OHL North Bay Battalion

OHL Pauses Season

Published on March 12, 2020 under Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
North Bay Battalion News Release


NORTH BAY, Ont. - With the Canadian Hockey League, which includes the Ontario Hockey League, announcing that it is pausing play because of the coronavirus crisis, the North Bay Battalion's home game Thursday night against the Mississauga Steelheads was one of the first casualties.

"The Canadian Hockey League and its three regional leagues, the Ontario Hockey League, Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, and Western Hockey League, take the health and safety of our players, fans, volunteers, staff, and general public very seriously," the league said in a statement.

It said that CHL president Dan MacKenzie, with OHL commissioner David Branch, QMJHL commissioner Gilles Courteau and WHL commissioner Ron Robison "have been monitoring the situation in regards to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) including what local, provincial, and federal health agencies have recommended."

"Following consultation with medical professionals and meetings today among the CHL Executive Council, and regional league Board of Governors, the CHL announces that the balance of the 2019-20 season and all hockey activity shall be paused immediately until further notice."

Apart from the Mississauga date at Memorial Gardens, other OHL games postponed on the first night were the Sudbury Wolves at the Peterborough Petes and the Saginaw Spirit at the Windsor Spitfires.

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