The world juniors pre-tournament game between Czechia and Switzerland scheduled for Thursday has been postponed due to COVID-19 protocols, Hockey Canada announced.
UPDATE | Today's pre-tournament game between Czechia and Switzerland at the Gary W. Harris Canada Games Centre in Red Deer has been cancelled due to COVID-19 protocols.
#WorldJuniors pic.twitter.com/XlBoCmLUTf— Hockey Canada (@HockeyCanada) December 23, 2021
The original pre-tournament schedule, which had each team playing twice, had already been scrapped because of COVID-19 concerns.
In its place, every team was scheduled to play on Thursday, including the Czechia-Switzerland game at 7 p.m. ET.
Here’s the full pre-tournament schedule:
• Finland vs. United States — (2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT) in Edmonton
• Slovakia vs. Germany — (4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT) in Red Deer
• Russia vs. Canada — (7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT) in Edmonton
• Austria vs. Sweden — (10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT) in Red Deer
• Czechia vs. Switzerland (Cancelled)
The tournament is scheduled to start Sunday.
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