Name: No bodychecking will be allowed in upcoming OHL season
Brand: sportsnet.ca
SKU: sportsnet-ca-130
Availability: OnlineOnly

critic

No bodychecking will be allowed in upcoming OHL season

preview

Erie Otters defenceman Aidan Timmermans (5) hits Windsor Spitfires Sean Day (74) during first period Memorial Cup final hockey action in Windsor, Ont., on Sunday, May 28, 2017. (Adrian Wyld / CP)TORONTO -- The Ontario Hockey League will not have bodychecking this coming season.Lisa MacLeod, Ontario's minister of sport, confirmed the decision on Friday afternoon.She said that removing purposeful physical contact from the game was a necessary step to preventing the spread of COVID-19.The OHL announced on Thursday that it plans to start a shortened season on Feb. 4.MacLeod said the decision was influenced by the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, which had several COVID-19 outbreaks on its teams earlier this fall.When submitting content, please abide by our &nbsp;, and avoid posting profanity, personal attacks or harassment. Should you violate our submissions guidelines, we reserve the right to remove your comments and block your account. Sportsnet reserves the right to close a story’s comment section at any time.You can change your selections at any time.Select as many teams as you like from the leagues below. You can change your selection at any time.Selections might be changed at any time.Select additional sports and leagues you’re interested in from the list below.DoneNoneDoneNoneWould you like to create an account so you can see these Favourites on your other devices too?&nbsp;Customize your Sportsnet lineup for the latest news from your favourite leagues and teams.Customize your lineup with your favourite leagues and teams.There isn’t enough recent news in your lineup. We’ll give you the latest news when it becomes available, or feel free to add some more selections to .Customize your Sportsnet lineup for the latest news from your favourite leagues and teams.Customize your lineup with your favourite leagues and teams.EditThere isn’t enough recent news in your lineup. We’ll give you the latest news when it becomes available, or feel free to add some more selections to .We use cookies to improve your experience. or change your cookie preferences. By continuing to use this site, you agree to the use of cookies.

Erie Otters defenceman Aidan Timmermans (5) hits Windsor Spitfires Sean Day (74) during first period Memorial Cup final hockey action in Windsor, Ont., on Sunday, May 28, 2017. (Adrian Wyld / CP)TORONTO -- The Ontario Hockey League will not have bodychecking this coming season.Lisa MacLeod, Ontario's minister of sport, confirmed the decision on Friday afternoon.She said that removing purposeful physical contact from the game was a necessary step to preventing the spread of COVID-19.The OHL announced on Thursday that it plans to start a shortened season on Feb. 4.MacLeod said the decision...

public

Canadian Press

sportsnet.ca

Credible

Speculation

Anecdotal Evidence

Generalization

Stacking the Deck

Appeal to Authority

Straw Man

Slippery Slope

Emotional Appeal

Red Herring

False Dilemma

Illogical

Moral Equivalency

Ad Hominem

Correlation w/o Causation

Semantics

Begging the Question

Faulty Analogy

Non Sequitur

Bandwagon

Dogmatism

Failing Occam's Razor

Biased

Pure Opinion

Hit Piece

Racial Bias

National Bias

Religious Bias

Financial Incentive

Political Agenda

Gender Bias

Misused Image/Video

Study Misinterpreted

Mistake

Misused Term

Science Misrepresented

Factual Error

Satire

Surface Level

Lack of Reliable Sources

Sensational

Not Credible

Investigative

Balanced

Well Sourced

Great Context

sports

entertainment

U.S.

international

business

technology

science

culture

politics

media

health

No bodychecking will be allowed in upcoming OHL season

No article scores yet.

CRITIC REVIEWS

PUBLIC REVIEWS