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No bodychecking in the OHL this season & prospects update

OSHAWA, ON - FEBRUARY 23: Will Cuylle #13 of the Windsor Spitfires skates during an OHL game against the Oshawa Generals at the Tribute Communities Centre on February 23, 2020 in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Chris Tanouye/Getty Images)

How will this new rule affect New York Rangers prospects?

When the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), one of the three major junior leagues in Canada, resumes play, bodychecking will not be allowed in league play this season. According to the Associated Press, Lisa MacLeod, Ontario’s Minister of Sport said that “removing purposeful physical contact is a necessity for all sports in the province to slow the spread of COVID-19.