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Rob Shick, originally from Port Alberni, crossed through the barriers on Thursday, July 23, and won香蕉视频直播檛 come out now until the end of the Stanley Cup playoffs香蕉视频直播攑ossibly not until October.

National Hockey League players began arriving in the twin NHL bubbles of Toronto and Edmonton on Sunday, July 26. Twenty-four teams will compete in a restart of the season, which was interrupted in March thanks to the coronavirus epidemic.

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Security will be tight inside the two NHL sites, with security fencing separating NHL teams and personnel from the general population. Everyone inside will be undergoing daily COVID-19 testing.

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Each bubble will be self-contained, with 14 restaurants for players and staff as well as concierge service for players to receive delivery. An outdoor recreation facility has been created at BMO Field in Toronto, where the Toronto FC plays MLS soccer and the Argonauts ordinarily play their Canadian Football League games.

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Shick is the compliance officer for his group of officials, and must check in daily with the NHL to let them know everyone has had a temperature checked before they leave the hotel, have had their daily COVID-19 nasal swab and have been wearing their masks.

Shick should have been in Port Alberni earlier in July for the annual Charity Golf Classic at the Alberni Golf Club, which he started in 1994. He returns to play in it every year.

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The golf club hasn香蕉视频直播檛 found a replacement for raising money for the various charities that benefited, including BC Children香蕉视频直播檚 Hospital, said Gerry Fagan of the organizing committee.

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Shick worked on nailing down the officiating side of the NHL restart and Stanley Cup playoffs. It香蕉视频直播檚 been challenging, he noted, because there aren香蕉视频直播檛 many direct flights to bring referees to the NHL bubble cities. 香蕉视频直播淲e香蕉视频直播檝e all had to have tests for COVID-19 before leaving. I香蕉视频直播檝e had three tests in one week and will be tested again on a daily basis in Toronto. We香蕉视频直播檒l be wearing masks. We香蕉视频直播檙e settled right into a hotel.

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