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A youth hockey team in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., says it was forced to forfeit a championship-deciding game after players allegedly left their dressing room in a messy state.

The U18 AA Soo Jr. Greyhounds were scheduled to play Game 3 in a best-of-three series against the Copper Cliff Reds inside the community centre in Blind River two weekends ago.

But following Game 2, the Jr. Greyhounds received an email from the Northern Ontario Hockey Association (NOHA) that stated the final game was postponed due to the condition of their dressing room.

Within 48 hours of that message, the team said NOHA sent a follow-up email that escalated the ultimate decision from postponement to a forced forfeit.

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[–] Denjin@feddit.uk 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

“This occurred without ever speaking to the team. I find that concerning.”

“A simple phone call certainly could have resulted in the players returning immediately or arriving early the next morning to clean their room — but the team was never contacted.”

[–] Dozzi92@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago

It must've been trashed, and someone presumably cleaned it that night, so that whoever opened didn't have to. Because that person also probably opened, at least that's my experience with rinks: limited staff.