For the 2020–21 season, the PWHPA organized into five different training hubs, each of which fielded a roster that competing in exhibition games across North America and in the Dream Gap Tour tournament.
[2] The same day, Liz Knox resigned from the PWHPA board in order to cede her seat to Sarah Nurse, one of the few Black players in the organization.
[3] In August 2020, the PWHPA partnered with Elites Optimization Services to help players find individual sponsorships.
[4] After sponsoring a showcase the previous season, deodorant brand Secret agreed to a $1 million sponsorship deal with the PWHPA on October 22, 2020, marking the largest corporate commitment in North American women's hockey history.
[5][6] The sponsorship deal included prize money for the Dream Gap Tour, which was planned to start in early 2021.
[23][24] The USPHL teams in Hub City Tampa were from the organization's top-level NCDC and second-level Premier Division.
[35] The first showcase took place in the New York City metropolitan area at Protec Ponds Training Center in Somerset, New Jersey, on February 27, and at Madison Square Garden on February 28, in partnership with the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL) and JPMorgan Chase as the presenting sponsor.