The IIHF has cancelled 19 tournaments so far in both 2020 and 2021. Canada, a prominent participant in and host of international hockey events, has felt the impact.
" is not as long as the NHL's been out there since August. We still have to work on some details, but the council accepted the proposal from Hockey Canada. The participating nations are ready also to go to Edmonton." Fasel said there are more unknowns planning the women's world championship, scheduled for April 7-17 in Nova Scotia, than there are for the world juniors in Alberta.
"We have to see and do everything possible that we can run this tournament in Halifax. What are the costs actually to make such a bubble in Halifax, if we need to make a bubble? It's a little bit too early to make a decision." "We invest between $3 million and $4 million every year in women's hockey. We invest $1 million U.S. dollars in the women's world championship and it generates no income."
July's memorandum of understanding between the NHL and the NHLPA to resume a season interrupted by the virus stated an intention to participate in 2022 in Beijing and 2026 in Milan and Cortina, Italy.
Edmonton, Even COVID doesn't want to go there.
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