The East Division -- which sees all seven of its teams, including the Moose Jaw Warriors, playing all games in Regina’s Brandt Centre while limiting outside exposure as much as possible -- is now the only division to not see a COVID-19 case after the first positive was detected in a U.S. Division team on Friday.
The Tri-City Americans have shut down all team activities and postponed games through Apr. 21 after a single player was found to have contracted the virus during the league’s regular weekly testing regime.
The U.S. Division, like the B.C. and Central Divisions, is allowing teams to travel but not allowing fans in buildings.
That decision has resulted in each of those divisions losing a team or teams for multiple games as positive tests have been found.
The B.C. Division’s Kelowna Rockets were the first to be hit, with seven players and staff eventually coming down with COVID-19 after the first positives were found on Mar. 18. They were shut down for 14 days after playing only two games on Mar. 28 and returned to the ice on Apr. 16, having missed nine games that have yet to be rescheduled.
Central Division took their hit on Apr. 9 when a player with the Calgary Hitmen tested positive, which also affected the Medicine Hat Tigers as the last team to play them before the outbreak. Medicine Hat only returned to the Ice on Friday night, Calgary has yet to play since.
Teams in the East Division each have six games remaining on their 24-game schedule.
