Peterborough Petes to Host PWHPA at First-Ever School Game
/The Peterborough Petes is one of four OHL teams to host a Professional Women’s Hockey Player’s Association (PWHPA) game at the Peterborough Memorial Centre (PMC) on Feb. 10 announced by the Ontario Hockey League on Wednesday.
Founded in 2019, the PWHPA features four teams comprised of 100 of the world’s best female hockey players and was formed with the goal of creating a sustainable league that provides equity, fairness, and opportunity in women’s professional hockey. Photo courtesy of the Peterborough Petes.
This will be the first-ever school game hosted by the Petes. It will contain top professional and Olympic women's hockey players, including Olympic and world champion Marie-Philip Poulin, Rebecca Johnston, Blayre Turnbull, Jessie Eldridge and more. The game is a part of the PWHPA Secret Dream Gap Tour and will feature Team Harvey’s (Montreal) taking on Team Scotiabank (Calgary).
“Last year the Petes were proud to be the first OHL team to partner with the PWHPA, and to see that initiative expand to three additional OHL markets this season is really special,” said Burton Lee, Petes executive director of business operations. “Women’s hockey is thriving and the Petes are fortunate to have the best players in the world coming to our city to play in front of thousands of Petes Season Ticket Members and local school children.”
Petes season ticket members and suite holders are entitled to complimentary PWHPA school day game tickets up to the number of season tickets in their regular season package.
Other tickets to the game are being held for schools in the Peterborough area and will not go on sale to the general public.
All local schools are invited to attend the PWHPA game with discounted group tickets. The following school group opportunities are available:
Fundraising chuck-a-puck
National Anthem Program
Intermission games and activities
School Skate (pre-game or post-game)
PWHPA Autograph Sessions
Interactive curriculum-based activities
Women's and Girls' Hockey recognition
And more…
