Poulin's hat trick lifts Team Harvey's over Team Scotiabank at PWHPA Dream Gap Tour showcase
Kendall Coyne Schofield scores twice to lead Team Adidas past Team Sonnet
Marie-Philip Poulin continued to shine on Sunday with a hat trick as Team Harvey's beat Team Scotiabank 5-2 at the Professional Women's Hockey Players' Association's Dream Gap Tour showcase in Pittsburgh.
Laura Fortino and Alex Poznikoff also scored for Team Harvey's, while Megan Keller and Tatum Skaggs replied for Team Scotiabank.
After Skaggs cut into the deficit for Team Scotiabank early in the third period, Poulin completed her hat trick while restoring Team Harvey's two-goal lead. Poznikoff added the insurance marker with 32 seconds remaining in the contest.
Poulin scored the game's first two goals in the opening period, giving her side a 2-0 lead entering the middle frame. Keller put Team Scotiabank on the board 2:32 into the second but Fortino made it a 3-1 contest for Team Harvey's four minutes later.
On Saturday, Poulin scored the winner with 3:20 to go in the final frame of a 4-3 victory over Team Adidas. The Canadian national team star from Beauceville, Que., has led Team Harvey's to six straight wins, with the last loss coming on Oct. 15 at the Montreal showcase.
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Team Adidas bounces back
Team Adidas defeated Team Sonnet 3-1 later on Sunday to wrap up the event, with American Olympian Kendall Coyne Schofield leading the way.
Coyne Schofield scored her team's first two goals, including the eventual winner in the second period. She opened the scoring in the first period before Abby Roque quickly responded with the equalizer.
Team Adidas took control in the second period, as Coyne Schofield's go-ahead goal was followed up less than a minute later by Emily Curlett's insurance marker.
Team Adidas goalie Sydney Scobee made 34 saves.
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Team Harvey's and Team Adidas each earned three points with the regulation victories. Unlike previous seasons, each game will count toward season-long standings.
The Pittsburgh showcase is the third stop of the season, following events in Montreal and Truro, N.S. Each stop featured all four PWHPA teams, showcasing some of the top women's hockey players in North America.
The final regular season games will be played Dec. 9-10 in three cities.
Team Scotiabank will face Team Adidas on Dec. 9 in Kemptville, Ont., followed by Team Harvey's vs. Team Sonnet in Gatineau, Que.
Team Sonnet will then take on Team Adidas on Dec. 10 at Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa. Team Harvey's will close out the schedule against Team Scotiabank later that day at the same venue. More games will be announced for 2023.
Live coverage of every PWHPA game this season will be available worldwide on CBCSports.ca, CBC Gem, CBC Sports' YouTube channel and the CBC Sports app for iOS and Android.
The first half of the season wraps up with an all-star event on Dec. 11 at Canadian Tire Centre, in partnership with the Senators. The event will see the top players from the PWHPA compete in a skills competition and three-on-three tournament.
The PWHPA's mission is to establish a viable professional women's ice hockey league in North America that showcases the greatest product of women's professional ice hockey in the world.
With files from The Canadian Press
