Memorial Cup in Kelowna is officially cancelled
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The Canadian Hockey League has officially cancelled the playoffs in the Western Hockey League, the Ontario Hockey League and the Quebec Major Junior League.
That also means the cancellation of the Memorial Cup in Kelowna that had been scheduled for May 22 to 31 at Prospera Place.
“We are truly devastated to not be bringing this event to Kelowna in May,” said 2020 Memorial Cup Committee Chair, Tom Dyas. “We’ve been working so hard with our local committee, partners, sponsors and volunteers over the last year and having to cancel this event is something that we never expected. We know that the health and safety of the community needs to come first, so we are supportive of the CHL’s decision to cancel the 2020 Memorial Cup.”
“These are unprecedented times in our leagues, it will be the first time that a team isn’t hoisting a Memorial Cup at the end of the season,” said Bruce Hamilton, Owner, President and General Manager of the Kelowna Rockets. “We had a lot of discussions within our leagues and with the CHL over the past weeks. It was a tough decision to cancel the Memorial Cup, but with the uncertainty right now, we feel that it is the right one.”
