Toledo plays before an empty Arena

[Cyclones Rock]

****ECHL season suspended*************


The Walleye played the Cyclones last night in Toledo and decided to comply with the recommendation of Ohio Gov. Mike Dewine and not host an event with large amounts of people attending.

Gamesheet: Cincinnati at Toledo - Mar 11, 2020

Fort Wayne played last night at home in front of an announced crowd of 6637 (likely less than half that amount).

The ECHL hasn't yet set a policy regarding future games (obviously).

The Cyclones only have two home games remaining-not until April 3 & 4. The club has made no announcement regarding whether they will play these games in front of empty arenas.

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[Newfoundland]

Ridiculous

 

[LadyStanley]

NBA postponed season Wednesday.

NHL and NHLPA meeting today (1pm ET for NHL BOG) about potential postponement/cancellation.

Many European leagues cancelling season/playoffs.

AHL will probably follow NHL lead. Guessing ECHL will do the same.

Stay tuned.

 

[Atlantian]

NHL teams have been asked to get their arena availability until the end of June. Mark Cuban, Dallas Mavericks owner, believs the NBA will continue in the future and could play until August. Hopefully this is just a postponement until everything settles down.

 

[Cyclones Rock]

In Ohio, the governor has ordered (no longer voluntary) that there be no large public gatherings. The threshold is 100 people. A few types of events are exempted, but sporting events are not.

With 2 of the ECHL teams from Ohio and the Board of Governors Chair being the Cyclones top man (Ray Harris), I'm of the mind the ECHL season will be suspended or cancelled by tomorrow.

 

[Cyclones Rock]

ECHL suspends play of 2019-20 Season

As the on-going developments regarding COVID-19 in North America continue and precautionary measures ensue to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, the ECHL has suspended the 2019-20 Season for the safety of our Fans, Players and Employees.
The ECHL and its Member Teams continue to work with national and local health officials and local governance to monitor the situation. In the interim, we encourage those in the ECHL community to take precautions and stay safe during this time.

 

[JMCx4]

... I'm of the mind the ECHL season will be suspended or cancelled by tomorrow.

You were uncharacteristically optimistic on this one.

 

[PCSPounder]

When a virus grows exponentially (and the numbers in the United States from first identification mirror what happened in Italy way too closely), it doesn't look bad for some time. Then boom.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opin...-matters-isnt-what-you-can-see-what-you-cant/

 

[Atlantian]

SPHL is suspended too and it looks like the Fed will be as well after the game tonight

 

[Cyclones Rock]

FPHL Suspends Season Effective March 13

Syracuse, NY - The Federal Prospects Hockey League is announcing today that its 2019-20 season is postponed indefinitely effective March 13 due to the health concerns surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic across the world.
Today's game between the Elmira Enforcers and the Watertown Wolves in First Arena will go an as scheduled with no fans in attendance. After that game is completed, the league will go into a suspended state.