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  CALGARY -- After having to shut down for two weeks because of a positive COVID-19 result, the Calgary Hitmen will return to action on Friday afternoon when they host the Lethbridge Hurricanes at the Seven Chiefs Sportsplex. The season however won't last much longer for the Hitmen after the league announced earlier this week there would be no playoffs. WHL Commissioner Ron Robison said the pandemic forced their hand. "With all the various restrictions in place, particularly the Canada/United States border," Robison said. "We have a five team U.S. division and we knew it was going to b...

CALGARY - There will be no playoffs in the Western Hockey League following the 2020-21 season.

WHL cancels 2020-21 playoffs The Western Hockey League announced Monday that it’s cancelling the playoffs following the completion of the 24-game 2020-21 regular season schedule. TSN.ca Staff WHL , CTV Regina The Western Hockey League announced Monday that it’s cancelling the playoffs following the completion of the 24-game 2020-21 regular season schedule. Due to current public health conditions and ongoing challenges due to COVID-19, including travel restrictions across provincial and international borders, the WHL said it was not in a position...

WHL confirms no playoffs for 2020-21 season In an announcement that was widely expected, the Western Hockey League confirmed on Monday that there will be no playoffs for the 2020-21 season. “When we returned to play in February, we set out with the intention of completing a 24-game regular season schedule, knowing adjustments would be needed along the way,” WHL commissioner Ron Robison said in a prepared statement. “We remained hopeful that public health conditions would improve, but unfortunately that is not the reality we see in front of us today. The ongoing challenges with non-essen...

The league said in a release that travel restrictions across provincial and international borders in place to try to stem the tide of the global pandemic would make it difficult to conduct a post-season. The announcement comes a week after the Canadian Hockey League, the umbrella organization for the WHL, Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and Ontario Hockey League, cancelled the 2021 Memorial Cup major junior championship due to COVID-19. The QMJHL is going ahead with a modified playoff format, while the OHL has not received approval from public health authorities to commence its 2020-21 seas...