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PIHL Publishes 4×4 Playing Rules to Allow Hockey Games to Proceed in Western PA
The Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League, a USA Hockey-sanctioned hockey league aligned with schools and based in the Pittsburgh area, published its 4×4 Playing Rules Modifications to allow their regular season sub-varsity schedule to begin play this week. These rules are an attempt to conform scholastic ice hockey to the current Pennsylvania government mandates as well…
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Michigan to Allow Ice Rinks in the Lower Peninsula to Reopen October 9
The Detroit Free-Press reported that Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer issued an executive order to allow ice rinks in the Lower Peninsula to reopen on Friday, October 9. Also reopening on that date are movie theaters, “bowling centers, indoor climbing facilities, trampoline parks, and more.” This is potentially a vast expansion of the number of people…
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Rockford Illinois May Consolidate Rink Operations to One Site
WTVO reported that Rockford’s indoor ice arenas may be consolidated to one facility from two over the next few years. The plan would be for the Rockford Park District to concentrate investments in Carlson Ice Arena and to eventually close Riverview Ice House, due to the age and condition of Riverview’s ice plant. Scott Burfoot,…
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Construction on Schedule for Seattle Kraken’s Practice Facility at Northgate Mall
The Seattle Times reported Wednesday that construction on the Seattle Kraken’s practice facility at Northgate Mall is on schedule for an opening in mid-July 2021. This facility will include three 200-by-85 foot ice sheets, the primary arena having approximately 1,000 seats plus “team lockers, training rooms, a medical facility, media center and corporate offices”. The…
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Coyotes Community Ice Center in Mesa Arizona Opening in Mid-October
Signals reported on Thursday that The Arizona Coyotes and Hill Hockey announced that the new one-sheet arena in Mesa will be called Coyotes Community Ice Center. The arena is expected to open in mid-October. Coyotes Community Ice Center is a single-sheet facility with a 200-by-85 foot surface. Google Street View of the area indicates that the…
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Wake Competition Center, New Practice Home of the Carolina Hurricanes, Opened in Early August
On August 7, WTVD reported that The Wake Competition Center opened. It is a multi-sport facility with two 200-by-85 foot ice sheets that was designed to be the primary practice facility for the Carolina Hurricanes of the NHL. The report characterized the opening as “low-key, thanks to the pandemic”. Regarding opening during the COVID-19 pandemic, Michael…
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Greater Toronto Hockey League “Pauses” Until After New Year
The Canadian Press reported that the Greater Toronto Hockey League has paused its planned activities for the rest of 2020. The article explains the decision was made “as cases of the novel coronavirus continue to soar in Ontario’s most populous city.” The league said it is acting on advice from the City of Toronto Health…
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Morgantown Ice Arena Repairs Approved, City Scrapes Money Together
WAJR reported repairs to Morgantown Ice Arena were approved by the Morgantown Board of Parks and Recreation (BOPARC). This appears to clear the way for an important local ice arena in Northern West Virginia to open for the 2020-2021 season. The article indicates that BOPARC pulled together money previously earmarked for other purposes to make the…
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DVHL: Our Games Won’t Be Sanctioned by USA Hockey if We Don’t Abide by the Rules
In a letter to its members on Friday, The Delaware Valley Hockey League, a large Philadelphia Area Youth Hockey League, explained the impact of the 3rd Circuit stay of Judge Stickman’s ruling against Governor Wolf in the Federal Court Case known as County of Butler et al v. Wolf et al. DVHL President Colleen Marinari said: “While…
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Tremendous Pressure From Health Department to Close Down Recreational Hockey in Toronto
Sean Fitz-Gerald in The Athletic1 reported Friday that the head of public health for the City of Toronto is recommending a four-week suspension of indoor team sports to combat sharply rising COVID-19 infection rates. The article says: “Speaking at a news conference on Friday, Dr. Eileen de Villa said there had been evidence of the…