FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
From the Central Junior Hockey League
CALGARY, Alta. – The Canadian Junior Hockey League announced Thursday that effective Friday, March 13, all games and hockey-related activity involving its member clubs have been canceled, until further notice, due to the continued threat of the global COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Pandemic as well as potential exposure and contamination of its players, team staff members, on and off-ice officials, volunteers and fans.
This would include each of its 10 member league’s playoffs, the four regional championship events (Fred Page Cup; Dudley-Hewitt Cup; ANAVET Cup; Doyle Cup) as well as the Centennial Cup Canadian National Junior A Championship slated for Portage la Prairie, Man., this May.
As of now, the CCHL and HEO Playoffs have been canceled due to COVID-19. As more information becomes available, we will provide updates.
The Ottawa Junior Senators organization supports Hockey Canada, the CCHL and HEO in making this decision to maintain the health and well-being of our players, staff, volunteers, fans and their families.
When more information is released we will make it available through our social media sources.