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I rather zero hockey than hockey with no body contact.
I agree
It'll be like watching all-star games all season
No thanks!
I rather zero hockey than hockey with no body contact.
This has nothing to do with the league, it's Ontario's sports minister Lisa MacLeod (who isn't a hockey fan) saying that the OHL has to remove hitting if they are going to allow their return to play plan.
Who knows where the situation will be in February. She has no jurisdiction over the three US based teams and can NOT enforce that when it comes to Erie, Saginaw and Flint.
The OHL is in talks with the Ontario Government and they will absolutely insist they can not remove hitting from the game.
This is NOT a league thing, but a government thing by a Sports Minister that doesn't understand the game.
This has nothing to do with the league, it's Ontario's sports minister Lisa MacLeod (who isn't a hockey fan) saying that the OHL has to remove hitting if they are going to allow their return to play plan.
Who knows where the situation will be in February. She has no jurisdiction over the three US based teams and can NOT enforce that when it comes to Erie, Saginaw and Flint.
The OHL is in talks with the Ontario Government and they will absolutely insist they can not remove hitting from the game.
This is NOT a league thing, but a government thing by a Sports Minister that doesn't understand the game.
I rather zero hockey than hockey with no body contact.
Kind of smells like a ‘hey we did something’ routine from our government.This has nothing to do with the league, it's Ontario's sports minister Lisa MacLeod (who isn't a hockey fan) saying that the OHL has to remove hitting if they are going to allow their return to play plan.
Who knows where the situation will be in February. She has no jurisdiction over the three US based teams and can NOT enforce that when it comes to Erie, Saginaw and Flint.
The OHL is in talks with the Ontario Government and they will absolutely insist they can not remove hitting from the game.
This is NOT a league thing, but a government thing by a Sports Minister that doesn't understand the game.
I would not draft or sign any of the 20-21 OHL figure skaters.
Wow. I’m all for keeping it safe but this is lunacy levels. You can’t hit each other but you can stand next to each other on a face off, sit next to each other on the bench, celebrate when you score and just have all around contact on the ice but hitting is where we draw the line?
Is this just a league taking an opportunity to remove hitting from the game in the name of “COVID”?
An utter joke.
Lol, Sweeney doesn't need an excuse to not draft OHL guys. Already wasntI would not draft or sign any of the 20-21 OHL figure skaters.
Feels like goverment and politics is inserting itself into the sport.Keep government and politics out of the discussion...........
It's about using COVID as a pretext to advance an agenda to remove hitting and fighting from hockey.
Feels like goverment and politics is inserting itself into the sport.
Wow. I’m all for keeping it safe but this is lunacy levels. You can’t hit each other but you can stand next to each other on a face off, sit next to each other on the bench, celebrate when you score and just have all around contact on the ice but hitting is where we draw the line?
Is this just a league taking an opportunity to remove hitting from the game in the name of “COVID”?
An utter joke.
watching hockey on the tube with no fans was bad enough, now thisI rather zero hockey than hockey with no body contact.
Lisa MacLeod.lol.. cue up the conspiracy theories. So who exactly has an ‘agenda’ to remove hitting from hockey?
Sweeney is way ahead of the curveI would not draft or sign any of the 20-21 OHL figure skaters.