Eight days after the decision, the Playoff Start on the 17. March to postpone the meeting of the Clubs in the National Swiss League again for the briefing. “It was not an extraordinary League meeting, but just a Meeting,” clarified ZSC-CEO Peter Zahner. “We have discussed all the issues that now every Club up on Friday found the answers you must have. How: we Start next Tuesday, also without an audience? What happens if someone infects during the Playoff with the Coronavirus? According to what mode we play Best of 7 or Best of 5?”
On Friday at 13 PM, the Clubs come together in Ittigen again, after the Federal Council is expected to be informed of how it goes with the ban of events from 1000 viewers more. Then taken in the Swiss ice hockey of the decisions. For Changes in the mode of the current season it takes a three quarter majority. Therefore, there are many signs currently that the National League Clubs try to play the Playoff, although with a late start, according to conventional mode, on Best of 7. This would require that you increase the cadence, every second day would play. So: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, and so on.
not Yet emotionally driven
it is also Important that the leagues decide how the exact procedure is, you should catch someone. Would only the affected Team, from the game operation? The series cancelled? Or even the championship? “On Friday we make Decisions that are not driven emotionally,” says Zahner. “If a team in the Playoff 3:1 and then something happened, would be emotions in the game.”
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Created: 10.03.2020, 15:48 PM
