CJHL ANNOUNCES CANCELLATION OF 2020 SEASON, UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE, DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

From the Central Junior Hockey League

CALGARYAlta 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.