TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the Toronto Maple Leafs’ parent company has been in contact with the province about the possibility of Canada’s biggest city serving as a so-called “hockey pod” for teams should the NHL resume its season.
Speaking at his daily COVID-19 media briefing Tuesday, Ford said Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment has reached out, but hasn’t provided any details about a potential proposal. The NHL, which was forced to pause its schedule March 12 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, has been looking at plans to centralize groups of teams in low-risk centres in hopes of resuming the 2019-20 campaign this summer.
Under one rumoured proposal, fans wouldn’t be allowed in arenas and teams would be sequestered in hotels.Ontario’s chief medical officer of health, Dr. David Williams, said he’s interested
Laughing hard! Oh and Out Loud!
If the NHL is looking to put on a series of hockey games that attract NO fans and keep the participants isolated, would cityoftoronto not be the worst possible option for a location?
Would have to allow us all out of the house though
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