Coronavirus Impact On Pro Sports

• CFLPA feels biggest amendment it reached with CFL was getting players back on field

  Canadian Football League teams will have one less Global player in 2021 but access to five-player taxi squads when they resume play later this summer.

  Canada

  Jun 15, 2021
  
• ‘Everybody’s tired’ as condensed NHL schedule takes its toll

  Fatigue has set in around the NHL with teams playing 50 games in just over 100 days as part of a condensed schedule that's proving even more demanding than players expected.

  Sports

  May 4, 2021
  
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• COVID-19: Gary Bettman reflects on NHL shutdown a year later

  On Thursday, National Hockey League Commissioner Gary Bettman reflected on how the league has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Sports

  Mar 11, 2021
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• CFL commissioner slated to attend CFL Players’ Association’s virtual AGM

  The CFL Players' Association will conduct its 2021 annual general meeting virtually. The AGM is slated to be held Friday and Saturday.

  Sports

  Feb 26, 2021
• CPL targets season kickoff on Victoria Day Weekend, if authorities agree

  The Canadian Premier League is targeting the Victoria Day long weekend in May as the kickoff for its third season.

  Sports

  Jan 21, 2021
• NHL fines Washington Capitals $100K for violating COVID-19 protocols

  Alex Ovechkin and other Washington Capitals players have been added to the NHL's COVID-19 list and the team was fined $100,000 by the league for violating coronavirus protocols.

  Health

  Jan 20, 2021
• Bettman says NHL must be ready to adapt as league prepares to open season during pandemic

  With the NHL preparing to start a new season in the middle of a pandemic, its commissioner says the league will have to be ready to adjust and adapt to whatever obstacles arise.

  Sports

  Jan 11, 2021
• NHL, players reach tentative deal for 56-game season

  The season would start Jan. 13. Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly confirmed the sides have an agreement, pending the approval of various executive boards.

  Sports

  Dec 18, 2020
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• Bettman talks about NHL’s projected lost revenue as questions swirl about 2020-21 season

  The commissioner warned players Wednesday they're likely to have to pay one way or another to make up for the NHL's projected lost revenue whenever the 2020-21 season begins.

  Sports

  Dec 2, 2020
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• Bettman says NHL could go with temporary realignment for next season

  The NHL could go with a temporary realignment of its teams for next season during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Sports

  Nov 11, 2020