mask during hockey will not impact children’s performance, according to a new study from the University of Saskatchewan amid the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.The study looked at the effect mask wearing had on youth hockey players between the ages of nine and 14.
Saskatchewan premier apologizes to those left without health care due to COVID-19 “COVID-19 is quite easily transmitted during hockey,” said principal investigator Phil Chilibeck.“The players are playing close to each other, they’re breathing hard, and the arenas don’t have that great of ventilation.”Researchers found wearing a mask didn’t negatively affect players’ performance on the ice, and didn’t have much impact on their physiology.“A little bit lower oxygen levels at.