The National Hockey League91裸聊视频檚 B.C.-born senior officiating manager is inside the 91裸聊视频淣HL bubble91裸聊视频� in Toronto now.
Rob Shick, originally from Port Alberni, crossed through the barriers on Thursday, July 23, and won91裸聊视频檛 come out now until the end of the Stanley Cup playoffs91裸聊视频攑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.
91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檒l be there until anywhere from 45-50 days by the time we get out of there,91裸聊视频� Shick said last week from his home in Florida.
91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檒l be looking after the officials that are in Toronto, then I91裸聊视频檒l be interacting with the coaches and general managers91裸聊视频攁ll inside the bubble.91裸聊视频�
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.
91裸聊视频淥nce we91裸聊视频檙e in the bubble we91裸聊视频檙e not allowed to go out,91裸聊视频� Shick explained.
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.
91裸聊视频淚t will be quite extensive,91裸聊视频� he said. The hockey arena where games will be played has been set up with 91裸聊视频�20 or 3091裸聊视频� cameras, he said, which will give fans watching on television a superior experience. 91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 going to look amazing on TV.91裸聊视频�
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.
91裸聊视频淣ormally I would have already been up there for the golf tournament, which is the highlight of my year: getting out of the weather in Florida, seeing friends and family, and raising money for charity. This is a different time and we91裸聊视频檝e had to make adjustments.
91裸聊视频淗opefully next year I91裸聊视频檒l be back up for the tournament.91裸聊视频�
The golf club hasn91裸聊视频檛 found a replacement for raising money for the various charities that benefited, including BC Children91裸聊视频檚 Hospital, said Gerry Fagan of the organizing committee.
91裸聊视频淲e91裸聊视频檝e had a few people from out of town show up who are regulars at the tournament,91裸聊视频� Fagan added. Former Alberni Valley Bulldog assistant coach Adam Hayduk, CTV Morning Live co-anchor Jason Pires, Ucluelet mayor Mayco Noel and Tony Powell91裸聊视频擲hick91裸聊视频檚 cousin from Campbell River91裸聊视频攈ave all come to play golf this summer; 91裸聊视频渢hey all said that they missed the tournament,91裸聊视频� Fagan said.
Shick spent the early part of the pandemic at home in Florida, but said the resulting disease91裸聊视频擟OVID-1991裸聊视频攈asn91裸聊视频檛 affected him personally beyond a seven-day quarantine. His wife, Lynda Frye, is a doctor specializing in women91裸聊视频檚 breast cancer, and one of his sons is also a frontline worker. 91裸聊视频淢y wife works in the (health-care) business so she sees more than I do, and my son is a firefighter now.
91裸聊视频淭hey see more on the front lines but are fine for now.91裸聊视频�
Shick worked on nailing down the officiating side of the NHL restart and Stanley Cup playoffs. It91裸聊视频檚 been challenging, he noted, because there aren91裸聊视频檛 many direct flights to bring referees to the NHL bubble cities. 91裸聊视频淲e91裸聊视频檝e all had to have tests for COVID-19 before leaving. I91裸聊视频檝e had three tests in one week and will be tested again on a daily basis in Toronto. We91裸聊视频檒l be wearing masks. We91裸聊视频檙e settled right into a hotel.
91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 going to be challenging, but at the same time exciting to get hockey on TV for everybody.91裸聊视频�
susie.quinn@albernivalleynews.com
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