Home games: Edmonton hopes for exemption

Jason Kenney, Prime Minister of the Province of Alberta, made a corresponding request in a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Accordingly, possible easing of restrictions should increase Edmonton's chances of holding part of the modified NHL playoffs at home. "Such an exemption from the Canadian government would be necessary for the Oilers to host the NHL playoffs," wrote Kenney: "The Government of Alberta believes that effective risk mitigation strategies are in place." The North American professional league wants the due to the The season interrupted by the corona crisis will continue with expanded play-offs and 24 teams at two different venues. Edmonton is on a shortlist of ten cities as a possible venue. Make entry easier The current entry restrictions in Canada would reduce Edmonton's chances to a minimum, as would those of the cities Toronto and Vancouver, which are also traded. Currently, every person in the North American country has to be quarantined for 14 days after entering the country from abroad. In the USA there has been an exemption for professional athletes in this regard since last week. In Edmonton, players and other club staff are to be protected with the help of a strict quarantine zone. Everyone involved would move into hotels that are directly connected to the ice rink, Kenney explained.

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Home games: Edmonton hopes for exemption

Corona restrictions are to be relaxed in Canada for possible home games for the Edmonton Oilers.

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