The Montreal Canadiens sport towards the Philadelphia Flyers was held Thursday night on the Bell Centre however with none spectators in attendance on the request of Quebec Public Well being.
The Canadiens made the announcement Thursday afternoon amid a surge of COVID-19 instances within the province.
“We have now accepted this request with a view to assist guarantee the protection and safety of our followers and fellow residents all through our group,” the assertion reads.
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The Habs additionally said that they have been assured of their capability to return in January 2022. The state of affairs will then shift to a partial-capacity state of affairs. Nevertheless, the crew acknowledges that the measures may alter at any level, relying on how the COVID-19 outbreak develops.
The crew specifies that ticket holders for conferences on the Bell Centre might be contacted immediately by the field workplace.
In the course of the common season final winter, no spectators have been allowed into the Bell Centre. In the course of the playoffs, the capability expanded from 2,500 to three,500 to 7,500 spectators. The restrict was additionally 7,500 spectators throughout the pre-season video games this fall, then the authorities gave the inexperienced mild to fill the Bell Centre to full capability in time for the house opener on Oct. 16.
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The utmost capability of the Bell Centre is 21,105 spectators.
The Rocket, the Canadiens’ American Hockey League membership in Laval, will likewise be with out spectators when it meets the Windfall Bruins on Friday, in accordance with the Canadiens.
An replace might be supplied on Friday in anticipation of Saturday’s sport towards the Boston Bruins — the final scheduled on the Bell Centre in 2021.
— With recordsdata from the Canadian Press
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