Třinec was already gluing the line-up in Tuesday’s derby on the Vítkovice ice when, in addition to Mazance’s goalkeeper, he lacked five other players due to illness, including the first offensive formation led by the most productive Steelmen player Martin Růžička.
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But the situation did not improve in a few days. On the contrary. Hygienists have ordered the Steelworkers to quarantine, so the planned several-day trip to the matches is postponed. The reason is the confirmation of several positive cases of covid-19 in the team and the staff’s implementation staff. Due to the ordered quarantine, the schedule of matches will change in the following days. Coach Varadi’s charges will not perform on Friday in Liberec, on Sunday in Karlovy Vary and on Tuesday in Brno.
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Goalkeeper Lukáš Daneček from Třinec during the match in Vítkovice.Photo: Jaroslav Ožana, CTK
From Tuesday, a shortened quarantine of fourteen days to five is to apply.
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This is a big problem for the extra league anyway. The date list is trampled in the Olympic season and free windows are hard to find. At the time the NHL players were expected to attend in Beijing, it was planned not to interrupt the competition during the games.
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But now, with the participation of players from Europe under five circles, there is still the possibility that during the Olympic Games some extra league matches will be rescheduled or even the competition will be interrupted. However, vacancies will be difficult to find. And the quarantine of some of the teams makes the problem worse.
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Even before the start of the year, the management of the extra league changed the rules if the covid-19 intervened in the program and the match had to be postponed. The match can be postponed for a maximum of 30 days, but then no contumacy would automatically follow. The duel would be dealt with by the sports and technical commission of the hockey association.
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Teams wishing to advance to the playoffs must play at least 50 percent of the match. In the event that one of the teams does not play the full number of matches, the number of points according to the average profit will be added to the table. All teams have already played at least half of the basic part of 60 rounds.
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