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On March 2, league director Denis Vaucher announced the postponement of the playoffs due to the Federal Council’s ban on major events due to the corona virus.
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The quarter-final series ZSC Lions against Lugano …
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… train against Friborg …
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The hockey season is being canceled in Germany and Austria.
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So there is no master in the DEL and EBEL this season.
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The representatives of the NL and SL clubs brooded on Tuesday morning in Egerkingen at a meeting about how to proceed in times of restrictions due to the corona virus. As a reminder: Last week, the league postponed the start of the playoff due to the Federal Council’s ban on major events. Hoping to be able to play with viewers again after March 15th. But this is no longer to be expected.
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So there are still two realistic variants: canceling the season, which would be expensive because the two TV partners MySports and SRG insist on their contract. Or play the playoffs without a spectator.
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Compromise probably fails because of a three-quarters majority
There have been various scenarios discussed regarding the further procedure regarding the championship, it said in a message from the league. The further course, however, “depends on the decision of the Federal Council whether the ban on events that is still valid until March 15 will be lifted, extended or tightened”. For this reason, no formal decisions had been taken at today’s meeting. This will be done on Friday at an extraordinary league meeting.
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If the Federal Council does not prohibit it, the game should start on Tuesday. Without fans. However, the compromise idea of shortening the ghost series to the best-of-5 format should have a difficult time. Because this mode change would require a three-quarter majority. And according to the current situation, there doesn’t seem to be one.
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Playoffs in Austria and Germany canceled
While it currently looks like ghost playoffs in Switzerland, the season was canceled in Austria.
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“On the basis of the regulations announced on Tuesday and the measures announced by the Austrian federal government, which only allow indoor events in front of empty ranks, the league reacted late in the afternoon,” writes the league, in which the Italian team Bozen also takes part. With this approach, it complies with the measures and recommendations of the governments and competent authorities in the participating countries.
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Bolzano recently had to play the third game of the series against Znojmo in the Czech Republic.
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The DEL also ended prematurely. There will be no German hockey champion.
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