The world women’s ice hockey championship has been moved from April to May, after previous reports of pushing it back in hopes the coronavirus pandemic eases and fans can be allowed.
Worlds, set for Nova Scotia, Canada, will be May 6-16. They were previously scheduled for April 7-17.
“We try to make a little delay because we really hope the situation can be better when it gets warmer,” IIHF President Rene Fasel said Monday, before the postponement was announced. “We saw it last year with the virus as soon as the weather was warmer, maybe the restrictions will be different.