‘You’re going to have to adapt’: Sask. Hockey working on complex return to play
The Saskatchewan Hockey Association (SHA) is working to get the nation’s game back onto the ice.
On March 12, Hockey Canada announced that it cancelled all activities related to the sport, including games, tournaments and provincials, due to the growing threat of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Just over two months later, Hockey Canada said it was working towards a ‘multifaceted return-to-hockey plan.’ That plan turned into each provincial association dictating its return to the sport, according to SHA General Manager Kelly McClintock.
“Seeing how the situation was unfolding across the country, (Hockey Canada members) were saying ‘there’s no way we could all come back at the same time,’ (it’s) going to have to be dependent on each provincial government and provincial health authority,” McClintock told 650 CKOM Tuesday.