Two Ontario AHL teams not yet approved to play

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  • Ontario sport minister Lisa MacLeod is not ready to approve AHL play in Ontario.
  • AHL teams in Belleville, Toronto, Winnipeg, Laval, and Calgary will form a Canadian division and only play each other to prevent travel to the U.S.
  • While the U.S. based teams will begin play on Friday, the Canadian teams have not finalized a schedule due to the uncertainty in Ontario.
  • In October, MacLeod insisted that the OHL could only play this season if the league temporarily banned body checking as a COVID-19 preventative measure.