The Toronto Marlies will now be shutdown for the remainder of April. This will make the full period of the cancellations April 15 to 28, and that period plus the vague reference to “Toronto Public Health workplace guidelines” seems to indicate the closure is due to the new measures undertaken today by Toronto Public Health in the absence of provincial action on workplace outbreaks.
Throughout this season, the AHL has reported very little information about COVID-19 outbreaks on teams. The Maple Leafs recalled Rasmus Sandin and Timothy Liljegren after the initial outbreak on the Marlies, and they would have to pass NHL testing protocols, but it seems, in the absence of clear policies, that no one else can be recalled in this closure period.