On Wednesday, the 2021 IIHF Women's World Championship was canceled after the province of Nova Scotia did not feel comfortable hosting it following an uptick of COVID-19 cases.The news was unexpected after the province's chief medical officer of health, Dr. Robert Strang, said just a day prior that everything was a go. According to Hockey Canada, protocols were in place to keep the players and staff away from the public during the event to be heldMay 6-16 in Halifax and Truro.While everyone
https://www.mttwinsshop.com/minnesota-twins/harmon-killebrew-jersey understands the desire to keep Nova Scotians safe from COVID-19 the province reported a spike in cases the move left the players from the 10 nations that were set to compete heartbroken. On Thursday, a number of them took
https://www.mttwinsshop.com/minnesota-twins/kirby-puckett-jersey to social media.Women's World Championship canceled: "Today we were supposed to find out our roster," said Canada forward Blayre Turnbull, who hails from Nova Scotia. "The other teams were supposed to arrive in Halifax. I was so excited for them to experience what it's like to play hockey in Nova Scotia, to feel the pride of the people here, but instead we are packing our bags to head home where we will once again wait for answers as to what next."I am completely disappointed in the province of Nova Scotias decision to cancel the 2021 WWC.The health and safety of the people in Nova Scotia has always been our number one priority. To ensure this, Hockey Canada, our medical staff, and the IIHF put these protocols in place: Blayre Turnbull (@katbt617) USA captain Kendall Coyne Schofield tweeted a statement Thursday night. The team was scheduled to bus
https://www.mttwinsshop.com/minnesota-twins/joe-mauer-jersey to Halifax on Thursday."We are all wrecked. Devastated for so many reasons," she wrote. "But to learn that there was no contingency plan and the IIHF is letting 250 of the best players in the world return to their homes today with, 'we are seeking new dates' is simply unacceptable."Coyne Schofield calledfor more transparency and answers, asking why the tournament wasn't moved like the U18 Men's World Championship, in which the host, USA Hockey, moved it from Michigan to Texas."Like so many of us, I'm tired of saying this ...but even more exhausted from feeling it: Women's hockey, once again, deserves more and better," she added. "We deserve a World Championship before the end of this hockey season it has
https://www.mttwinsshop.com/minnesota-twins/fernando-rodney-jersey been 739 days since the last." (The 2020 edition was canceled because of the pandemic.)We Deserve To Compete In The World Championships... Kendall Coyne Schofield (@KendallCoyne) Canada defenseman Sarah Nurse also posted a reaction to the news, stating, "I'm beyond frustrated."I am so sad. The protocols, the time & the energy put into having our first World Championship in over 2 years.. completely kiboshed (the day before team arrivals) with zero discu sion. We are such a resilient group and weve shown it over & over again but Im beyond frustrated. Sarah Nurse (@nursey16) Forward Jill Saulnier, who also hails from Halifax, posted on Instagram her thoughts, which included repeatedly stating the protocols undertaken and how the safety of the province was of the utmost importance."I woke up with a pit in my stomach today. I wish it was from game day nerves, but it wasn
https://www.mttwinsshop.com/minnesota-twins/anibal-sanchez-jersey 't," she began, before concluding:"I love this province, but I am so disappointed in the decision to rob us of this dream." jill saulnier (@jill_saulnier)
On Wednesday, the 2021 IIHF Women's World Championship was canceled after the province of Nova Scotia did not feel comfortable hosting it following an uptick of COVID-19 cases.The news was unexpected after the province's chief medical officer of health, Dr. Robert Strang, said just a day prior that everything was a go. According to Hockey Canada, protocols were in place to keep the players and staff away from the public during the event to be heldMay 6-16 in Halifax and Truro.While everyone https://www.mttwinsshop.com/minnesota-twins/harmon-killebrew-jersey understands the desire to keep Nova Scotians safe from COVID-19 the province reported a spike in cases the move left the players from the 10 nations that were set to compete heartbroken. On Thursday, a number of them took https://www.mttwinsshop.com/minnesota-twins/kirby-puckett-jersey to social media.Women's World Championship canceled: "Today we were supposed to find out our roster," said Canada forward Blayre Turnbull, who hails from Nova Scotia. "The other teams were supposed to arrive in Halifax. I was so excited for them to experience what it's like to play hockey in Nova Scotia, to feel the pride of the people here, but instead we are packing our bags to head home where we will once again wait for answers as to what next."I am completely disappointed in the province of Nova Scotias decision to cancel the 2021 WWC.The health and safety of the people in Nova Scotia has always been our number one priority. To ensure this, Hockey Canada, our medical staff, and the IIHF put these protocols in place: Blayre Turnbull (@katbt617) USA captain Kendall Coyne Schofield tweeted a statement Thursday night. The team was scheduled to bus https://www.mttwinsshop.com/minnesota-twins/joe-mauer-jersey to Halifax on Thursday."We are all wrecked. Devastated for so many reasons," she wrote. "But to learn that there was no contingency plan and the IIHF is letting 250 of the best players in the world return to their homes today with, 'we are seeking new dates' is simply unacceptable."Coyne Schofield calledfor more transparency and answers, asking why the tournament wasn't moved like the U18 Men's World Championship, in which the host, USA Hockey, moved it from Michigan to Texas."Like so many of us, I'm tired of saying this ...but even more exhausted from feeling it: Women's hockey, once again, deserves more and better," she added. "We deserve a World Championship before the end of this hockey season it has https://www.mttwinsshop.com/minnesota-twins/fernando-rodney-jersey been 739 days since the last." (The 2020 edition was canceled because of the pandemic.)We Deserve To Compete In The World Championships... Kendall Coyne Schofield (@KendallCoyne) Canada defenseman Sarah Nurse also posted a reaction to the news, stating, "I'm beyond frustrated."I am so sad. The protocols, the time & the energy put into having our first World Championship in over 2 years.. completely kiboshed (the day before team arrivals) with zero discu sion. We are such a resilient group and weve shown it over & over again but Im beyond frustrated. Sarah Nurse (@nursey16) Forward Jill Saulnier, who also hails from Halifax, posted on Instagram her thoughts, which included repeatedly stating the protocols undertaken and how the safety of the province was of the utmost importance."I woke up with a pit in my stomach today. I wish it was from game day nerves, but it wasn https://www.mttwinsshop.com/minnesota-twins/anibal-sanchez-jersey 't," she began, before concluding:"I love this province, but I am so disappointed in the decision to rob us of this dream." jill saulnier (@jill_saulnier)
