She said that removing purposeful physical contact from the game was a necessary step to preventing the spread of COVID-19.MacLeod said the decision was influenced by the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, which had several COVID-19 outbreaks on its teams earlier this fall.
That will be a HUGE disadvantage to OHL players with hopes of transitioning to the AHL/NHL.
To stop covid? Wtf there is a ton of contact even without hitting. Lol power trip move
The goalies will also have to sanitize their hands and equipment before and after handling the puck...
And the 2021 First Overall picks is....softer than warm butter.
Just have shootouts on the Xbox to decide the winner
PetesOHLhockey sorry boys. Won't make it to a game this year. Still love ya and am sad about the position you're in.
classicjackieo 🤯
How will the StLouisBlues know who to pick in the next draft? 🤣
Who is in charge and why are they brain dead? So you can battle in the corner for a puck but can’t hit? If you can’t hit, you’re forced to battle for much longer and be in close vicinity for longer...
What a joke! Embarrassment! Not true hockey. Let people do what they want to do.
With all due respect to the OHL, this makes no sense. There could be many games with double digit scoring now which would be cool but not like this. Better to force all the rinks to go to Olympic size than to eliminate body checking. 🤷🏻♂️
This is embarrassing
The Toronto Maple leafs will fit right in....
Basketball on ice
What I remember the OHL games as blood covered ice. Covid precaution makes sense but learning to play no checking will be tough
☹️that sucks
Lmaooo Liberals even manage to ruin other countries! Can’t deny their special talent to ruin anything they come in “contact” with. (No Pun Intended)
Might as well make helmets not mandatory too and wrist shots only
Brutal betcha women's hockey will have move contact than the OHL Omunious no Hitting League pussies
Just plain stupid.
Yet it’s ok to sit on bench with 20 other guys sneezing coughing and whatever else?
LetterkennyProb you see this shit?
Hockey will be recognizable and unwatchable soon if it isn’t already. People who didn’t watch hockey in first place have managed to ruin the most entertaining game in the world.
Hockey without checking. Sounds fun 🙄
Fat chance.
Why play with those dumb ass rules?
Me when no one can play defence this year:
I think head hunting has been eliminated, checking is still very necessary. The definition is to “seperate the player from the puck”
🤦🏻♂️
Soon: No crowds allowed, no hits, no fights, no stick checking, no contact with other players, no chirping.
Just cancel the season already. Like having football without hitting. Why bother. It will be like watching the NHL all star game repeated each game without the NHL talent. Booorrrring.
It's not the government's place to determine the rules of a sport. There is zero evidence that a body check is any more likely to spread COVID than a puck battle in the corner. I'm not one of those anti-mask government control bozos but this is a clear overstep.
otdhockey Absolutely brutal decision and news. Will be discussed next episode on offthedraw!
Ford government decision barrboy31
Canadians wont watch European wimp hockey.
This is one of the stupidest things I’ve ever heard. This will create massive puck battles in corners. People have no brains, I’m convinced of it
Don Cherry was right, “The pantyfication” of hockey is in full swing!
What the fuck
The whole worlds on crazy pills
Oh good grief, just don't play.
Boo..
Get. the. fuck. out.
Worst decision ever.
Jr A and JR B here in the Atlantic bubble has checking .. it’s the style of play most jr teams rely on .. bang and crash !!
You don’t need to hit anyone to pass on corona it’s within 6ft more like 3ft. The government would stupid if it buys this approach.
won’t there be more injuries when kids who don’t know how to check go pro?
So basically they're going to play basketball. Got it.
Very surprised by this move given that some of the players base their skills off of physical play. Interesting move by the OHL.
I don’t need fighting to enjoy a hockey game, but when you take the hitting element out, you are fundamentally changing the game...may as well change the league to OSHL, Ontario Shinny Hockey League. Which begs the question...why come back at all if you are changing the game?
May as well make them play naked with skates on
Decisions made by non-hockey related personnel. Seems real reasonable...
Unbelievably stupid
timandsid That’s just ridiculous!!
And will not have to many fans follow them either
Garbage.
Not sure if removing checking is actually going to lower transmission of Covid.
DaveB31744130
Well here is a whole group of player who won't be ready for other leagues
Gullible Canadians. It’s why the elitist globalists know they are winning in the battle to turn Canada into a socialist shithole.
Hockey without checking is like an omelette without eggs.
This is the biggest face palm I've heard in a while... what's next? Eliminating puck battles along the boards? Goal celebrations with your line mates? Scrums in front of the net?
So body checking is where Covid will get contracted not when the players are 4 inches apart at a face off or spitting every 20 seconds. Should they cancel penalties so players don’t have to sit beside one another in a small space?
Pinning to the boards allowed, body checking not
Is this a joke?
Lol dumbest shit I’ve read it is not hockey without body checks
AlexBerenson This is like college football switching to 2 hand touch.
Understand the safety for it, but checking is part of hockey too.. Oh well, good luck OHL
Why bother playing at all
So no separating bodies from pucks with checks. Now we’ll have longer board battles in a tighter space, makes sense......
Canadians ponder why haven’t we won a cup in three decades.
Haha haha
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😊😊😊😂...then what...wake up FFS...I feel for the kids...I say do not play...
So if you do body check somebody do you get to sit in the penalty box? How many people are allowed in the penalty box?
Might as well give them brooms instead of sticks and call it curling then
Madness...hang your heads in shame OHL
Lol 😂 that’s just ridiculous! How can you play Hockey without body checking
How is this a solution This is the stupidest thing I’ve ever seen. What’s the difference with kids lining up at a face off to body checking OR battling in front to body checking? I’m convinced the people making these decisions have never played hockey.
Way to overreach, tell people how to play hockey and be really stupid all at the same time!
How is this even gonna work? 😂😂
Why even play if you can't check?
This is the most absurd thing I’ve heard yet about COVID restrictions 🤦🏼♀️
Dumb
xD Call it of then...
Too fucking far.
Thought that was already in place. Game sucks. Went to a Spitfire game last year. First bodycheck was 3 minutes left in 1st. Brutal.
A junior beer league. It could work.
Is it even hockey than?
The Ontario House League
Cancel the season. Its not real hockey if there is no checking. These kids are are a step away from NHL and could get called up ( if alr drafted/signed)...you cant go from a no contact league to NHL hockey. Absurd.
Dumbbbb just playyyyy
Then cancel the season.
Booooooooooo!!!!!!!! This is a physical sport. Either they play or they don’t. But you don’t take away a key aspect of the game!!!!!
🤣🤣🤣absolutely mental 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
Welcome to the Ontario Figure Skating League.
Lontario Lockey League
Would love to hear these “experts” answer a couple questions 🐦
OHLHockey Why then play the games .. clearly it won’t be hockey
If only there was a proven way to play hockey with 0 cases.
Will they have sticks and nets?
Do players have to remain 6ft apart to?
This is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard. Corona doesn’t spread between two kids in contact that lasts a couple of seconds. If anything you’re gonna create scrums in the corners where players will be in close contact for longer periods.
Might as well get them to all maintain 6 feet apart at all times too. Letting these kids go a full season at that level preparing themselves for the NHL without getting hit Fucking joke.
Joke
Ok, no body checking.... So what about face offs? Puck battles? Benches? Penalty boxes? Goal celebrations? Locker rooms? This really is the height of stupidity... Cancel the season if you’re concerned, or just let them play.
They really think it's the body checking that will transmit covid? Not sitting shoulder to shoulder on the bench? Sharing waterbottles? Riding the bus? 🤔
What? Might as well cancel the season lol, that’s some of the weakest shit I’ve ever heard, whatever people came up with that are a disgrace to the game and shouldn’t ever have a job in hockey again!
OHLHockey you can breathe all over each other at a face off or puck battle in the corner but, can’t hit? Makes zero sense. Who is making these decisions using public health as a crutch for hypocrisy. Read the room. 🐦
How f’n stupid.
So are they rebranding as the Ontario Soccer league? OSL
Who comes up with this Shit!!!
Sooooo.. What's the point in playing... Asking for... Nobody
Can you still glare onto the eyes of an opponent
It’s an honest question at this point: Has COVID made everyone retarded? That’s my only thought when I read shit like this.
Dumbest thing heard this week
Lame. nothockey
2020 strikes again
Who’s making these decisions? It’s obvious they are “non-hockey people” with very little common sense. I can’t hit my opponent, but I can pin him, face off against him and battle him for puck possession. In all these cases, chances are players are mere inches apart. What a joke!
I thought this was a joke 100% thought someone hacked into sports net and played a prank
There are a lot of dumb rules surrounding coronavirus but this might be the most ridiculous one.
How are they going to handle the much more dangerous practice of faceoffs?
Who is the lucky individual that gets to put their “stamp” on this decision? 🤦🙅♂️
BroadStBull 😂😂😂👏👏👏🤦♂️🤦♂️ wow. What's next...🤔
Straight stupidity.
timandsid Good.
🤦🏼♂️
What are the rules for major jr hockey in Canada? I’m sure most of the higher end players all have some sort of rep or agent? How long before these players walk off teams and head to the Q or WHL? Is that even possible?
Worst thing is... these kids are trying to get into the National Hockey League. A heavy contact league... so when a giant veteran player throws a check, this young guy isn't going to know how to take a hit... and we will likely see a huge rise in injuries. Brutal...
Well now the bulk of talented kids will probably go to Europe. Do you really think body checks are gonna spread corona? Come on
We do that in the states as well...it’s called figure skating
And everyone will get a participation trophy...
This decision makes no sense
Good luck with that!
MattCundill
Stupidity, nothing more than pandering and virtue signaling for the leftwing extremists than have taken over our society's. Social distancing isn't possible in hockey and contact will happen regardless but look how good you look on the fake news
Won't be long say goodbye to hockey 🏒
What a fucking joke
Brutal. Going to have kids transitioning from playing pond hockey for a year to full contact against men the following year. Set up to fail and/or get hurt
This is going to make the Memorial Cup interesting eh?
That’s stupid
This is the stupidest thing I’ve ever read. In Canada lol
Ban faceoffs, Ban celebrations, Ban the locker room, Ban the game, Ban life
Oh come on! You have to show us the modeling on how elimination of body checking reduces spread any more than a corner puck battle, a faceoff lineup, a net scrum, etc. Viral load, which is the biggest culprit for spread, does not improve with this rule at all. Show us OHLHockey
It's like removing tackling in American football.
Wtf Why bother Football has way more contact than hockey and guess. Nobody’s died. What a joke
« Why not in the NHL» - Auston Matthews
Just cancel the OHL season Unless the NHL and AHL follow suit
Just don't play. Yikes.
May as well....
This makes zero sense. Also, aren't they a part of an age group that is essentially unaffected by the virus anyways? As a comparison, the NCAA still has trackling in football.
Foolish decision. Play the game the way it is meant to be played
I would rather they don’t play this season rather than turn the OHL into rec. league hockey. There are better ways to protect the players against spread of COVID. Really disappointed in your government fordnation
Do they realize that any player who sees themselves as potentially making the NHL will want to play elsewhere, so they can continue to develop their game? This is stupid.
Translation: the OHL will not have fans this year. So lame no logic. Still going to be corner battles etc where they will be just as close to each other.
This is so stupid
Skurdzz Franzz_37 Logansmith64 MitchellDJOwen this is a L o L. Whoever thought this was a good idea needs to be sent into the ocean
board battles, crease scrums, even lining up for the face off has more contact time than a body check Calm as Hindu cows
First shift I would bury somebody
OHLHockey New format looks good ...................................... 🥶
wanna bet?
Stupid
People in these comments are the poster children for toxic masculinity
kvcrom what?!?!?!?
Lolllllll
the solidarity with women's hockey is incredible, why are we hearing crickets from the WHL?
Lol, when hockey isn't hockey.
What a fucking joke
If you can’t play the game the way it is intended to be played then don’t play at all. This is beyond ridiculous.
Brutal decision.
Big mistake, count me out
Now we are going to have more injuries at the AHL and NHL levels. We are going to players kill the OHL in points. Then you willl see high draft picks turn into bad choices because players in the O will get massacred.
Then there should be no contact or scrums, super spreader events.
This is preposterous
Why bother
The Covid -19 infections investigation in Ottawa (Heo) concluded the spread was from close quarters like the dressing room, interactions in the parking lot after the game, eating together etc. - no indication of the game it self I'm all for safety but no hitting ? noevidence
Lol! So people think no body contact will make it safer?!?! How about faceoffs? Body positioning? Scrums around goalies, etc... sounds like people who don’t understand full scope of the game came up with this one...
Thanks for letting us know. I wont be watching.
You won’t catch COVID from a body check. You will catch COVID on the bench between shifts
Jokes. Whats next, take their sticks away as well.
570NEWS Then why have it, keep it shut down
RIP. Ontario Hockey League.
No body contact in Ontario. This is for a health and safety issue. So I guess the Leafs and Sens will be playing no body contsct?
But at least will the hazing, bullying, & abuse get to stay?
DylanCowman
What
Following the logic, it is also necessary to prohibit the face-offs. As a center, I note that on the spot the contact with the opponent is closer and longer.
what sport will they be playing?
Ontario Figure skating League.
Tough call. On the one hand, their reasoning isn't sound at all. Scrums will occur. People will breathe. On the other hand, I'd love to see less kindergarten playground shoving and more skilled play in hockey and fully support eliminating body checking.
Very silly.
covid will be gone in no time guys!!
Trudeau says free expression has limits AND OHL eliminates body checking? 🇨🇦 needs their TRUMP! What the hell is going on!
Holy nope ! Get real lady!! It’s hockey! Contact is part of the game!!!!! fearmongering GetReal
Ludicrous. If the OHL things players will contract COVID-19 from a body check, cancel the season. Players will still be fringe along the boards and go’s forbid, getting into fights. If this is the thought process., cancel the season.
1) Eliminating checking doesn't slow the spread AT ALL 2) Eliminating checking ruins the game 3) Who is Lisa McLeod and why is she making this decision? 4) The risk of death or long-term effects from Covid in an OHL demographic is ZERO
This is insanity
Lame
What's next? NFL going to flag football?
GustlTweets Lame!!
The final step in the dismantling of OUR GAME. Bettman ruined Hockey.
Makes it unwatchable. Feel bad for the kids that have to play under those rules
Does this really have to do with Covid ? Come on
Vote out Doug Ford.
Just play soccer then.
It will also be played on gymnasium floor with plastic pucks and sticks
What in the world ? Same as the flu, cman
Hopefully the players are smart enough to tell the league to go to hell. What a embarrassment. Who actually sits in meetings and says let's not have checking? Man someone needs to lose their job. Get some balls. 30 second meeting . Play or don't play. Done!
There will be more body checks at the Sudbury Arena when it becomes a homeless shelter. Getting season tickets behind visitors bench.
Might as well just watch basketball.
This will make for a great CHLMemorialCup when all other leagues check the shit out of them! KaBoom!
Valid question, if a player is entering the zone on the boards, does the defense have to just let the player skate by if he can't make a play on the puck?
Here come the butterflies!
justinbbradford That is the dumbest shit I have heard yet. Wow. OHL not looking good at all.
WHAVH
I am all for proper safety precautions, masking, distancing, etc. during this pandemic. But this rule is not based on any science or common sense. Silly.
I played in the USHL. Always wanted to go to the O, but my dad wanted me to keep eligibility. “I just got a text from him: what a bunch of VAG’S”
They should play without sticks too, and call it figure skating.
?
How bout congratulatory taps on the buttocks?
I’m all for safety protocols but this is nutty.
honestly, I don't see how this decision keeps players any safer. they will still be making contact battling along the boards, at face-offs, at goal line scrums, etc. either shut hockey down, or let them play.
🙄
Is this a permanent thing? Because this sounds like something that could be detrimental to the league as a developmental league. Also, what do fans who go to games think?
Pussies.
Bullshit
Then this is not hockey.
Well its not hockey its shinny
There hitting in the Q !!! Surely can’t blame Covid cases on body checking ...can u ? 😷
coachliegl 😂😂😂
No bodychecking? But puck battles in the corners with 3 or 4 guys like this (which happen 800 times a game) is okay. Even though you’re just as close to each other. Right...... 😑 The inconsistency in some decisions with this pandemic make no common sense at all. Smh. 🤦🏻♂️
TRASSSHHH! BAD IDEA
It’s called ice skating or ballet
mivey19
umm, then its not hockey, call it the Ontario Curling league or whatever...
This is the future of hockey where players from the opposing team cannot cross the red line. Goalies better be on point!!!!
Who the fuck makes these decisions? No one could be this dumb!
If you can’t body check cancel the whole damn thing and leave nhl out of it
Absolutely the dumbest thing I have seen in quite some time
I coach midget hockey, now called U18 Hockey. We have body checking in Calgary Alberta. 100% for sure will stunt the development of the players moving into contact Leagues. Unless the goal is to Eliminate all by checking in all Hockey🥅🏒
Cancel the season then.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Congratulations to all the liberals and especially in the hockey media... thank you for this crap. What a joke.
CamJanssen25 camandstrickpod
Do you need to stay 6 feet apart?
Dumb...
WHAT. A. JOKE. That's not hockey. Just don't play ever again. 99.9997% survival rate is just too much to risk. 🙄
It’s going to be so much fun to watch...but can you even call it hockey without checking? More like ice dancing.
Is the memorial cup going to be awarded to some other league then or is it going to be a rec tournament in Ontario? ,TSNBobMcKenzie
This is a whole ass joke right
TheRealThomps
Hockey’s not for babies it’s a contact sport always was always will be ,what’s going to happen when your OHL representatives make it to the memorial cup and have to endure body checking...Game Over
What's next? Faceoffs not socially distant enough? 2 points to each team for trying really realllly hard? Thank god for the WHL
The rest of the story: no checking, but once a player gets close to another player, said player raises his hand and shouts 'check' and the other player must fall down, slam into the boards, or surrender the puck. Also, no getting within 6' of the goalie.
Better to remove hitting than risk the lives of young kids who barely get paid for what they do
This is stupid right? I’m not missing something...?
pham1717 Dumb
Fuck the OHL
Pauly_Wuj wha?
w.. .t ..f!!! stop the insanity! ridiculous.
Huh 🤔 Is that an April fool for Halloween?
then what's even the point?
This can't be real
Why play hockey at all. So stupid
Will they be tapping balloons around the ice?
Dumbest thing ever
Why play ?
No point in playing then
Wow 🤯
This is a joke right?
I’m fine with this. This is better for their development than no playing at all.
🙄👎💅💋💄
Lol... Just cancel the season then OHLHockey. Nobody wants to watch this.
I spent years on OHL broadcasts, I am very fond of this league. This decision though... doesn't feel like the right call. Cancel the season or don't, but modifying the game like this doesn't help development of players who want to get to the NHL, nor make the fans want to watch
Just cancel the season, this makes no sense whatsoever.
Most ridiculous thing I’ve heard in a long while. Then don’t have a season if you’re that petrified.
What in the actual Fuk?
May as well just cancel the whole year , what a load of crap
I don't see how you can play hockey without any physical contact. Even if you remove forceful contact, guys are still going to bump into each other and be in close proximity. Doesn't feel like it would actually be any safer.
Dumb... disagree
Dumb
Are they all taking Separate Uber trips for road games?
Skates are sharp, so this year we are not putting in ice and we will wear rollerblades. Safety first
We have officially lost our minds
Then don't play hockey
Contraband
Why even play with no hitting ? Cancel the season .
Will ‘living in fear’ be a two minute penalty or a game misconduct? Asking for a friend asking ‘WTF?’
Hahahahahaha then don't call it a hockey league. jokeleague
Is this April 1st?
Why play?
So how long before we're just playing on Xbox? This is so freaking stupid.
We'll see about that!!!
BroadStBull Why not just play 'Tiddlywinks' instead?
What is the fucking point. Holy shit this is soft
What a joke
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
This is like the NFL going to flag football. 🤷♂️🤷🏼♂️🤷♂️🤷🏼♂️
Oh well? I don’t see what the big deal is- can they not play without body checking?
If this holds up, there has to be a hoard of players leaving the OHL.
Thats just stupid
Goddammit Lisa...
Could OR should the players boycott? BarDown spittinchiclets barstoolsports
99% will end up in leagues with no contact and crack beers post game.
That's dumb
pham1717 Wait...TheBabylonBee is that you?
Yeah! Bodychecking is getting too close! 😂😂😂
Turning the O into the Q....
The Ontario Hockey League OHL will now be calles the Ontario League OL since they’ve decided not to play the sport previously known as hockey this season
Beginning of the end.
BroadStBull Is this April fools day?
Gay
It’s for 1 season relax
This is most embarrassing thing I’ve ever heard. Play hockey or cancel the season. I’m sure the players are excited to play glorified beer league.
They might aswell just wear skirts then
And will the players have color coordinated skirts?
Why can’t players were a cage if there so concerned. Dumb idea
This is the Ontario Hockey League, a cornerstone of the game itself and a passionate Canadian tradition. If there’s no checking, it ceases to be those things and is therefore illegitimate. Pure nonsense. This simply cannot be allowed to happen.
Better head west I guess..
What will they name this new sport cause this isn't hockey.
ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS AND ABSURD!!! WHOEVER CAME UP WITH THIS STUPID IDEA NEEDS TO BE FIRED IMMEDIATELY!! F THEM!!!
Ahahahahahaha
Or fans...
Crazy...no checking sk stats will be inflated.. the draft will be a mess when some 5'8 kid scores 50 goals because its turned into pond hockey.
Where’s the science behind this decision
Will they be putting the stop signs on the back of their sweaters?
Lmao. Goodbye hockey. Snowflakes taking over
WTF!? What is this world coming to? No hit league. Why is our society turning into a bunch of pansies
Frigin stupid
It’s damn near impossible playing this game competitively as grown men without it.. they aren’t 9
😂
I heard they’re going to play against squirts too
NHL did just fine checking....this is insane
This is the most Trudeau thing ive ever heard.
billburr burn it all down
Wow. Mark the end of that league. Sportsnet gets what it wants. Good luck. lol
If the game cannot be played the right way just cancel it all together. What a mess and embarrassment
OHL should just do what the players want. Screw the so called experts.
Well are they going to call it the Ontario Beer League this year then?
SnipeNScore Is it even hockey without body contact? What a joke. Whoever's decision this was clearly knows nothing about hockey.
Do they not sit shoulder to shoulder on the bench? Seems reasonable.
dave_naji
Let's send more players to American universities
Hum...let me guess...they will all be receiving a participation medal at the end of each game as well.
2020 gets dumber every day
BOOOOOOOOOOOO
By no means am i the 'corona aint shit' guy. I am no biologist. But what difference does this make? If theyre all on the ice together, they are all close enough to spread covid. So why not just play hockey?
What is the point of playing
Uhhhh, what? So it’s gonna be shinny scrimmage out there?
Man, records will be broken
Don Cherry is not going to like this.
Fuckn eh Canada
if I was a draft eligible dman or goaltender I would be exploring options to play elsewhere. This is not hockey, it's shinny.
What is the point of playing? College football is playing and that involves way more moving parts to happen than this. Hell, even high school sports are being played at full contact. The OHL could 100% do some sort of bubble instead of this shit
Damn where would we be without government interfering in every little aspect of our lives? Thank God they saved us from contact sports
Wow! that should be interesting. Hockey will be played at it's purest now.
They also will not have any players this season
Better just make it a 6ft distancing rule
Come again?
WHAT!
DennisTFP Ohl next season?
JSiempelkamp The fuck is the point
What the ever loving fuck OHLHockey
This is just stupid my god just don’t play
I support this decision if this is what it takes to let them play, the game has been shifting to favour skilled skating talent anyways. Watch these bodypositive cuties modeling for BlakG3ar ClothingBrand on YouTube
Are you fucking kidding me?
This is insane
This is like the NBA saying to prevent virus spread they will eliminate offensive rebounding, or tip offs, or players shoulder to shoulder for free throws, but everything else is still fine. It makes no sense at all
Lady Bing would be so proud of you boys.
this doesn't make any sense. Mandate full face shields, to minimize transmission... It will probably be more effective than taking out hitting. As if players won't still come in contact.
Please make it stop
Final score London 36 Oshawa 28 London pp 15/23 Oshawa 11/15
Who ever made this decision must be related to the person who makes the the Alberta fishing regulations. Play the game before changing the rules!!!!!!
wat
Roller hockey on ice.. pathetic
Hitting has been overly dangerous for years, funny that it took a league finally taking COVID seriously to take appropriate action! Don’t you agree AceKicker_19
So, pick up hockey then.
Figure-skating with sticks, just like the ANAL ytic community wants. analytics marshmallows
So.....it’ll be ringette then? getreal👎👎
They gunna allow kissin instead? 💋 dreamcometrue
So ridiculous. See you next year.
Um. Europe is playing just fine thank you. What’s the difference here?
FraudNation is now destroying junior hockey
Bu bu bu bullshit
It starts with this and next they won’t allow players to shoot pucks above the waist of the goalies. Our sport is falling apart.
Why not mandate that players must stay 6 feet away from each other at all times? How ridiculous....
So when is the Memorial Cup cancelled
This is very clearly a bunch of idiots who dont know anything trying to make some sort of change to the game so it looks like they're 'trying' when in reality its going to have no effect on transmission and will likely be completely ignored altogether
what a joke
This has to be the most ridiculous thing and joke at once I have heard during my whole lifetime. You can't be serious, OHL, just can't.
wtf is this.
👎🏻
WHATTTT 😂😂😂
LOL this is beyond ridiculous
This isn't a thing
Cancel the league, what a joke
As long hazing’s still allowed we’re good
timandsid Wow
😆 good grief. Canada is going to hell just as fast as the States did.
Is this an onion type article?
Hahahahahahahahaha
Good thing! We wouldn’t want anyone getting a virus that has a higher recovery rate than stubbing a toe!
There needs to be clarity. This is not the OHLs decision- it is the government. Don’t agree or want to support the players and teams? Then fordnation and MacLeodLisa are your targets. This decision was made with ZERO facts of transmission through contact.
Hahaha right because the difference between contracting covid and not is a hard check into the boards
Why even play?
It’s no longer hockey if you can’t hit.....
Bring on WJC.
Make them wear fish bowls it’s not that hard, no body contact makes zero sense absolute morons who ever made that decision what a joke
Hockey without bodychecking is just figure skating with sticks...
Replace the OHL with ping pong.
So, buh-bye.
Is it April 1st already?
This is a great way to ruin hockey.
What a joke just cancel the damn season
Will they be able to carry their purses? WTF OHL
This will negatively effect the course of a lot of these players hockey careers, sad day. How can they develop at the CHL level if they are not playing the game the way it’s meant to be played?
What's next Ms. McLeod? No checking when the Leafs play in Toronto? Ms. McLeod - show us the data and studies that prove body checking will contribute to + covid tests! Listening to Branch on the audio - no way OHL sits still for this nonsense. If no fans though no OHL- about $$$
Your joking right?
570NEWS Well that does it. Hockey will suck now. Time to cancel my season tickets.
Instead of no hitting , how about full face shields ?!
Never before have I seen so many people so upset over something that will never effect them. Never change, Ontario.
Well that’s fuckin stupid. So it’s house league hockey then? Lil beer league.
Stupid.
The Ontario Junior Beer League
Ridiculous!
this is the worst
No body checking, no fans in the stands, no games in USA. It's all just a glorified training camp and scrimmages.
Hahah embarrassing.
Meanwhile in the Atlantic bubble! Maritime Q teams having a great season!
Be prepared to be bored out of your skulls people. Junior hockey is going to be bad this upcoming year.
May as well just be figure skating then.
DamoSpin No body checking but she says clutching and grabbing is ok.
What a fucking joke! These people should be embarrassed with themselves. Hide in your house with a novel if you are so scared of coronavirus. How can the NFL, MLB, NHL, NCAA, NBA all play but you can’t have body checking in the OHL
Stupid
So it’s figure skating then?
There are so many better ways to protect the vulnerable. There is no need to make nonsensical rules for people not at risk.
Gimme a fucking break man. 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄
Then it’s not hockey. Don’t play at all.
timandsid In response to Sid's claim how body contact provides more chance of disease spread, both CCM and Bauer have come out with Splash guards to be attached to full cages or bubbles. This controls spit from flying around. Would this work for OHL to negotiate with Lisa Macleod?
Maybe have only 2 vs 2 on ice just to be sure?
CANCEL THE SEASON!!!!!
First NHL game for this draft class. 🤫
😂 what an embarrassment. Shut the league down. Such a joke
DJebidiah
That’s a choice.
Ontario Hockey League will not have hockey this coming season. —- fixed it.
Ew
Why is everyone mad? We already watch the QMJHL
Is this a joke ? How is no hitting going to change whether one would get covid while playing hockey there is still a lot of close contact. What next dont use a puck ? That would eliminate chacing each other .
FUCK THAT
That’s a mistake...
What
So, so dumb
Wtf
This decision has just killed several kids shot at making the show. Without the fire in their game they will be over looked... Very sad
So that means they have turned to figure skating?
Do they understand that things like puck battles along the boards would elicit longer amounts of exposure than a check? Faceoffs, too. Given what we know about transmission, a body check really isn't as concerning as close, prolonged face-to-face encounters. This seems misguided.
please provide supported evidence that this measure is needed.
Just make them play Broomball instead.
Wow, well this was a dumb idea
Stupid. All over a fucking bad flu season
This is going to be boring 😴
That's not hockey then
This news is softer than puppy shit.
This is the future that liberals want.
What a joke! wake up people
Lol
CFL is Returning next year as flag football league.
embarrassing
🙄🔫
This is absolutely embarrassing
.....
I would be sick in this league ryanwhitney6. Can we add no shot blocking?
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Nice knowing you Canada.
So now the OHL is now the Canadian NBA huh!? Great!!!! Just what we need.....more nba
Wouldn’t go even if we could.
Why bother...
L fkn L
So lets call it figure skating
Yuk no thanks
Boooooo
Then put dresses on them all and call it figure skating... hockey has become a joke over the last 20 years...
Pewie league kiddos!
There's going to be a shit ton of stick infractions this upcoming season.
Preparing them for the future
MAKE CANADA GREAT AGAIN
This is one of the stupidest things I have heard and it did not come from trudeaus mouth.
how are the Sabres ever going to be good, if their prospects aren’t out there banging bodies? Sabres
JohnFerguson and DaveSchultz and JohnnyMcKenzie do not approve...TheGovEdRendell called it years ago TonyBrunoShow
This can’t be real life
How they will get the puck back? They will wait until the other team lose te puck?!
What is this peewee?
Seriously? The names of those who made this decision needs to be made public. So a kid from Canada who’s reach the OHL level after 15 years of body checking just can’t now. What the hell is wrong with these guys?
Boycott the season
Then it’s no longer the Ontario HOCKEY league.
Boo!!!!!!!!
Seriously? No body checking? I'm thinking that, the OHL might have just lost about 96% of their fan base! The only only ones that'll be in any stands or watching! Will be Mom, and Grandma!
So are players just supposed to ask nicely for the puck off the opposition?
timandsid CANCEL THE FREAKIN' SEASON ALREADY.
House league hockey baby
Lack of checking is actually why women's hockey has more concussions and injuries, there's an article out there somewhere about it.
What the fuck is happening to Canada?
🤡🤡🤡
Why bother!!!
Scores are going to be 17-14.
Then it isn’t hockey.
Maddening.
rileecoyote nufced I understand and wld normally agree, but imagine those players aging out “late bloomers”. It’s awful, I have a Sr. in HS that wants to finish as a 4 year varsity player. I can’t fathom making as far as the O on the cusp of playin pro and having the season X’d
gonna have a huge increase in goals this year
Delete Canada.
This is some bullshit
The NFL will not have tackling this coming season.
That is so not necessary.
Wouldn’t this statement mean hitting still allowed? Or am I getting old news
It'll be like watching all star games all season.
I'm sorry, what?
I don't get what this accomplishes. If you are so concerned just cancel the season.
Was just about to order onl package then seen this no way KHL I WILL WATCH
billmeltzer Uh, what
Fekn stupid
That makes no sense
So what are they gonna do when they bodycheck
billmeltzer They should just chase each other with feathers...
570NEWS This is wrong. They are in contact all the time. Not sure what makes bodychecking any different. If they truly believe that bodychecking is too dangerous they should probably not play at all. What is the point? It is not much different than a scrimmage. Just a form of exercise.
🤣😂🤣😂 how about no stick or puck too? smh
Player gets touched by another player....'hey you touched me!, I'm telling!'
Someone please say sike
So it’s now figure skating ?
Kyle Dubas just busted in his Toronto condo after reading this.
USA Hockey right now
Cool, and watch the league die a quick death
Wasted year of development for all these kids. That’s not real hockey it’s a joke. You can’t evaluate something that’s not even the same game. Scouts might as well not even watch.
Send them all to europe
Is this a joke?
Bubble hockey rules no contact with extra long sticks lol 🤦♂️
What a p*ssy sport this has become
Don’t bother. Just cancel the season.
timandsid Good f in luck !! Do your own research on this flu. My Goodness !!
timandsid MacLeodLisa stop trying to save everyone and start saving the people there’s a major difference between those two!!! And if you don’t see the difference you’re not the good person in place!!! Those kids are playing for a future career and you’re taking that away from them!!!
What is the point then Only 2 meter social distance stick checking allowed!! Just cancel the season. 🙈😂
Whattttttttttt?
WTF
Yes because body checking spreads covid, not the breathing talking and spitting that stays in the air for 15+ minutes on the ice, ffs.
timandsid Should just take defensemen out of the game. What a joke. Play the puck not the man. It's not peewee ffs
Isn’t OHL the host of The Memorial Cup also. How is that going to work?
Lol so dumb
Good bye hockey. First the NHL killed itself and now junior is getting killed. Pathetic. Over what. A virus, allegedly, that none of these kids will even know they have. casedemic.
afraid the tampons will fall out onto the ice?
Because somehow slowly rubbing players out, per women's hockey, is safer? Nope.
How does this prevent anything
Don Cherry rolling over in his grave!
Just don’t have the fucking season - pathetic.
Setting up future pros for failure. Absolutely pathetic.
timandsid whatajoke
Just cancel the season at that point
Embarrassing
DamoSpin
Pathetic
Why bother?
Pardon!
Scrums are ok. But millisecond contract is bad. Good planning
Absolutely ridiculous
Y bother. Let’s destroy the game if hockey! Idiots....
Next thing they’ll stop allowing players to go on ice it’s gonna be a virtual game
timandsid Women need to stay out of hockey decisions unless it's in a women's league, hahahaha
I already don't watch the ohl.
I had to double check to make sure this wasn't a post from the TheBeaverton
Well I’m not watching
What a joke lol
Is this some kind of a bad joke 🙈
What's the penalty? -Ejection? -2 minutes for touching? -Have to sit in the corner ? -'2 for covid?' I agree with many, banning body checking will not be any safer without banning puck battles as well. Also adds a very subjective call for refs to have to determine.
Might see a lot of top end talent in the WHL next year a league that will actually being developing players for what the NHL provides, giving players a nerf participation league will have them destroyed once they get to pro levels.
Stupidity is the real pandemic and you can’t fix stupid with a mask.
Imagine
Shit like this is why Trump is going to win
Right and they’ll be asked to stay 6 feet apart...
lol but why?
If I'm draft eligable I am looking into any option of playing in Europe right now. It's unfortunate this is going to happen.
If these guys want to join our club on EASPORTSNHL 21 we’re accepting applications. Open to all physical contact, thanks.
COVID IS ACTIVATED BY BODY CHECKING. WE SAW THIS IN THE NHL NOT TOO LONG AGO
Ooh so maybe I could make the ohl this year
Hopefully stats aren't counting I'm sure someone or two will score a lot
Lol, keeping it 2020.
Jack Quinn first 70 goal getter to bust in nhl
So... they’re not playing hockey?
Uh oh snowflakes are making decisions now! Shit like this is gonna ruin hockey
This will solve everything. They gonna wear masks on the ice too and have purell on the bench?
Pardon me...
ryanwhitney6 give us the rant we need. This is absurd.
Hey, same as the NHL
Can you imagine not hitting during juniors and then stepping into a league where men are trying to put you through the boards? I wonder if the talent level of this league is going to drop dramatically with players looking to continue playing real hockey elsewhere OHLHockey
Might as well skate around with bubble wrap on each other.
What is the point of playing? No fan out there will watch that crap
Eliminating body checking won’t prevent the spread. Rugby has been back for the past few months and that’s a full-contact sport and it’s mostly been COVID free. Any positive tests have not been attributed to the fact they tackle each other.
timandsid I knew this sports was heading to pansy soccer style, first fighting now hitting
Why not just develop full face masks instead?
Pathetic
Lol why play
Another stupid policy from this ridiculous government.
Fucking soft shit.
This is NOT HOCKEY!!!!!!
waitingk KrisHingtgen bguraluick MitchNasty53 The fuck?
timandsid If I want to watch hockey without body checking I just watch women hockey instead
Absolutely ridiculous. Just a complete joke
Ha
Absolutely ridiculous. Zero chance this gets upheld. You are constantly close to your opponent in hockey, along the boards, in front of the net IN THE CORNERS. If I was a player in the OHL, I would transfer to the QMJHL, or WCHL or Europe. It will seriously hurt development.
Why not just have each player wear the bubble we've seen for years in the intermission shows.....!
billmeltzer Real question is. Will this be reflected on EASPORTSNHL ? Lol. What a joke.
.........
Shitty news outlets shouldn't be publishing an article with information that hasn't been confirmed yet.
Is this some kind of sick joke?
WTF
This isn't hockey. Change the name then. TF?
This is setting them up for a rude wake up call when they get to the show. Going from no hitting to grown ass men absolutely destroying them.
Looks like Ed Rendell’s “sissification” of society has spilled over from the US into Canada 🇨🇦
What a joke!...what is the difference in battling along the wall and body checking...
I’m sure all of the players will be wearing panties and bras
Lol ummmm double take.......what....?
So lame
Great way to ruin the development of physical players!
billmeltzer It hasnt even been decided yet
Not good for player development
That is not hockey, just cancel.
timandsid Nah nah nah. If you're taking away the most physical aspect of the game. Just cancel the season. This is fucking stupid. If you literally can't play the game, then don't even try
Lol, Maybe the CIS should play flag football too! embarrassing
Cancel the season.
The goalies are gonna be real pissed off when they see 70 SOGs night in and night out because their team can’t defend. Unreal
Then why the fuck they even playing. I’m not about to watch a god damn in-house game
Lol
ridiculous
What a waste of time them.
Lol
Why bother playing? I mean if this is because of Covid then you are still in close contact , checking or non checking will be the same risk. Games will suck because it’s going to be a penalty fest. Why not just do a 20 round shootout to decide the games lol
What’s next? A 2-minute penalty for not maintaining social distancing when defending your man within 6 feet of him?
How that penalized? 2 min for playing hockey? 5 min.
🤣🤣🤣
I think the real symptom of this virus is the lack of common sense
Terrible decision. These kids want to play pro. No hitting is rec league shinny hockey. 😡😡😡
Are they for real 🤦♂️
What in tarnation is this load of crap
Completely stupid but what do you expect when the government is involved. If you’re that concerned then don’t let them play.
Irrelevant, there won’t be a season
again, for everyone losing their minds in the comments...✍️it’s✍️just✍️for✍️one✍️season✍️
Ban ice then, they could slip and fall
Because net-front battles have 0 physical contact....
timandsid Prank. Good one.
What’s the point even playing the season if you can’t even body check
😂🤣😅
Honestly I wouldn’t play, what is this squirts?
More abject stupidity
Say what? Strange
What a fucking joke. Hopefully the league does the right thing and let's the players play in the Q or WHL, real hockey leagues.
This is bonkers, just cancel the season.
So, I’m trying to understand how a player is supposed to get the puck from an opposing player? For bonus points, has anyone done the math on transmitting a disease based on pushing/shoving vs hitting. I was previously unaware velocity of impact had been studied ? Idiots
Pathetic
So you are going to turn it into a simple game of shinny. Why have teams, just get a bunch of young kids, put sweaters on them, toss all there sticks in the middle and there is your teams. What is this hockey world coming to.
Messed up. Hearing the government is putting in season rule change that players will be penalized a game misconduct if they are caught not holding their breath while on the ice.
Shut it down. Two hand touch on ice now. Dumb.
Then I guess Fisticuffs are right put of the question. What bonehead snowflake decided this abboration.
Whatta fucking joke. Just cancel the season. This is outrageous. How many 18 year old athletes have gotten even moderately sick from Covid?
Lmao
Ciboire comment dénaturer le sport.
Yeah. That’s not going to happen! How stupid can the sport get?! Lol!!!
OMG
Are the refs gonna enforce it?Going to be a ton of penalties that will slow the game right down,noone will watch
Omg !!!! I will totally stop watching hockey. That's really unacceptable
timandsid Wouldn’t it be better to just play one team on the ice at a time, and not have both teams in the ice together ?
Lisa MacLeod is something else !!
May as well not play
I’ve been an OHL fan for my entire life but I won’t be supporting this. I won’t watch and if they allow fans I most certainly won’t buy tickets. This is insane.
What a joke
So...Just like an all star game.
lol!
What a JOKE !!
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 What a f’ing joke. Why is this person overseeing sports in our province!!! And the outbreak in the Q didn’t originate from body checking. SERIOUSLY, WHAT A JOKE!!!
Maybe we should re-examine the spirit of the game. The origin of 'checking' the opposing player was to merely separate the player from the puck. Since when did it turn into 'give the player a concussion'?
The insanity continues!
timandsid Cancel the season
So in other words the OHL will look like a cross between the NHL All Star game and a Leafs game?
Bahahaha
prostreetnova14
LMFAO just don’t play then
Former SpitsHockey season ticket holder and avid fan. You can count me out of watching if this decision holds true. Hockey cannot be played without some form of contact. Better off to not play during the pandemic.
So ridiculous..MacLeodLisa
If there is no hitting it's not hockey..... sorry, not sorry
🤣😂
it's slashy season boys!!!
😂😂😂
This is by far the dumbest thing I have ever seen/heard. Check yourselves OHLHockey
...and there will be no more fu*king on PornHub until 2022. 🤨
The world has lost its fucking mind! Can we just split society in two already?
Please tell me this is a joke
Bartzy14 HA should make for some compelling hockey.
Unbelievable 😳🙉🥴🥴🥴
How does this make any sense at all? If you’re that concerned then don’t play, maybe we should tell them to stay 6 feet apart as well.
What constitutes a body check? Allowed to rub someone off the puck, battle on the boards, or use strength to turn the puck over? Clearly those things are necessary & have more contact than a quick open ice hit. This is insanity. How many Ontario kids WONT get drafted next year?
How the hell does body checking spread covid? You either have it or you don't. If you have it your are going to spread it on the ice. Might as well cancel the season. Would be like the NFL changing to flag football. How about test the players genius.
WHAT
Shut it down
Am I a bear now? Did I sleep through winter and it's the first day of April? Must be bc there's no way this report can be real!
Soft.
Lmao it’s coming wait in 20 years Maitland1929
PuckAuthority1 As long as they can drop the gloves I'm good!
Lol imagine thinking this was still hockey. Might as well just walk around in full body condoms
So they won’t be playing hockey this season
Now this, is the dumbest shit I’ve seen in a while.
Seems unfair to the kids that have been training their entire lives for a chance they prove to be in the NHL and now can’t use their full abilities. Just test and play like the NHL did. The NHL has a successful testing plan, maybe just shorten their season and test more frequent?
Absolutely a joke
Cross checks are going to be through the roof
What about the WJHC? When you play Canada there’s no hitting?
It's only for one season everyone.
'Lisa MacLeod, Ontario’s minister of sport, confirmed the decision on Friday afternoon.' It's rumored that the Progressive Conservative gov is considering changing the rules for a hand pass in the Ontario Hockey League from a play stoppage to sending you directly to Gulag.
I just want to watch some hockey. I'll give it a chance but I'm not too hopeful.
Gay
Cancel the season
timandsid
Totally absurd. You either call the season off if you are so paranoid but banning Bodychecks does fuck all. Send the young stars to Europe
Then just turn the sticks upside down and call it what it is
This is the worst decision ever, don’t even play, ridiculous
Is there a point to playing hockey at the OHL level or above without body checking? I am at a loss.
Oh wow sm fun guys
Lol. Because “science”. This might be a new level of stupidity by fordnation onpoli
I’m curious about the speed of play without hitting.. as in the elite kids not having a fear about cutting through the middle. I get a full season with no hitting could create issues for the following season, but it could open up the game a little.
YEGCanadiens Wtf?
Hahaha what Isn’t this called indoor soccer?
timandsid Lame!!!!!
❌False Claim: The Ontario Hockey League will not have body checking this season due to a virus w/99% survival rate. Our team has concluded this to be demonstrably false. Fact: the Ontario league won’t have hockey, they will be playing Sarcastaball while wearing bubble suits
How fucking lame. Soft as baby shit.
Lol figure skating
This is so soft. Should be great for their development. Im sure they’ll adapt well when they make the jump to the AHL/NHL.
just cancel the season, who wants to watch pond hockey games with no contact and 16-12 scores. hockeyisdead
zmanisles Why even play
spittinchiclets boys I know you’re on hiatus for a month, but how about an emergency episode to discuss?
LOL this is what happens when A woman is in charge of a mans sport. Has she ever even laced up a pair of skates and played hockey? Somebody needs to take away MacLeodLisa ability to make any decision and get someone in charge who actually knows a thing or two about hockey
The OHL is embarrassing! 🙄
Ban the pumpkin patch
timandsid This is not a rod hockey table. This is the OHL.
Ok so now they'll just wrestle in the corner and fight for a puck longer then they would with hitting.
Now is this medically and science proven? Or we just drawing at straws? If it’s scientifically proven that no checking helps, I am good with it but if it’s just for optics sake, not good.
Hahahahahaha what? No, seriously: what?
Seriously!! I know the conservatives are a bunch of idiots but this is even beyond that… I could see Full face visors… But getting rid of body contact Just more folding under political pressure. Congrats MacLeodLisa another win for your Cons 🙄🙄🙄
Just canceled the season at this point, have OHL players even hit the ice of TC yet
And nobody will watch it.
Everyone getting participation awards too? OHLHockey
Dumbbbb
This is a joke right?
Lol what
No face offs either? Lol.
So you can ride for hours on a bus to games, but 3 seconds of body checking will somehow prevent the spread?
timandsid Ridiculous!!
LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
No matter where you fall on the political spectrum, this is the stupidest decision ever. How does this prevent transmission at all? All it does is mess with the game.
Ridiculous this is what happens when government gets involved in sport. OHL I won’t be watching one game this season if you stay on this path.
And we thought 2020 couldn't get any dumber.
Oh my.
So long development for prospects
timandsid Simply the appearance of doing something. Are they going to allow only one player to retrieve the puck in the corner too? “No puck battles boys...you might breathe moistly on each other.”
What’s next? No fights too?
This is the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard, and I just watched a Trudeau press conference
Sheesh
Why
They should wear masks and have to stay 6 feet apart also
timandsid THIS IS HILARIOUS
People complaining obviously haven’t watched a women’s game, or any game involving players under the age of 13. There’s a reason why kids can dangle and skate better than before. They aren’t getting body parts blown apart before they’re 16.
timandsid An absolute joke. Why even play? You’re expecting to have kids go into the NHL after a season of no checking ? Shame on MacLeodLisa, she doesn’t have a clue about hockey, let alone sports or culture. The OHLHockey shouldn’t stand for this garbage. Destroying the game.
Can’t be April fools joke because it’s October
Wow. This is scary. Just cancel hockey.
Next, no faceoffs. All goals, you take the puck behind the net and start. No one in the penalty box because it isn't sanitized between people. 6 people per locker room, which means upwards of 3 locker rooms per team. Limited number of passenger per bus, so more busses needed, ect
Cancel the season
🤦🏼♂️
timandsid Just cancel the season. Christ sakes! What a joke
Is it April 1st?
huh? why lol this is dumb
I’m sure there will be zero players that try and play two feet taller now
Just cancel the season. Pointless.
what
Does anyone know why?
Makes zero sense
Just cancel the season in that case; does no one any good to play pseudo-hockey
This isn't gonna stop covid, like not at all
Wtf
I don’t watch junior hockey seeing as I live in the states, so I don’t care about the entertainment value here. But what will this do to the players’ development?
What the fuck?
BREAKING: The OHL has just turned into every weeknight beer league! BizNasty2point0 ryanwhitney6
Haha yea right
Lots like going to a dentist to get cholesterol checked.
Hurting the chances of OHL prospects to be drafted. This is ridiculous. Pretending to do something. Kids hoping to get drafted should play in another league.
Cannot wait for the 30 year old man boys to comment about this
Good Ole LIBANADA
Make them wear these and keep contact. Doesn’t take a genius to know that eliminating contact will do little to nothing to reduce the spread.
RIP Sports
This is getting ridiculous
The comment section is filled with dinosaur brains
Insane .. I’m at a loss for words
Wonder how the players are going to feel about this
Watering down the product of the game and bringing less eyes to what makes hockey great. Sue me for that take.
What sport are they calling it ?
Definitely ruins the game and hinders their development. Wouldn't pay to watch it.
Perfect! Ban shooting too! And Face offs and line changes! This will definitely help with COVID
Sick league ryanwhitney6 BizNasty2point0
LMAO, why is fucking Twitter warning me before retweeting this?
Absolutely stunning. What? At the OHL level?!!!
Hahaha that's a funny joke.
pham1717 So why would these kids play in that league?
what the fuck?
Liberals are loving it
Ridiculous, why play
🤡🤡🤡
Attendance is already brutal for most team. This may cripple them
Lol
That’s terrible news!! rickrose13 hinesy55
Oh but football is ok. WTF
Ridiculous!
OnHL: Ontario not Hockey League
Ontario House League
Trash OHLHockey Guys are still gonna be bumping and touching and in corners. Lol body checking will not matter one bit against Covid. This is actually embarrassing.
Why not just wear bubbles Dumb
Absolutely Ridiculous
I assume kids will be tested before the game. In order to play you have to be negative. They’ll all be in a change room and sitting shoulder to shoulder on a bench. On a team bus together etc. What exactly does the government think this will achieve
Lol, ok.
must be satire... why not play badminton instead
Ridiculous. Cancel the season if the dangers are so high. This is purely a way to make money during a pandemic
2020
This is going to be a gong show LOL!
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Do you know how many players are gonna look 10× better because of this? Unreal
So dumb. If you're testing players for COVID then why are you removing body checking? Smh.
Ridiculous. Why don’t they wear full visors if they’re that worried about players catching the virus?
LehnerFan So what you’re saying is, it’s going to be more like middle school gym hockey? Fanfuckingtastic! What’s next, the puck is going to be made of foam?
What a joke... incredibly asinine from the league, 100’s of soccer leagues are going about things just fine with full contact as well as other sports and even hockey leagues.
😂 😂 clownin 🤡
Would love to hear the irrational rationale behind this move. Fail.
Terrible decision, these kids will be eaten alive whenever they start playing professional level hockey. Follow the NHLs COVID protocols and you won’t have a single positive test.
So dumb
It might not have people watching then either.
I understand this but like why bother having a season if you can’t even body check. Imagine going from a season with no body checking to (possibly) making the NHL and adjusting to the fact that you will get hit more times than not.
But scrums in the corners for pucks are ok !!!! Let them play!!! It’s getting ridiculous!!
Well that sucks
buckscube96 imagine if when you played this happened ... you’d be in the show for sure
good luck with that
mcavoyk
In case you missed it...The OHL IS THAT stupid. Hell, you might as well make them 3 on 3 games for 60 minutes or put pylons on the ice! Prepare yourself for scores that could very well be ripped from NFL or CFL games.
Bet the over!
I can’t wait to see the Oilers pick an OHL guy with their first pick
Whats the point of even playing then.
Oh
Sure hope this stays just in the OHL and not the rest of CHL. What a farce.
How is it possible
Good call, don’t need it
May as well take out face-offs, corner battles and any net front presence for that matter, or perhaps you have an alternate agenda 😒🤦
pham1717 Will CTV have live coverage of Don Cherry's head exploding?
That does literally nothing to address the problem
Hey let’s create soft NHLers who will go play in the OHL for 2-5 years and won’t be use to hitting so when they get to the NHL and ran over by a guy like Kassian or or Looch and they will cry and die.
Might as well not a play
And if they do throw a check? Two minute penalty? Yeah, that will show Covid we mean business. What a joke. We breath the same air. We will all be exposed at some point.
... then it aint hockey.
this is just stupid
Let’s play football but no tackling allowed
Brutal. Some kids games are based off of physical play.
This is what happens when you have a moron like MacLeodLisa in charge of this. It's hockey Lisa contact is part of the game without hitting or body checking they might as well be figure skating. fordnation
Is this satire I had to make sure it wasn’t a babylon bee article
Fucking joke
PenaltyBoxRadio Cancel. The. Season.
WTF.....
Lmao
Half of the people who have commented on this watch Jr hockey for two weeks a year.
Bullshit
Why even play 🤔
So when the cfl does start next year then will the argos and Ticats just hug there opponents then. Then what’s the point of playing this is stupid and the league will realize it soon enough.
RIP D*n Ch*rry
Geeks will love this.
What? Shinny? Will they be allowed to raise the puck?
Pathetic
How does a player re-train himself to not body check? Seems like that would be incredibly difficult.
Lmao..... will they have little flags hanging out so if an opposing player grabs it, they have to stop? lol
here for everyone red, nude, mad, and showing their ass online about this decision
Lol, this is sooo stupid. I have no idea how to reply to this. I'm in disbelief that I've even read this. Just cancel the season, no bodychecking, who's going to watch that shit?
markscheig Having players wear full face visors would be more effective and wouldn't risk the integrity of the game.
😂😂😂cancel the season
What a fuckin joke. Yes, a fuckin joke
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Thought this was a Beaverton article.
Good freaken Gawd that's idiotic.
3 on 3....what a joke!!
Lol stupidest thing I've heard in my life
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Lmao! What!
This is so dumb. If this bothers you fuck and hide back under that rock. theleftruinseverything
Tf
Flag Puck, is that a thing?
Why bother to even play good lord.
LOL
I feel for these guys man. Thats gonna be tough. Some guys have rolls that completely depend on forchecking and grinding.
Just a whole lot of finger wagging gonna happen.
MikeGrinnell_ spittinchiclets
Please just cancel the season. That isn't hockey.
We used to call that playing shinny.
what's next no hitting or tackling in Football? SMH
Lol
is it better than no hockey at all...of course...but when you take a fundamental part of the game away the product is not the same and some players will lose a strong aspect of their individual games..
However the World Juniors, Olympics, Memorial Cup and the NHL will still have bodychecking.
Why even bother playing haha
Lol
'If these underpaid kids can't entertain me to 100% of what I expect, then cancel the league and hinder their development. My enjoyment is what matters most, not their health and safety.'
Are they allowed to raise the puck? 🙄
WHAT ?
Might as well ban pucks too. We can’t have the refs spreading germs everywhere when they pick up the puck
Embarrassing
shinny hockey wow. How does this translate to the NHL?
What a joke. Just going way too far . Why play then
Good luck.
Soccer on ice.
no body checking now everyone single file into the locker rooms
Disgusting bullshit
Lame
It's April 1st already?
Bruh
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