The Kenai River Brown Bears games scheduled for this weekend are suspend due to concerns of the COVID-19 virus. Kenai River Brown Bears head coach Chris Haskins confirmed to KSRM News, that there would be no home games this weekend and all other other games are on pause until further notice.
The move by the Kenai River Brown Bears comes after The North American Hockey League (NAHL) announced on Thursday, that effective immediately all 2019-20 NAHL regular season games have been paused until further notice due to the COVID-19 virus and outbreak.
In a statement from NAHL Commissioner Mark Frankenfeld:
“This is an unprecedented time and situation. First and foremost, we want to be sure we are doing what is best for the hockey community: players, teams, fans, and officials. In the past 24 hours, it became clear that we needed to follow a path that was consistent with what has transpired in the hockey world, particularly with our partners at USA Hockey, the NCAA, the NHL and the USHL.”
“We will continue to monitor the situation daily with everyone involved and we understand that given the current landscape, things could change at any moment. Our number one goal is to resume play as soon as possible, but only when it is safe for all of the parties involved. The NAHL Board of Governors will reconvene on a conference call on Friday to discuss further action.”
