COVID-19.Vancouver had been considered a frontrunner to host 12 NHL teams in an attempt to award the Stanley Cup, after the league paused the regular season on March 12 because of the pandemic, with 189 games remaining.Provincial health officer Dr.
Bonnie Henry had signed off on Vancouver as a host, provided that “a very strict modified team quarantine” was followed.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]This meant that any players, coaches or staff coming from outside the country would have to quarantine for 14 days upon arrival in B.C., but could quarantine as a group instead of individually.