September 28, 2020

HOCKEY MANITOBA RELEASES VERSION 2

OF RETURN TO PLAY PLAN

Hockey Manitoba is pleased to release Version 2 of our Return to Play (RTP) plan as we prepare to enter Phase 3 and the start of regular season competition
 

Phase 3 of Hockey Manitoba’s Return to Play plan involving regular season competition will begin on Thursday October 1, 2020 for Regions, Leagues, and Accredited Sports Schools that have been already approved by Hockey Manitoba. 
 
All Regions, Leagues, and Accredited Sports Schools were required to submit Protocol Compliance Documents to Hockey Manitoba by September 15, 2020.  At this time, a number of Regions and Leagues have not yet been approved to proceed into Phase 3.

Hockey Manitoba will be posting a list of Regions, Leagues, and Accredited Sports Schools that have been approved for Phase 3 to the Return to Play section of our website on Thursday October 1, 2020.  This list will be updated on a frequent basis.

MANDATORY FACE MASKS

Effective Monday September 28, 2020, players, coaches, staff, volunteers, spectators, and officials will be required to wear face masks in facilities where Hockey Manitoba-sanctioned activities take place.

Players and officials are not required to wear face masks while on the ice engaging in physical activity but are required to wear masks in the dressing room prior to going on the ice.  Team officials, including coaches, are required to wear face masks while on the bench.

Masks will also be mandatory for all facilitators and participants attending in-person coaching and officiating clinics across the province.

The major updates included in Version 2 of the RTP plan are summarized on page 5 of the Hockey Manitoba Return to Play plan – Version 2.

SPORT MANITOBA UPDATE

Following the decision on Friday September 25, 2020 by Manitoba's public health officials to elevate the Pandemic Response System level for the Winnipeg Metropolitan Region to Restricted (orange), Sport Manitoba released an update (included below) which specifically addresses how the Province's announcement affects athletic activity in the province.

The maximum occupancy of 10 people indoors and outdoors and the wearing of masks does not apply to those actively engaging in athletic or fitness activities. 
 

It is of critical importance that all Provincial Sport Organizations and members continue to follow their Return to Play plans and protocols with emphasis on the fundamentals to help stop the spread of COVID-19.
 

1. Stay home if you feel sick
2. Wash/sanitize your hands, cover your cough and physically distance 
when you are with people outside of your household                        
3. If you cannot physically distance, you should wear a mask to help 
reduce your risk 
4. Reduce the number of close contacts outside your household,
and avoid closed-in or crowded spaces

For more information on Hockey Manitoba's Return to Play plan, please visit hockeymanitoba.ca/return-to-play/.

Thank you.

- Hockey Manitoba

 

August 12, 2020

HOCKEY MANITOBA RECEIVES APPROVAL FOR PHASE 2
OF RETURN TO PLAY PLAN

Hockey Manitoba is pleased to announce to its members that the Province of Manitoba has approved Phase 2 of the Return to Play (RTP) Plan - Version 1.  

The approval of Phase 2 will allow sanctioned programs to safely resume, following the protocols set by Hockey Manitoba beginning September 1, 2020.

Any programs wishing to begin prior to this date are required to submit a request in writing to Hockey Manitoba.  Hockey Manitoba continues to work closely with Hockey Canada, Sport Manitoba, and the Province of Manitoba and we look forward to announcing the approval for Phase 3 of the RTP plan. 
 

The RTP document incorporates the current requirements outlined in Stages 1 - 4 of the Government of Manitoba’s Restoring Safe Services Plan, health and safety guidelines from Hockey Canada, and programming, registration and sanctioning for Hockey Manitoba.

Part of our commitment includes an ongoing and regular review of protocols based on the latest recommended COVID-19 health precautions, which will help to enhance the positive hockey experience under the province’s health directives. 

The Return to Hockey Plan has three phases:

• Phase 1 - On-ice skill development (non-contact), online meetings and clinics, non-sanctioned activities
• Phase 2 (approved August 12, 2020 and will begin with sanctioned activity starting on September 1, 2020) - on-ice skill development (non-contact), drills, team tactics, online or in-person clinics, tryouts
• Phase 3 (subject to approval from the Province of Manitoba) - regular season competition (contact), game play (contact), practices (contact), travel

Hockey Manitoba would like to reiterate to its members that all hockey camps, skills sessions, recreational leagues, and tournaments that are currently operating in the province are not sanctioned by Hockey Manitoba.  The reopening of arenas in Manitoba begun as of June 1, 2020 as facilities were able to open along with Phase 2 of the Manitoba Restoring Safe Services plan.  

For more information, please visit www.hockeymanitoba.ca/return-to-play/.
 
Thank you.

 - Hockey Manitoba