BOUCHERVILLE, Quebec (AP) — The Quebec Main Junior Hockey League will resume actions Thursday following a weeks-long break due to COVID-19 problems.
The league stated Friday that it plans to finish a full 68-game regular-season marketing campaign, and that an adjusted schedule might be launched Monday. It stated capability restrictions rinks might be decided by every province’s public well being pointers. The playoff format might be introduced at a later date, however will begin no later than Might 5 and conclude no later than June 15.
The QMJHL has been on hiatus since Dec. 18. The league initially deliberate to restart Jan. 17, however modified its plans as a result of there was no clear timeline of easing COVID-19 restrictions, significantly in Quebec the place a lot of the groups are primarily based.
The QMJHL is one in every of three main junior hockey leagues underneath the Canadian Hockey League umbrella. The others — the Ontario Hockey League and Western Hockey League — each returned to play as scheduled in late December following a vacation break. Nonetheless, a number of video games in each leagues have been postponed or rescheduled.