OHL players remain hopeful for return despite provincial shutdown
LONDON, ONT. -- Mark Woolley has traded in his skates for rollerblades this month. When the province put on the 'emergency brake', arenas were shut down, keeping Ontario Hockey League (OHL) players off the ice for all of April. "You know when it's locked down after lockdown it's definitely difficult to stay positive," says Woolley, a defenceman for the Owen Sound Attack. The St. Thomas, Ont. native recently finished his quarantine after a six-week stint playing professional hockey in Slovakia. "We're hopeful to get games in before the NHL Draft," says Woolley. "I know there's a lot of ...