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Team sports, along with group sports, activities, games, competitions, recitals and practices were suspended in the province at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 27. Renewed COVID-19 regulations were introduced to address the growing numbers of cases in Saskatchewan.

After Friday, team practices with athletes and dancers aged 18 years and under were allowed to continue practising their skills, but these groups were limited to eight in number within a training or rehearsal surface or space at any one time.

Also, the athletes were expected to be masked and were further ordered to maintain a three-metre distance between each other during practices.

Coaches and trainers weren’t included in the numbers within the groups of athletes training together, but they were advised to be masked and to maintain a physical distance of three metres from their players.  

In response to the tightened provincial regulations, the Notekeu League had temporarily suspended their season as of Friday, Nov. 27.      

At this point, the Assiniboia Senior Rebels and the Coronach Merchants were leading in the 2020/2021 season with two wins and two game points each.

The Rebels were set to play against the Hodgeville Huskies on Friday, Nov. 27 at the Assiniboia Civic Centre Arena. Thereafter, the Rebels were expecting to meet once more with the Huskies in Hodgeville on Saturday, but both these games will be rescheduled.    

At the beginning of the season, the Hodgeville Huskies gained one game point and a single win. Glentworth Thunder earned three game points, which were matched with three losses. The Gravelbourg Hornets had two game points and two losses in November.

The Mossbank Blades were unable to record game points, wins or losses at the beginning of the 2020/2021 season – their opener with the Coronach Merchants on Nov. 28 in Coronach will also be rescheduled.

Kyle Hall of the Assiniboia Senior Rebels led the Notekeu League in scoring statistics with two goals and seven assists after playing two games.

Bryce Hall, also of the Assiniboia Senior Rebels, followed in second place with five goals and two assists.

Karsten Elder of the Coronach Merchants came into third place in the Notekeu League stats rollcall, earning five goals and one assist after two games played.