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Turbo said:
Word on the street is that the World Juniors in Alberta were just cancelled. 😮
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The remainder of the 2022 World Junior Championship will be canceled, reports TSN's Bob McKenzie.

Three preliminary round contests had been called off over the past two days due to COVID-19 issues. Team USA had to forfeit its game against Switzerland on Tuesday, while Czechia-Finland and Russia-Slovakia were both canceled on Wednesday.

More to come.
 
Ontario is reducing capacity limits inside sporting venues to 1,000 people due to rising COVID-19 cases, the province announced Thursday.

The new limit will go into effect Friday, impacting professional sports teams like the NHL's Toronto Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators, and NBA's Toronto Raptors.

The Maple Leafs and Senators both played all of last season without fans. The Leafs were allowed to host 550 vaccinated healthcare workers during their final playoff game.


The Raptors, meanwhile, took up residence in Tampa Bay last season due to the pandemic.

All three clubs were able to have full crowds for the majority of their current seasons until the Ontario government set a 50% cap in mid-December.
 
The NHL has postponed the following nine games due to various attendance restrictions across Canada:

DATEHOMEAWAY
Jan. 3OTTMIN
*Jan. 4SEANYI
Jan. 5VANNYI
Jan. 8EDMNYI
Jan. 11CGYNYI
Jan. 12EDMMIN
Jan. 14EDMVGK
Jan. 15CGYVGK
Jan. 16WPGEDM
*To be rescheduled due to the Islanders' three other road game postponements.

Most provinces have set capacity limits due to rising COVID-19 numbers. Ontario, for example, has set a 1,000-person limit at indoor sporting venues. Alberta and British Columbia, meanwhile, are currently allowed 50% capacity, and Manitoba has a 250-person limit.


The NHL has yet to establish make-up dates.
 
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