Games prior to the Youth Hockey World Cup were postponed

RED DEER, Alberta (AP) – The pre-tournament game in World Championship hockey was postponed on Saturday due to COVID-19 highs.

Hockey Canada announced that it had changed its schedule due to the “changing epidemiological situation” of the omicron transformation of COVID-19. The warm-up games were scheduled to start on Sunday, and Canada will face Switzerland in Red Deer. The tournament is scheduled to begin on Sunday, December 26th.

Although the updated schedule has not yet been finalized, pre-tournament games will not begin until Thursday. Hockey Canada also suspended sales of pre-tournament tickets. There were eleven games in the pre-tournament schedule, with each team playing at least two games.

The teams arrived in Canada this week. Players and staff were required to produce two negative tests before leaving for Canada, and they have been tested every day since their arrival.