AdvertisementEDMONTON --What looks like a thin pack of gum is attached to Braden Schneider's event credential at the world junior hockey championship in Edmonton.It's a beacon providing both contact-tracing capability should the Canadian defenceman test positive for the COVID-19 virus, and a warning if he stands too close to someone else for too long.“It's a mandatory thing to make sure we're all safe in these times,” Schneider said. “If that's one of the things we have to do, we're very privileged and lucky to even get the chance to come here and play.”TraceSafe's wearable technology is...…AdvertisementEDMONTON --What looks like a thin pack of gum is attached to Braden Schneider's event credential at the world junior hockey championship in Edmonton.It's a beacon providing both contact-tracing capability should the Canadian defenceman test positive for the COVID-19 virus, and a warning if he stands too close to someone else for too long.“It's a mandatory thing to make sure we're all safe in these times,” Schneider said. “If that's one of the things we have to do, we're very privileged and lucky to even get the chance to come here and play.”TraceSafe's wearable technology is...WW…

AdvertisementEDMONTON --A world junior men's hockey championship like no other opens Friday in Edmonton with zero spectators and teams walled off from the general public because of the COVID-19 pandemic.The world under-20 tournament at Rogers Place is modelled on the NHL's “bubble”, which allowed that league to complete the 2019-20 season in the same arena without any positive tests for the novel coronavirus over an eight-week span.Defending champion Canada opens the tournament Saturday against Germany.Shorter in duration with fewer personnel than when the NHL post-season “bubble” started,...…AdvertisementEDMONTON --A world junior men's hockey championship like no other opens Friday in Edmonton with zero spectators and teams walled off from the general public because of the COVID-19 pandemic.The world under-20 tournament at Rogers Place is modelled on the NHL's “bubble”, which allowed that league to complete the 2019-20 season in the same arena without any positive tests for the novel coronavirus over an eight-week span.Defending champion Canada opens the tournament Saturday against Germany.Shorter in duration with fewer personnel than when the NHL post-season “bubble” started,...WW…