Maddie Rooney made 25 saves as Team Adidas blanked Team Sonnet 4-0 on Friday at the Professional Women’s Hockey Players’ Association’s Dream Gap Tour OHL showcase in St. Catharines, Ont.
The game at the Meridian Centre set a PWHPA attendance record with 4,301 fans.
Kayla Vespa, Amanda Kessel, Kristin O’Neill and Kaitlin Willoughby each scored as the second-place team improved to 6-5-1 on the season.
U.S. Olympic star Kessel added the insurance marker shortly after from close range, with Sarah Potomak collecting the primary assist.
O’Neill quickly added Team Adidas’ third goal of the opening period, while Willoughby finished off the scoring with an empty-netter in the final seconds of the game.
WATCH | Vespa opens scoring as Team Adidas shuts down Team Sonnet:
Kayla Vespa’s opening period goal proved to be the winner as Team Adidas defeated Team Sonnet 2-0 in PWHPA action Friday night.
Team Harvey’s cruised past Team Sonnet 5-2 earlier on Friday in Peterborough, Ont., as part of the PWHPA’s partnership with the OHL to host four regular-season Dream Gap Tour games in OHL venues.
The OHL showcase continues on Saturday, beginning with Team Harvey’s taking on Team Adidas at 1 p.m. ET in Barrie, Ont., followed by Team Scotiabank against Team Sonnet at 6 p.m. ET in Kitchener, Ont.
The PWHPA announced earlier this week it will wrap its season with a championship tournament March 10-12 in California.
The 80-player association, which includes stars Poulin, Sarah Nurse, Hilary Knight and Kendall Coyne Schofield, will ice four teams in a four-game tournament in Irvine, El Segundo and Palm Desert.
Remaining events include six-game tournament from Feb. 24-26 will be played in Tampa, Fla., in partnership with the NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning and a four-game tournament March 4-5 at the Washington Capitals’ practice arena.
WATCH | Team Adidas vs. Team Sonnet at OHL Showcase:
Watch PWHPA Dream Gap Tour action as Team Adidas faces off against Team Sonnet from Niagara, Ont.
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