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After a large number of players were infected with the corona virus in the ICE Hockey League, the ice hockey league pulled the rope. Games scheduled for Friday to Sunday had to be postponed. In the three scheduled games, only the Linz Black Wings, Red Bull Salzburg and Bratislava Capitals are in action. As the league said in a statement, changes made on short notice due to the corona pandemic will also not be preventable in the future.
Those responsible reported this Friday that more than 3,000 tests have been carried out since the start of the new season. With the early start of the championship, the prerequisite was created to be able to postpone the games flexibly. The cancellation of the activities of the national team in November also meant the availability of additional dates.
“The main goal is always to be able to play as many games as possible,” it said in a letter signed by President Jochen Pildner-Steinburg and Managing Director Christian Feichtinger. Eight rounds are currently played, although not all games could pass in these rounds due to corona diseases. “The ICE organization will continue to do everything in its power to maintain the gaming operations of the multinational ice hockey league in the framework conditions given under the principle of ‘safety first’,” the league announced.
On Friday, VSV and Innsbruck reported that several players tested positive. Suspicious cases have been confirmed, those affected are in quarantine, announced Villacher. Professionals who have obtained negative results are allowed to train, but otherwise only move between their home, training and place of play. The day before, Vienna Capitals, KAC and HCB Südtirol had already reported several crown cases to players and supervisors. It was “the majority of the team and the closest support staff” infected, Bolzano wrote.
The league noted that in addition to the “play again” concept approved by the Sports Ministry and the Health Ministry, more preventive medical and organizational measures were taken to ensure that the championship proceeded as planned. Instead of regulatory symptom testing, all players and coaches are tested at least once a week. Also, any symptoms will be evaluated right away. In order to make specific and quick decisions, a team of doctors was created in addition to the Crown Commission.
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