PWHPA 2021: Schedule, standings, roster, how to watch Canadian Secret Dream Gap Tour

It's now the women's turn.

While a lot of hockey is going on, from the Stanley Cup playoffs to the men's world championship, the women are set to take center stage. 

The Professional Women's Hockey Players Association (PWHPA) will be hitting the ice in the organization's first Canadian showcase of the Secret Dream Gap Tour of the season. Three teams — Team Bauer (Montreal), Team Sonnet (Toronto) and Team Scotiabank (Calgary) — will compete in a round-robin tournament culminating in a championship game on May 30. The tournament is being supported by the NHL's Calgary Flames. 

It has been a while since the majority of these women have taken part in a competitive game, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It's an important week for a number of stars who will be competing for Hockey Canada at the women's world championship this summer and in preparation for the 2022 Winter Olympics. 

Those set to suit up include Marie-Philip Poulin, Jill Saulnier, Natalie Spooner, Sarah Nurse, Rebecca Johnston and Brigette Lacquette. A few notable names that are missing include Melodie Daoust (Team Bauer) and Micah Zandee-Hart (Team Scotiabank), who are both injured.

Here's everything you need to know about the PWPA's Canadian leg of the Secret Dream Gap Tour tournament, including how to watch games in Canada.

When are the Canadian Secret Dream Gap Tour games?

The tournament runs from Monday, May 24, through Sunday, May 30, with six round-robin games before the championship game. 

Where are the Canadian Secret Dream Gap Tour games being played?

Calgary, Alta., will serve as the host city for the tournament. The first four games will be played at the Seven Chiefs Sportsplex on Tsuut’ina Nation. The final two round-robin games, on May 28 and May 29, and the championship game on May 30 will be played at the home of the Flames, the Saddledome.

What is the Canadian Secret Dream Gap Tour schedule?

Sportsnet will serve as the broadcaster for the Secret Dream Gap Tour in Canada. The first four games will be streamed on SN NOW with the final three games, including the championship, on Sportsnet. Leah Hextall will call the play-by-play alongside Cassie Campbell-Pascall and host Brendan Parker. 

Caroline Cameron and Jeff Marek will host the pregame, postgame and intermission coverage with panelists Caroline Ouellette and Blake Bolden. 

What are the Canadian Secret Dream Gap Tour standings?

*May 24: Marie-Philip Poulin scored a shorthanded goal
May 25: Team Bauer scored six goals. 
May 27: Rebecca Leslie scored a shorthanded goal

^May 26: Earned one point for scoring more than five goals and one point for Brittany Howard's hat trick. 

Regulation win (W) = 2.0 points
OT win (OTW) = 1.5 points
Shootout win (SOW) = 1.0 points
OT/shootout loss (OT/SOL) = 0.5 points
Regulation loss = 0 points

Teams can also earn points in games if a: 

player scores a hat trick = 1 team point
goalie records a shutout = 1 team point
shorthanded goal is scored = 1 team point
team scores five or more goals = 1 team point

What are the rosters for the Canadian Secret Dream Gap Tour?

* Named to Hockey Canada's Olympic centralization roster for the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Team Scotiabank (Calgary Region)

Head coach: Dean Seymour

Team Sonnet (Toronto Region)

Head coach: Laura McIntosh

Team Bauer (Montreal Region)

Coach: Danielle Sauvageau