OHL Peterborough Petes

Peterborough Petes to Host PWHPA Game at the PMC

December 14, 2021 - Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
Peterborough Petes News Release


(Peterborough, ON) - The Peterborough Petes announced today during a press conference that they will be hosting a Professional Women's Hockey Player's Association (PWHPA) game on Saturday, February 19, 2022, at the Peterborough Memorial Centre (PMC) .

Team Sonnet, PWHPA's Toronto hub, and Team Harvey's, PWHPA's Montreal hub, will compete against each other in a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity game inside the square corners. Fans can witness some of hockey's finest athletes put their skills to the test at the PMC, just days after the 2022 Olympic Women's Hockey Gold Medal Game in Beijing.

"It's an absolute honour to host these elite athletes at the PMC in the new year," said Shelbi Kilcollins, Petes' Director of Marketing & Growth. "The opportunity to collaborate alongside the PWHPA is a long-time dream for the Peterborough Petes."

Hockey Hall of Inductee and Olympic gold medalist, and PWHPA Chairperson, Jayna Hefford attended today's conference along with OHL Commissioner, David Branch, Petes General Manager, Michael Oke, Peterborough Mayor, Diane Therrien, goaltender for Team Sonnett representing the PWHPA's Toronto Hub, Kassidy Sauve , and forward with the U15 AA Peterborough Ice Kats, Molly Farace.

Tickets for this event will open for pre-sale tomorrow, Wednesday, December 15 at 9:00 am through the Grant Thornton Box Office. Fans are encouraged to use promo code PWHPA during pre-sale to get access to any tickets while Petes' Season Ticket Members can use promo-code STMPWHPA to get 25% off until December 24. Everyone purchasing tickets during the pre-sale window will receive a special PWHPA poster and a pair of commemorative tickets, perfect for the holiday season. Petes Season Ticket members will also receive first access to their seats

The PWHPA was founded in May, 2019 following the dissolution of the Canadian Women's Hockey League with the purpose of dedicating of advocating for the promotion of professional women's ice hockey and the goal of creating a sustainable professional league for women's ice hockey in North America. The association maintains five satellite hubs in Boston, Calgary, Minnesota, Montreal, and Toronto and houses the top hockey players in the world including most of which who you will see at the upcoming Olympics like Marie Philip-Poulin , Hilary Knight , Sarah Nurse , Natalie Spooner , Jill Saulnier , and Kendall Coyne Schofield .

Over the last three years, the PWHPA has executed a variety of showcases through the Secret Dream Gap Tour including those which were partnered with the NHL's New York Rangers and Toronto Maples Leafs, and regional games in cities like Kingston to bring professional women's hockey to fans everywhere.

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