All seasons ticket holders received an email from the Moncton Wildcats indicating how they will be compensated for the last two home games of the regular season which were cancelled.
This paragraph was included at the end of the email:
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What we are all dealing with is unprecedented and is evolving rapidly. We strongly value our members & partners and can't thank you enough for the continued support! We will keep everyone updated as we hear more from the CHL/QMJHL regarding playoffs.
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So, Robert Irving & company are still holding onto a vain hope that the playoffs and Memorial Cup can be salvaged.
Here's my take on things:
- the current extreme measures instituted by the government and the provincial states of emergency will last considerably longer than the two weeks mentioned when the measures were instituted. This is necessary as the incubation period of COVID-19 can be as long as 14 days, and we need to see clear evidence that the rate of infection has decreased to nearly zero. If the rules are relaxed too soon, we will see a second spike of disease.
- I expect that the current situation will persist until the beginning of May, with a gradual lifting of restrictions and mandatory closures after that (but continuing travel bans and bans on large gathering lasting long after that).
- I think that
if playoffs were to occur, they would not begin
at the earliest until May 15th. Obviously that would be too late for a regular series of four playoff rounds. An alternate format playoffs would be necessary, perhaps with just the four top teams participating, either in truncated series (best of five), or a Memorial Cup style round robin tournament. The Memorial Cup would then follow in early June.
This is the best case type of scenario. I think it more likely that the season is toast, and Robert Irvings great gamble to go for the 2020 Memorial Cup will have been all for naught............
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