Good morning fans of the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Ontario Hockey League, and people who love to be confused by government officials who have no idea what is even happening.
Here in Ontario we have a Minister for Sport in the provincial government and her name is Lisa MacLeod. She used to be an important member of the cabinet but her first role was so poorly done she got bumped all the way down to being the lunch room monitor of the cabinet.
MacLeod is the person who has been running around telling everyone that here can't be an Ontario Hockey League (OHL) season during the COVID-19 pandemic unless the players on opposing teams refrain from touching each other:
Official response from the OHL on the Minister of Sport's comments about bodychecking: “Until such time as we arrive at an agreed upon Return to Play protocol with the Government of Ontario, the League will have no further comment on the matter of body contact.