It’s time to get out the grey tarps and sell some really big ads. Arena capacity is to be cut in Ontario to a maximum of 1,000.
The Maple Leafs are set to resume play in Ottawa on Saturday, one day after the change in limits will take place. The Marlies are playing today in Belleville, so that have should fall under the current 50% capacity rules.
In the latest set of games postponed, the NHL removed quite a few games set for Canadian rinks to try to avoid playing to 50% ticket sales. The theory they’re going on is that things will be better in the future, and they’ll have full arenas.