The Newfoundland Growlers have returned to the province following the ECHL’s decision to suspend the season until further notice.
ECHL announced that they are suspending the 2019-20 season for the safety of fans, players and employees.
The ECHL suspends play for the 2019-20 season.
📰: https://t.co/QB4QL2YLJC pic.twitter.com/UjiCHPFHGR— ECHL (@ECHL) March 12, 2020
Growlers COO Glenn Stanford says after a discussion with the board of governors, all teams were instructed to get their teams home.
Stanford, who has been involved with the local sports community for decades, says he has never seen anything like this and not many people have. He says they are concerned, like everybody else in the world, but having to postpone games is minor compared to other global issues.
Stanford states that safety is the most important thing right now.
The Newfoundland Growlers will provide more updates for future games as information becomes available.
National Leagues put seasons on pause
No basketball, no NHL, no baseball. The NBA suspended its season last night and the NHL has just followed suit.
Major League Baseball has suspended its spring training games, and delayed the start of its 2020 season by at least two weeks.
The NHL is only a few weeks away from the playoffs, whereas that would be the time baseball would begun the season.
The NHL pauses the 2019-20 season. pic.twitter.com/bCi776ZFqX
— NHL (@NHL) March 12, 2020
NBA To Suspend Season Following Tonight's Games pic.twitter.com/2PTx2fkLlW
— NBA (@NBA) March 12, 2020
