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By Pete McIntyre-Vernon Matters
BCHL DELAY

BCHL delays decision on season status

Mar 6, 2021 | 12:20 PM

VERNON — The fate of the BC Hockey League season will be decided next week.

The league’s board of governors has agreed to push a vote on the status of the 2020-21 season to early next week due “to ongoing dialogue between the league office and the office of the provincial health officer.”

The league is trying to get approval for its return to play plan, which Dr. Bonnie Henry, provincial health officer, said on Tuesday (Mar. 2) had several concerns that needed to be addressed.

Premier John Horgan said today (Mar. 5), with 17 different teams in play, the BCHL plan is more “complicated” than the Western Hockey League, adding that Dr. Henry was reviewing the BCHL’s plan, with no decision as yet

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Horgan also said the province is looking “very seriously” at the $9.5 million aid package asked for by both leagues to compensate for no fans in the stands.

“I hopeful we’ll have more to say about that in the days ahead,” Horgan told a virtual news conference.

by Pete McIntyre-Vernon Matters

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