The 2022 world men's under-20 championship starting Sunday in Edmonton and Red Deer, Alta., faces the same challenge it did a year ago in Edmonton: how to bring hundreds of people together for a sporting event without becoming a spreader of the COVID-19 virus?
"We are confident in what we've put in place to be able to run the event, but we live on edge constantly looking at the Flames, looking at other NHL teams or pro sports in North America that have had good protocols as well and have had to have breaks," said Hockey Canada vice-president of events Dean McIntosh.
About 90 per cent of tickets to the 2022 tournament were already sold when Alberta followed other provinces in limiting capacity at sporting events to 50 per cent. They won't mix with the public and are confined to hotel, ground transportation and event level at each venue, McIntosh said. "I would tell you by Canadian standards we run over 90 per cent fully vaccinated and by non-Canadian standards we run at 98 or 99 per cent probably, but we do have a couple that fall outside."
They should run the NHL too.
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