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GOJHL wants to become a junior A league
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The Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League is hoping the third time’s the charm.
The league is trying to get the Ontario Hockey Association to reclassify it to a junior A league from its current junior B status.
It says the lower classification gives many people the idea that the quality of hockey isn’t as good as what you would find in higher organizations.
Stratford Warriors Director of Hockey Operations Jason Clarke says he’s hoping the plan works.
“Just that letter entices people to move, we battle constantly year-after-year with trying to retain players in the B league and they’re leaving for junior A.”
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I have voiced my objection to allowing the non-essential professional sports business to continue playing during the global COVID-19 pandemic.
But my objection doesn’t only pertain to professional athletes as I think amateur sports, especially international competitions involving different countries coming together, should have taken a longer hiatus as well.
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In the early stages of the pandemic international competitions were cancelled, but since hockey is Canada’s first true love, Canada still hosted the world junior hockey championships in a “bubble” in Edmonton from Christmas Day to Jan. 5.