As professional sports teams across North America mull whether or not to require fans to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to attend games in person, two of B.C.B次元官网网址檚 junior hockey leagues are still weighing their options.

On Friday, a spokesperson for the BC Hockey League, which has 18 teams B次元官网网址� 17 in B.C. and one in Washington B次元官网网址� said that the league does not currently have a plan in place to require fans to be vaccinated, but B次元官网网址渨eB次元官网网址檙e having discussions and weighing our options.B次元官网网址�

The Lower Mainland-based Pacific Junior Hockey League is also in wait-and-see mode, with commissioner Trevor Alto telling Black Press Media that B次元官网网址渟afety protocols are an ongoing discussionB次元官网网址� for all leagues moving forward.

Earlier this week, the National Hockey LeagueB次元官网网址檚 Winnipeg Jets announced that fans would need to be fully vaccinated to attend homes games this upcoming season, and some other clubs B次元官网网址� including the Vancouver Canucks B次元官网网址� are expected to follow suit. In the U.S., the NBAB次元官网网址檚 Brooklyn Nets also announced Friday that fans would have to be vaccinated in order to enter their arena.

Alto added that the league will take its cues from the government and health experts.

B次元官网网址淲e feel it is important to allow our governing bodies to advise if certain protocols are needed as they have the expertise readily available. Should a direction on specific vaccine protocols be put in place we would 100 per cent comply to the best of our abilities,B次元官网网址� he said, adding that the league is in close communication with BC Hockey, Hockey Canada and ViaSport BC B次元官网网址渙n all the issuesB次元官网网址� surrounding the next hockey season.

The BCHL announced in April that a , while the PJHL has not yet released its schedule for the 2021-22 season.

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