Ice Hockey
The leaders of the National League and the Swiss League have decided to postpone the start of the championship until October. They want to play “at least with the maximum seating capacity”.
Swiss hockey will not resume on September 18 as originally planned.
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Gathered in assembly this Friday, the National League and Swiss League clubs have set the Thursday 1 series October kicks off the 2020-2021 season. Originally, this was to take place on September 18. But the decisions handed down on Wednesday by the Federal Council urged the leaders to delay the start of the championship.
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«Now that the possibility of playing in front of more than 1000 spectators exists in the short term (editor’s note: from October theoretically), it doesn’t make sense to launch the season two weeks before the ban ends», we Raphaël Berger declared on Wednesday. The CEO of HC Friborg-Gottéron was obviously not the only leader of this opinion.
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Mask, seating, tracing
The League also announced via a statement that the clubs had approved son cframe protection concept, which provides “a general obligation to wear a mask, an obligation of seats, an obligation to register and trace contacts as well as a reassignment of the sectors of visiting supporters (no fans adversaries)»In all the rinks.
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Moreover, thea food and drinks do not pwill run to be consumedes than seated places (catering areas andxcepted). «Clubs are required to manage the flow of people on the perimeter and inside the stadium in order to avoid dense crowds of people, continues the press release. It is further recommended that clubs measure the body temperature of spectators before the entrance.»
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“The clubs ask to be able to play the championship at least with the maximum capacity of seats”
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In the area of ice rink filling, the League confirmed that “lhe decision-making power on the definition of the maximum authorized capacity in each stadium in accordance with the concept of protection should rest with the cantonal authorities». But‘objective of the Ligue is to find a uniform solution for all clubs with regard to the filling rate of the stadiums and to obtain a permanent authorization for the whole season», It is specified. The clubs, them, ask to be able to play the championship «at least with maximum capacity of seats. “
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Screening and procedure
Finally, it is expected that tall players and staff from all clubslisten tested for Covid-19 «three days before the first match of coupe or championship». During the championship, a screening test sera «mandatory in the presence of symptoms».
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«The frequency of any additional screening tests is left to the discretion of the clubs., announces the League. The procedure to follow in the presence of one or more positive Covid-19 tests depends onout prescriptions of the cantonal doctor’s service. On the basis of these prescriptions, the Ligue and clubs in dwill define the consequences for the course of the game.»
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(Sport-Center)
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