(CHL file photo)

By rdnewsNOW Staff

No Champion This Year

CHL announces cancellation of 2021 Memorial Cup

Apr 13, 2021 | 11:29 AM

The Canadian Hockey League, in association with its three member leagues, the Western Hockey League, Ontario Hockey League, and Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, has made the very difficult decision to cancel the 2021 Memorial Cup.

“The CHL is committed to the health and safety of our players, their families and billets, our teams, staff and officials, and the communities in which we play. That has driven all of our difficult decisions for the last year as we have dealt with this global pandemic,” said CHL President Dan MacKenzie, in a press release Tuesday. “The decision was made based on the limitations on travel, border restrictions, and quarantining requirements that would make it impossible to produce league champions.”

CHL officials say the Memorial Cup is steeped in tradition and is one of the most difficult trophies to win in all of sport. The CHL looks forward to presenting it next season to the championship club that has earned the right to hoist it.

The OHL was scheduled to host the 2021 Memorial Cup in either Oshawa or Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.

The 2020 Memorial Cup, scheduled to be held in Kelowna, B.C., was cancelled last year.

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Further decisions regarding the timing and location of the 2022 Memorial Cup will be announced at a later date.

With files from the Canadian Press