There Will Be No Bodychecking In The OHL

10/30/2020 at 3:20pm EDT

via the CP at Sportsnet,

The Ontario Hockey League will not have bodychecking this coming season.
Lisa MacLeod, Ontario’s minister of sport, confirmed the decision on Friday afternoon.
She said that removing purposeful physical contact from the game was a necessary step to preventing the spread of COVID-19.
The OHL announced on Thursday that it plans to start a shortened season on Feb. 4.
MacLeod said the decision was influenced by the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, which had several COVID-19 outbreaks on its teams earlier this fall.

added 6:39pm,

The OHL isn't exactly confirming MacLeod's no-checking comments: "Until such time as we arrive at an agreed upon Return to Play protocol with the Government of Ontario, the League will have no further comment on the matter of body contact.”
— Ryan Pyette (@RyanatLFPress) October 30, 2020

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