations in the spring of 2019. The goal of the organization is to promote a single, viable women’s hockey league. Some players on the roster include USA Olympic team standouts Gigi Marvin, Brianna Decker and Amanda Kessel.
Professional Women s Hockey Player s Association gains backer for Calgary team
Canada s Brigette Lacquette battles with USA s Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson during second period action at the women s world hockey championships in Kamloops, B.C., Monday, March 28, 2016. The Professional Women s Hockey Player s Association has signed Scotiabank as a sponsor for its Calgary team, which includes Lacquette. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz December 10, 2020 - 8:30 AM
CALGARY - The Professional Women s Hockey Player s Association has signed a sponsor for its Calgary team.
Team Scotiabank joins Toronto s Team Sonnet as PWHPA teams with a name sponsor.
PWHPA players are centralized in Calgary, Toronto, Montreal, Minneapolis and Hudson, N.H., training hubs with 25 players per roster.