Minor hockey associations across Canada have had to cut their seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and many of them are trying to determine when they will resume and how to make the game safe for children.
MONTREAL -- There are two black hockey bags sitting in the office of Mike Baumgartner's home, and he wonders if they will be used again.
"I'm on the fence about that. We live with my mom, who's an older woman. I'm asthmatic, my kids are asthmatic," Baumgartner said. "As long as we don't have a vaccine, there won't be hockey played like how it's normally played," Pauze said. "What if some parents choose not to send their kids or not to register?" Stacey said. "Maybe we won't even have the numbers."
"You have people who've lost their jobs, can they afford it?" Bradburn said. "Hockey's not cheap. Registration is $600. Throw in the equipment, if you need new equipment, you're up to $1000. It's a lot of money that may not be on the table for families this coming season."
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