When Kendall Coyne Schofield and 15 members of the Professional Women’s Hockey Players Association (PWHPA) play against a team of Sharks alumni Sunday at the team’s Fan Fest, they’ll have another purpose beyond the day’s exhibition.
Sunday’s “Legends Game” at SAP Center is one of three events in North America the PWHPA is participating in this weekend. A squad of New England-based PWHPA players scrimmaged Boston College’s women’s team Saturday, while four PWHPA teams are playing at a weekend showcase in Toronto.
The latter event is the first leg of the group’s “Dream Gap Tour,” a multi-city barnstorming tour that the organization hopes is the first step towards creating a “realistic equivalent” to the NHL for women’s hockey players.