caveman27 208 Report post Posted October 15, 2020 The Western Hockey League’s board of governors announced Wednesday that the junior hockey league’s next regular season is scheduled to begin in early 2021. “The WHL is very excited to be opening our WHL regular season on Jan. 8,” Commissioner Ron Robison said in a news release. ... “The WHL has agreed that all regular season games during the 2020-21 season will be played exclusively within the boundaries of each of the four divisions, with the East Division consisting of the seven Saskatchewan and Manitoba-based teams; the Central Division consisting of the five Alberta-based teams; the B.C. Division consisting of the five B.C.-based teams; and the U.S. Division consisting of the five teams located in Washington and Oregon,” the league said. ... https://globalnews.ca/news/7397704/whl-western-hockey-league-coronavirus-regular-season-plan/ Interesting article. You might find at least one of your favorite players in this list. https://whl.ca/video/127-whl-alumni-named-to-nhl-opening-night-rosters Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
215BroadStBullies610 435 Report post Posted October 15, 2020 I wonder if the delay is due to boarder restrictions or just not wanting Canadian teams being exposed to America? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
caveman27 208 Report post Posted October 15, 2020 1 hour ago, 215BroadStBullies610 said: I wonder if the delay is due to boarder restrictions or just not wanting Canadian teams being exposed to America? They might be hoping there will be a vaccine by then. Or, they don't want to start this month only to stop for lockdown reasons. Border restrictions would also be a reason as Canada still has strict entry rules right now. I don't think a team could cross into Canada for a non-emergency reason. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VegasHockey 1280 Report post Posted October 19, 2020 I figured they would push to after December. It made no sense to start the season right at the holiday time period. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
