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Nova Scotia's Drake Batherson adjusting to unusual NHL season Nova Scotia's Drake Batherson, 22, says it’s been a highly unusual NHL season so far. The start of the season was delayed and then divisions were realigned with all seven Canadian teams, including Batherson’s Ottawa Senators, moved into the North division. Social Sharing CBC News · Posted: Feb 23, 2021 9:51 AM AT | Last Updated: February 23 Ottawa Senators right wing Drake Batherson (19) gives Montreal Canadiens left wing Paul Byron (41) a facewash during first-period NHL action in Ottawa on Feb. 6, 2021.(Sean Kilpatrick/Can...

The schedule begins Friday with a game between Charlottetown and Cape Breton and runs through a Feb. 28 contest between Charlottetown and Cape Breton. The league said it remains in dialogue with public officials in New Brunswick, which has delayed the return of the Saint John Sea Dogs, Acadie-Bathurst Titan and Moncton Wildcats until the situation with the COVID-19 pandemic in that province improves. The QMJHL said the schedule can be changed to include its New Brunswick-based teams if the situation changes. Quebec-based teams in the QMJHL returned to play last week in protected environments ...

Posted: Jan 27, 2021 6:00 PM AT | Last Updated: January 27 The Charlottetown Islanders practise Wednesday at the Eastlink Centre as they prepare for their game Friday in Cape Breton against the Eagles.(Julien Lecacheur/Radio-Canada)

Posted: Jan 27, 2021 6:00 AM AT | Last Updated: January 27 The Eagles will be back on the ice soon, although without any fans. (Getty Images) The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League season is set to resume Friday in Nova Scotia after a nearly two-month break. The league suspended the season on Dec. 1, saying play could resume as early as Jan. 3. The Quebec-based teams returned to action last week. Public health officials in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island approved the league to start playing games again on Jan. 29, with no fans in attendance.  When the season started in the fall, l...

New Brunswick’s three Quebec Major Junior Hockey League teams will remain off the ice for the foreseeable future. League officials say the province and Public Health have delayed their return to regular activities until the COVID situation improves. But the game will go on for the league’s three other Maritimes teams: the Halifax Mooseheads, Cape Breton Eagles, and Charlottetown Islanders. They are expected to return to the ice later this week after receiving approval from Public Health officials in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. The league has posted an updated schedule including...