Yes, the Vancouver Canucks will play at Rogers Arena this season
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The NHL and provincial health authorities have agreed on a plan to allow Canadian teams to play home games in their arenas but without fans. After discussions between the league, the players’ association and public health officials from the five provinces that are home to NHL teams, a tentative agreement was reached Thursday to move forward with games being played in the seven home arenas across the country beginning Jan. 13. Wednesday, the top medics from Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec sent a letter to the NHL detailing two options for the league to move forward with their approval of games being played in home arenas but without fans because of ongoing COVID-19 restrictions: either increased testing for the players’ contacts and some suggested modifications to the regular season schedule, or a delay to the start of the season. It appears the NHL agreed to do more testing, leading multiple sources to confirm Thursday to Postmedia that there is “alignment” between the league and the provinces and that the seven Canadian teams would get approval to play games in their home arenas but without fans.
We believe we are aligned and in agreement on the conditions on which each of our Canadian franchises can being play in their own buildings,” he said.
The NHL does not believe it has to rework the North Division schedule announced yesterday as part of the agreement to have Canadian teams playing out of their home arenas.That had been among the suggestions in a letter from provincial health authorities. The NHL’s protocols already called for visiting teams to not leave their hotels while in away cities.
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We believe we are aligned and in agreement on the conditions on which each of our Canadian franchises can being play in their own buildings,” he said.
The NHL does not believe it has to rework the North Division schedule announced yesterday as part of the agreement to have Canadian teams playing out of their home arenas.That had been among the suggestions in a letter from provincial health authorities. The NHL’s protocols already called for visiting teams to not leave their hotels while in away cities.
Postmedia is committed to maintaining a lively but civil forum for discussion and encourage all readers to share their views on our articles.