Ontarioโs 2 AHL teams cleared for home games
Ontario has given its two American Hockey League teams the green light to play home games in the province, clearing the way for the Belleville Senators and Toronto Marlies. Lisa MacLeod, Ontarioโs sport minister, says the two AHL teams in Ontario have proposed comparable safety measures to the NHLโs Toronto Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators during the pandemic. The AHLโs Canadian Division was created for this season to avoid border restrictions. The other teams are the Laval Rocket, Manitoba Moose and Stockton (California) Heat, who have relocated for this season to Calgary, home of their NHL affiliate. The top feeder league for the NHL hasnโt released the Canadian schedule past February.
The Latest: Canadian womenโs hockey team opens Calgary camp
(AP Photo/Giovanni Auletta)The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:___The Canadian womenโs hockey team opened a 35-player camp in a Calgary bubble. The 2020 womenโs world hockey championship in Halifax and Truro, Nova Scotia, was postponed to April 7-17, 2021 because of the pandemic. National team players have skated and trained this winter in Toronto, Montreal and Calgary hubs. Last week, three players tested positive and that led to the Spartans postponing games at No. FIS says Waldner tested positive while overseeing slalom races in Flachau, Austria.
The Latest: Md. allowing up to 10% capacity at NFL stadiums
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:___Maryland will allow up to 10% capacity at the two stadiums in the state that are home to NFL teams, Gov. The announcement affects M&T Bank Stadium, where the Baltimore Ravens play, and FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland, where the Washington Football Team plays. M&T Bank Stadium has a total capacity of 71,008 and FedEx Field has a capacity of 82,000. ___Toronto FC will play before fans at its Nov. 1 game against Inter Miami CF in East Hartford, Connecticut. That group was limited to staff, family members and friends and was a test for State Farm Stadiumโs COVID-19 protocols.