B.C.'s health officer open to Vancouver being a hub city for NHL games

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British Columbia's provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry is on board with the idea of Vancouver potentially being used as a hub city to host NHL games if the season resumes.

"There are ways that we can do it safely. I think it's an interesting idea," Dr. Henry said, according to The Daily Hive's Rob Williams. "I think there are ways that we could look at having games being played, perhaps in B.C. Hockey would be one that we could certainly look at.

She continued: "I would not see there being an (in-arena) audience for example, but we could broadcast the games. And there's ways that players can take precautions to ensure there's physical distancing."

The Canucks were reportedly one of several teams to make a pitch to the league to offer its city. The league has been considering the idea of using up to four cities to act as hubs to host games for a number of teams.

"When we think of hockey, which I love, people are wearing face masks. There's ways that players are protected when they're on the ice," Dr. Henry continued. "I absolutely think that these are the types of things that we need to think about how we can do them safely during this summer."

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Sunday that for the time being, anyone entering Canada would have to abide by quarantine guidelines amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

The league is currently in the process of reviewing the proposals.