COVID-19 — with players expected to hit the ice in October, provided the amateur hockey body approves.Registration, training, selection camps and practices have already begun, as approved in Hockey Manitoba’s return-to-the-ice plan’s second phase.
Hockey Manitoba ready to return to play, with COVID-19 safety top of mind But the game — and experience — will be a little different this year.Before even entering a rink, players are expected to screen for COVID-19 symptoms.“You have to take extraordinary measures, extra measures to ensure the safety and the health and protection of all our players and that means social distancing, that means proper hygiene,” said Peter Woods, Hockey Manitoba’s executive director.“You won’t be allowed to arrive.