The Belleville Senators’ fourth season in the American Hockey League won’t start until December 4, 2020 at the earliest.
The AHL’s Board of Governors held its annual meeting on Thursday afternoon and decided to push the start of the 2020/21 season at the recommendation of the league’s Return to Play task force.
The league says it will continue to monitor developments in the COVID-19 health crisis and will work with local health officials in all 31 member cities as part of its return to play protocol.
More details on the rest of the schedule for the upcoming season have yet to be determined.
In a separate statement the Belleville Senators say the team is “in full support of the decision” and that the “health and safety of Senators fans, partners and staff remain the organization’s highest priority”.
The team is encouraging people to “continue prioritizing your health and that of others as we continue measures to limit the spread of COVID-19”.
