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UPDATE - MARCH 13, 2020

ALL GAMES HAVE BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

All games in the Players Ball Hockey League have been postponed until further notice due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. As many recreational, amateur and professional sports leagues have suspended operations, the safety and health of all of the participants, staff, spectators and families are the highest priority at this time. Although there have not been any infections in the league at the present time, the league has decided to suspend play until further notice.

The league will reassess weekly and hope to resume the season in the future. The league will provide updates and will follow the Local Public Health Organization's recommendations.

The Players Ball Hockey League hopes that all participants, staff and their families and friends remain healthy and safe during this difficult time. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

COVID-19

UPDATE - MARCH 12, 2020

The Players Ball Hockey League is monitoring the Covid-19 virus.

Although there are no direct concerns with the league at this time, this could change at any time in the future.

If you are not feeling well and have any symptoms, please do not attend any games.

The league will update as we will follow Local Public Health Organizations and Hockey Canada recommendations.

During games, we recommend not sharing equipment (helmets, gloves), water bottles and keeping your gloves on at all times when engaging and fist bumping and remove any handshakes.

Below are some of the recommendations from Hockey Canada that should be considered at all times:

Wash hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. Use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer if soap and water are not available. Make soap and/or hand sanitizer available in dressing rooms.
Avoid contact with sick people, including avoiding close contact with people suffering from acute respiratory infections.
Gloves should be worn by staff handling towels or laundry in the team environment.
Towels should not be shared on the team bench. Players should not share clothing, bar soap or other personal items such as razors.
The Hockey Canada Safety Program recommends the following protocol as it relates to the use of water bottles:
- Good team hygiene includes ensuring all players and staff have their own water bottles to prevent the transmission of viruses and bacteria.
- Bottles should be labelled and washed after each practice or game.
- It is further recommended that officials avoid the practice of drinking from the goaltender’s water bottle. If officials require water during a game, we suggest they have their own water bottle at the penalty bench.
- There should not be sharing of water bottles in the penalty box, as well as no sharing of towels.
Avoid raw or undercooked animal products if having team meals, or if eating while travelling to events/tournaments.
Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue or your sleeve (not your hands) when coughing or sneezing. Practice cough etiquette (maintain distance, cover coughs and sneezes with disposable tissues or clothing, wash hands).
Advise players to try and not touch their own mouths or nose when in the hockey environment to reduce the chance of them passing an infection on to themselves.
Monitor illness and injury in all teams. Parents are urged to keep their children away from the hockey environment if they are showing any signs of infectious disease or virus.
Team members should be encouraged to self-report if they feel ill.
Fist bump with hockey gloves on, instead of shaking hands.
Monitor travel restrictions on the Government of Canada Travel Advisory website, which can be found at https://travel.gc.ca/travelling/advisories.

Good hygienic practices will help to maintain a healthy team atmosphere and ultimately assist in keeping all participants healthy throughout the season.