Friday saw a big announcement in the growth of professional women’s hockey in North America. The Professional Women’s Hockey Players Association and NHLPA announced a partnership that will start with the PWHPA’s Dream Gap Tour. The tour is a traveling showcase of the sport’s elite talents that kicks off in Toronto this weekend, to entertain and educate about how women’s hockey can become a viable career path. [TSN]
“For a young girl who wants to be a professional women’s hockey player, she should have that opportunity. Her dream should not be different than any young boy who wants to play in the NHL,” said Jayna Hefford, the Professional Women’s Hockey Players’ Association’s operations consultant at the Hockey Hall of Fame.