Alberta's spike in COVID-19 infections is concerning for the world junior hockey championship in Edmonton, according to a health and law expert and an epidemiologist.

Hockey Canada has temporarily shutdown national junior team selection camp following the confirmation of two positive COVID-19 tests among players.

Fred Sasakamoose is being remembered as a trailblazer for Indigenous hockey players and a role model for First Nations athletes of all stripes following his death at the age of 86.

Atlantic University Sport said the decision means there will be no conference-sanctioned regular season or post-season for the rest of the school year.

“I just feel for the players. They’ve put all this time in and they’re here and they’re invested and they want to keep going,” said Kelowna Chiefs head coach Ken Law.

Fred Sasakamoose, who was one of the first Indigenous hockey players in the NHL, has passed away.

An 11-point outing by the Wildcats Cobe Delaney, Owen Slugowski, and Aiden Arnold propelled their team to their first win as a franchise.

The elder Lowry was already spending time at a rink a few hours down the highway as head coach of the Brandon Wheat Kings last season.

Gritty forward Zach Huber and defenceman Rhett Rhinehart are once again teammates, but this time in different uniforms, and a different league.

The Mooseheads say that the employee who has COVID-19 has not been in contact with any players or hockey staff, but decided to delay as an 'extreme' caution.