Some disappointing Calgary Flames news from a report by Postmedia’s Sammy Hudes, and this disappointment didn’t take place on the ice. With the coronavirus outbreak causing a pause to mass gatherings in Alberta and elsewhere, folks were concerned about Saddledome employees who won’t be working events due to these circumstances. It sounds like they won’t be paid going forward.
Asked at Thursday’s press conference what would happen to part-time employees, Flames CEO John Bean said things had to be figured out. By Friday? Well, things had been figured out:
On Friday, the Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation — which owns the Flames, the WHL’s Calgary Hitmen and the NLL’s Calgary Roughnecks — said in an email to hourly and event staff they will not be paid for cancelled shifts during the stoppage, beyond shifts which had been scheduled for the day prior.