Lhe training led by Capitales manager Patrick Scalabrini and called Équipe Québec started the season on the road. She could return to Quebec to play local matches at the Stade Canac in Quebec and at the Stade Quillorama in Trois-Rivières from July 23 if the Canada-U.S. Border is open at that time, failing which she will end the season. in the USA.
“The League had given us a deadline to decide how we would end the season and it is today, June 23. As I have not received confirmation from the Canadian government, I am not in an easy situation. It’s normal that the league wants to have answers, but if we throw in the towel today and the border was open on July 23, people would be so disappointed, ”said Laplante in an interview with Le Soleil.
“On the other hand, if I tell the League that it is correct and that the American teams cannot cross the border without making a quarantine after July 23, it is not more obvious”, he continues. , adding that he is currently trying to negotiate an additional period of a few days with the league.
“Basically, we are waiting for the Canadian government to give us confirmation or not. It’s a shame, because the stadium is ready and everything tends to believe that it will be open on the 23rd, ”concludes Laplante, noting that the NHL teams had crossed the border a month earlier to play inside the Bell Center while baseball is an outdoor sport.
