With the 2019-20 season officially behind us, it's time to start looking forward to next season. What next season will look like is the big question.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's press conference on Thursday did not bring great news for sports fans, saying that some kinds of social distancing guidelines would likely be in place until a vaccine for COVID-19 is created, which is apparently anywhere from six months to two years away.
While the strong social distancing measures that are currently in place will likely be relaxed in the coming weeks and months, it's hard to imagine large gatherings of people - like junior hockey games - being permitted to take place if the threat of COVID-19 is still there. There are also two more waves of the virus expected to come, including a second one in the fall.
Many jurisdictions across North American have already banned large gatherings until at least July and more and more reports are coming out of leagues trying to figure out how to get games going again but with no fans in the building.
Playing in front of no fans seems like the easiest route to getting professional sports up and running again. There are obviously still a lot of logistical hurdles, but it seems like the simplest and safest option. That's great for leagues that can count of massive sponsorship deals and television contracts to pay the bills but it's not great for leagues that rely on ticket revenue to survive.
If the only way for the CHL to return is to play in empty buildings, there probably won't be a return of the CHL in the near future. The same goes for most minor league sports - not just hockey.
“Our entire business model is people coming to our stadium,” Scott Hunsicker, general manager of the Reading Fightin Phils AA baseball team, told the Wall Street Journal. “The concept of even playing a game in our stadium with no people is so far outside of our business model that it almost seems like a wasted effort to even ponder it.”
TSN's Bob McKenzie reported on Insider Trading this week that the CHL is already looking at contingency plans for next season, including possibly moving the Memorial Cup into June.
The CHL will return at some point - although what it returns as may look different than what we remember. ESPN speculated that easier access to hand sanitizer and two or more empty seats between fans may be an option to get fans back in buildings sooner - and that's if a lot of fans feel comfortable in coming back.
Here's hoping we're all back safely inside CHL buildings soon.
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