three dog night
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And when the season does start, it very well might be without fans in the arena
Should this be the case, season ticket holders deserve reimbursement.And when the season does start, it very well might be without fans in the arena
I shouldn’t have laughed but I didso North Bay and Mississauga are going to have a huge advantage since they already play under these conditions.
Should this be the case, season ticket holders deserve reimbursement.
And when the season does start, it very well might be without fans in the arena
Should this be the case, season ticket holders deserve reimbursement.
And when the season does start, it very well might be without fans in the arena
agreed. it’s not in the leagues best interest to play in front of empty crowds. it’s a quick fix that will cause bigger problems down the road.Can't see it. These teams just don't have the broadcasting revenue that major sports has to make it worth it.
Or pay a reduced schedule. Perhaps 50 game range. This would reduce expenses. Teams like the Hounds have huge road expenses, so playing fewer games would make more sense than playing a full schedule with 20% say, in front of an empty rink.No chance the OHL plays in empty arenas.
They will delay the start of the season over a month before this.
The inability to potentially travel will gain them some time if the World Juniors are cancelled and they approach the Christmas break as a chance to "make up games"
Could you imagine how many overagers teams would have on their rosters if the 20-21 season is a wash?
Could you imagine how many overagers teams would have on their rosters if the 20-21 season is a wash?
I thought there was going to be an unusual amount of very good OAs this season to begin with. If camps open up even a month late and no rookie tournaments, I think we see several NHL signed OAs.
Or maybe Swedish, Finnish, Russian leagues open up sooner and would be AHL’ers stay in Europe.
If the season starts late, why would there be a instant demand to play 68games? Erie has been playing 6/7 three-in-three weekends the last few years and it’s a noticeable difference on their performances those weekends. Creating more 3in3s? Seems silly to me. Ideally the OHL decides to go to 58-60 games and potentially push their season back a few weeks. Those two combined would save them close to 2 months timeHypothetically speaking, if they play three games per week starting the weekend after Thanksgiving, they can play a 68 game schedule and stay completely on time for regular playoff start date and Memorial Cup.
They are already discussing a two to four week delay in Memorial Cup. So that gives them even more of a buffer.
For the teams on the outer reaches of the geographic area, we will see a lot of three games in three days on the road.
Ottawa for example:
1> North Bay, Sudbury, SSM
2> Windsor, Flint, Saginaw
3> Sarnia, London, Kitchener
4> Owen Sound, Guelph, Barrie
5> Niagara, Hamilton, Erie
6> Niagara, Hamilton, Missy x2
If the season starts late, why would there be a instant demand to play 68games? Erie has been playing 6/7 three-in-three weekends the last few years and it’s a noticeable difference on their performances those weekends. Creating more 3in3s? Seems silly to me. Ideally the OHL decides to go to 58-60 games and potentially push their season back a few weeks. Those two combined would save them close to 2 months time
I think the reality of the situation is nobody knows right now. It is still only mid April and things have changed rapidly in just 4-5 months from the beginning of this. Nobody can say for certainty where the world will be in 2-3 months (June/July) let alone in 5-6 months (October).
Once a vaccine is developed, sports and most of life will get back to things. Probably still 8-12 months away from that on the best case scenario side. But that doesn’t mean it’s the only solution.. I’m no doctor but the experts pretty much all agree that before a vaccine we simply need better treatment options and to better understand this virus. Who is at most risk? Who is immune or asymptomatic? What can we do to ease the worst symptoms? Testing? Etc etc
If there becomes a better understanding of the virus, better testing, and more treatment options - the risk becomes significantly less and life will start getting closer to “normal” prior to a vaccine