BCHL Today: Canadian Junior Hockey League season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic

2019-20 CJHL season postponed

BCHL season cancelled until further notice due to COVID-19 concerns.

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— BCHL (@BCHockeyLeague) March 13, 2020

With the second round of the playoffs set to start on Friday night, the BCHL has shut down due to concerns about the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The language the league used is “cancelled until further notice”, which definitely puts the remainder of the playoffs in jeopardy.

If the playoffs are cancelled altogether, it would be the first time in league history that the Fred Page Cup isn’t awarded.

Hockey Canada cancels activities at all levels

STATEMENT | In response to the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Hockey Canada has cancelled all sanctioned events, effective March 13, 2020.

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— Hockey Canada (@HockeyCanada) March 13, 2020

Early Thursday evening, Hockey Canada announced the cancellation of all its sanctioned activities. The cancellation includes the Doyle Cup regional junior A championship as well as the Centennial Cup national junior A championship.

Among the other events included are the U18 World Championships and Cyclone Taylor Cup BC junior B championship.

Brian Wiebe

Brian's been involved in the BCHL in a variety of capacities for 17 years. From 2002 to 2012, he served in several roles around the Merritt Centennials organization, including as team president, board member, beat writer, colour commentator, webmaster, media and communications coordinator and marketing assistant. He's been writing about the BCHL since 2008 and served as colour commentator on the TSN 1040 broadcasts in 2012-13. BCHLNetwork is one of Brian's many passion projects that he balances around his full-time job as an instructor in the Radio Arts and Entertainment Program at BCIT in Burnaby.