The Maritime teams in the QMJHL are hoping to have fans in the stands for the upcoming season scheduled to begin October 1st.
The Halifax Mooseheads have released a statement saying that they are still in discussions with provincial health officials regarding an approved process that will allow a reduced number of fans to attend their games safely.
Training camps will be allowed to open on August 30th, but will have far fewer players, with a maximum of 34 players permitted to take part.
Teams will play a 60-game season — shorter than the usual 68 games — and there will be three divisions. All regular season games will be played within six-team divisions to restrict travel.
The Maritimes division will not change as the Halifax Mooseheads, Cape Breton Eagles, Moncton Wildcats, Saint John Sea Dogs, Acadie-Bathurst Titan and Charlottetown Islanders will be playing games only against each other in “The Atlantic Bubble.”
There will be no fans permitted into arenas for all games played in Quebec, where there are still more than 1,500 active cases of COVID-19.
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Hopefully we can safely return to the rink here in Moose Country this Fall!
-Ian
Credits: halifaxmooseheads.ca & cbc.ca
