MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo. (KMOX) - Some of the best women's hockey players in the world will gather in St. Louis next month to compete and help grow the game with local girls.
The St. Louis Blues will host a 2021 Secret® Dream Gap Tour showcase on April 11 and 12 at the Centene Community Ice Center. It will feature Professional Women's Hockey Players Association players, including three women with ties to St. Louis.
The game on April 11 at 5 p.m. will feature Team Adidas (Minnesota) and Team Women's Sports Foundation (New Hampshire), who have played similar events in Chicago and New York this year. The game will be the final U.S.-based competition before PWHPA athletes head to international camps for the Women's World Championships scheduled for May.
The weekend showcase will also include community events in partnership with Bauer Hockey and feature PWHPA players and leaders. Officially kicking off on Saturday, April 10, these activities include an on-ice girls' hockey clinic, followed by a Youth Hockey Q&A featuring PWHPA athletes.
Among those on the ice will be Olympic gold medalists Alex Cavallini and Nicole Hensley, as well as Jincy Dunne, a PWHPA and international hockey standout. Cavallini currently lives in the St. Louis area, Hensley played college hockey at Lindenwood University and Dunne grew up playing youth hockey in St. Louis.
Fans can sign up to receive more event information including pre-sale opportunities here. Tickets for the events will go on sale the week of March 22.
Comprised of approximately 125 of the world's best hockey players, the PWHPA was formed to advocate for equity, fairness and opportunity in women's professional hockey.
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