The 24 player PWHPA ‘All-Star’ team that will play inside the USPHL’s ‘Hub City Tampa’ has its schedule! The team will arrive on Monday, January 4th and will practice on both January 5th and January 6th before taking the ice for game action on January 7th.
That first game will be against the USPHL Premier’s Tampa Bay Juniors and will take place at 12:30 pm. The team will then play in five games against USPHL NCDC competition. The USPHL—based in the northeastern part of the United States—developed ‘Hub City Tampa’ as a means to ensure player safety during the COVID-19 pandemic while continuing its Tier-2 (NCDC) and Tier-3 (Premier, Elite) junior seasons.
In all, eleven of the players representing the PWHPA in Tampa Bay were members of Team USA in 2018, which won the Olympic Gold Medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea.
Here is the official game schedule for the PWHPA ‘All-Star’ team.
January 7th: 2:00 pm Vs. Tampa Bay Juniors
January 8th: 11:15 am Vs. South Shore Kings
January 9th: 7:45 pm Vs. Philadelphia Hockey Club
January 12th: 8:45 am Vs. Boston Advantage
January 14th: 11:15 am Vs. Utica Junior Comets
January 15th: 11:15 am Vs. Twin City Thunder
All games will be streamed live on the USPHL’s HockeyTV station, which is set to launch on January 1st. Live scoring and box scores will be available on the USPHL’s website for each game as well.
