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Prime Minister of the Canadian province of John Horgan announces the Twitter.
“I can happily confirm that the improved health measures introduced next season mean that games can be played safely here in BC,” writes Horgan.
To reduce travel, the seven Canadian teams in the North American Hockey League will play in a separate division and only meet during regular season play. In the same way, American teams are divided into three divisions.
Although the season begins next Wednesday, it is not yet clear where several of the Canadian teams will play their home games.
Other than British Columbia, so far only Alberta, with NHL teams Edmonton and Calgary, has officially approved NHL games to be played, the AP news agency reports.
Last week, a Manitoba health official announced that the province was working to allow games in Winnipeg, but officials in Ontario and Quebec, with NHL teams Ottawa, Toronto and Montreal, have yet to comment on whether games will be allowed. .
However, at Christmas, Billy Daly, the NHL deputy commissioner, announced that the league had reached an agreement with the interested Canadian provinces and that the NHL national team could count on playing home games in their regular arenas.
Susanna Persson Öste / TT
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