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Return to play priorities include fans in stands and all teams able to play: WHL commissioner
Western Hockey League‘s annual general meeting, an event that’s normally held in Las Vegas but wound up being a conference call gathering this year because of coronavirus concerns, Commissioner Ron Robison fielded questions from the media via a video conference call for about 40 minutes on Thursday to discuss the league’s return to play initiative.And while any plans for the 2020-21 season will remain “fluid” in nature because of the uncertainty surrounding COVID-19, that will not apply to whether there will be fans in the stands.“Obviously as a spectator-driven league, we need spectators in order to make it work,” said Robison, adding there are two “must-have” criteria to a return-to-play protocol.“Number one is to demonstrate to the