On Dec. 22, Public Health changed the rules around sports and COVID-19, saying tournaments, bonspiels or major events cannot take place. Josh Andrews, president of East Coast Ice, told CBC News that the company changed from a tournament format to a skills-development camp to comply with COVID-19 rules. The Department of Health, Public Health, the Department of Public Safety and the City of Dieppe are in communication and will monitor the situation, he said. Nic Jansen, the executive director of Hockey NB, said the Dieppe event isn't sanctioned through the organization, as East Coast Ice is a private company. Atlantic Hockey Group had also been planning a hockey tournament expected to include 55 teams from across New Brunswick playing in Moncton arenas over five days.

Source: CBC News December 26, 2020 12:56 UTC