The Saskatchewan Huskies are on the prowl for new home ice, as their usual venue has been selected as the site of a possible field hospital amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.
In mid-April, the Saskatchewan Health Authority chose Merlis Belsher Place as a possible location to treat COVID-19 patients if needed.
The 120,000-square-foot complex on the University of Saskatchewan campus has been home to the Huskies men’s and women’s hockey teams since 2018.
Chief athletics officer for Huskie Athletics Dave Hardy said that although competitive programming for the 2020-21 U Sports season is up in the air due to the pandemic, his team is still planning for it. “Our first order of business was to secure practice ice… we’ve entered into discussion