ANNOUNCEMENT OF CIRCUIT BREAKER MEASURES AND ITS EFFECT ON HOCKEY

HOCKEY PEI MEMORANDUM 

TO: HOCKEY PEI MEMBERSHIP

DATE: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27TH, 2021

SUBJECT: ANNOUNCEMENT OF CIRCUIT BREAKER MEASURES AND ITS EFFECT ON HOCKEY

As announced by the Chief Public Health Office this evening, Saturday, February 27th, 2021, Prince Edward Island is moving to a Circuit Breaker, effective Sunday, February 28^th at 8:00 AM.

Circuit breaker measures will be in place from Sunday, February 28^th at 8:00 AM to Sunday, March 14^th to help break the chain of transmission of COVID-19. As a result, Hockey PEI will make the following changes to its Return to Hockey Plans effective, Sunday, February 28^th at 8:00 AM until further notice:

• Individual and team practices are permitted under the newly announced circuit breaker measures with up to 50 people permitted within your on-ice cohort.
• All gameplay is now prohibited.
• All tournament play continues to be prohibited.
• There will be no spectator capacity allowed inside arenas for any Hockey PEI sanctioned activity until further notice.
• A continued effort must be placed on accurate contact tracing and record keeping.

Hockey PEI asks all its members to abide by Public Health measures to allow us to return to normal as soon as possible. Hockey PEI remains commititted to the completion of the 2020-2021 hockey season, including Provincial Championships.

We will provide further information as it becomes available. We thank you for your understanding as we continue to work through these unprecedented times.

For Hockey PEI’s most up-to-date information surrounding COVID-19 and Return to Hockey Plans please visit www.hockeypei.com/members/return-to-hockey.

Regards,

Mike Hammill,

President Hockey PEI

CC:

Hockey PEI Board of Directors & Minor Council

Hockey PEI Executive Director, Connor Cameron

Hockey PEI Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Ron Whalen

Hockey PEI Manager, Hockey Operations & Communications, Tanner Doiron