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Northern Exposure: NHL Pauses Due To COVID, World Juniors Still A Go

It was an eventful week in Canada leading up to Christmas

Greg Warren by Greg Warren
December 23, 2021
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Photo by David Mercer/USA TODAY Sports

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Each Thursday, Sports Handle will recap all the top sports betting news in Canada, explore the Game of the Week, and take a look ahead at some of the most intriguing Canadian games to bet on over the weekend.

Our top Canadian sports stories this week

  • Canadian Sportsbooks Adapting To COVID Protocols And Postponements
  • Sports Interaction Becomes Lacrosse League’s Official Sports Betting Partner In Canada
  • Scientific Games, WCLC Announce New Low-Limit Games For Canadian Sports Bettors
  • This Week’s Hottest Bets In The NHL: Crosby’s Penguins Marching Into COVID Break
  • Quebec Shuts Down Casinos, Other Provinces Announce Enhanced COVID-19 Measures
  • What Are Betting Implications If CFL Adopts Four-Down Model Like NFL?

Game of the week

World Junior Hockey Championships — Czechia vs. Canada — Dec. 26

Boxing Day is a special treat this year in Canada for sports fans and bettors, as the start of the World Junior Hockey Championships coincide with a full NFL Sunday slate of games. But hockey rules in Canada, and with no NHL games on the schedule, the spotlight will shine directly on the best young hockey players in the world. Team Canada kicks off group play against Czechia and the odds couldn’t be more lopsided. Canada is a -2500 favorite on the moneyline and the total is 7.5 goals at British Columbia Lottery Corporation’s PlayNow online sportsbook.

This year’s tournament is being hosted by Canada in the province of Alberta, where government officials just announced that fan capacity limits will be cut by 50% in arenas due to rising cases of COVID-19 in the region. Canada fell 2-0 to the Americans in last year’s Gold Medal Game, which was also held in Alberta.

Following today’s announcement by the Province of Alberta, the 2022 IIHF World Junior Championship will reduce fan capacity to 50%, effective immediately.

All ticket holders will receive information via email by Dec. 23.#WorldJuniors

— Hockey Canada (@HockeyCanada) December 21, 2021

Here are the updated outright odds for the event:

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  • Canada +115
  • USA +350
  • Russia +450
  • Finland +625
  • Sweden +675
  • Czechia +2,200
  • Slovakia +4,000
  • Germany +8,000

TheScore Bet obtains GLI certification

At least one private operator is a step closer to operating in Ontario, as theScore Bet officially announced it has received GLI-33 certification for its mobile sports betting and iGaming app for use in the province.

“We’re pleased to be one of the first online gaming operators to secure GLI-33 certification in Ontario,” said John Levy, CEO of theScore, in a press release. “We are eager to launch theScore Bet in our home market and showcase our unrivaled combination of media and gaming to fans across the province. This approval is a credit to our first-rate product and engineering team who have been hard at work to ready theScore Bet for launch in Ontario.”

Ontario is expected to open its market to private operators in the first quarter of 2022. Other major operators are also prepping to gain a foothold in the province, including FanDuel, DraftKings, Caesars, BetMGM, and PointsBet.

Personnel changes in the industry

Jim Lightbody steps down as president & CEO of BCLC

BCLC announced this week that Jim Lightbody, who has been on medical leave since September 2019, has stepped down from his role as the organization’s president and CEO. Lynda Cavanaugh will continue in her interim role, but a search for a new president and CEO is planned for 2022. BCLC is a government-owned corporation offering a range of gambling products, including lottery, sports betting, online betting, and casino.

Jim Warren appointed chair of OLG Board of Directors

Ontario Premier Doug Ford has named Jim Warren as the new chair of the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation. Warren boasts 25 years of leadership experience in the casino gaming and lottery business, which includes acting as an OLG executive from 2006-2007. He’s a former board member and co-owner of Sonco Gaming New Brunswick, which masterminded a casino and gaming complex in Moncton, New Brunswick. The OLG is a government-owned corporation responsible for Ontario’s lotteries, charity and Aboriginal casinos, and commercial casinos. It also runs the only legal online sportsbook in the province, PROLINE +.

Canadian Gaming Association appoints new chair and vice-chair

Ilkim Hincer and George Sweny have been appointed to the roles of chair and vice-chair of the Canadian Gaming Association, it was announced Wednesday. Hincer, the executive vice president & chief legal officer of Hard Rock International, has over 25 years of legal gaming experience and is regarded as one of the top gaming lawyers in Canada. Sweny previously held executive roles with a few provincial lotteries, including OLG, BCLC, and the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario. The CGA is a national trade association that represents leading operators and suppliers in Canada’s gaming, sports betting, eSports, and lottery industries.

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Greg is a sports editor who has previously worked for respected Canadian media outlets, including Rogers Sportsnet, theScore, and Covers Media Group. He’s covered sports in Canada for over a decade, specializing in NHL, NFL, CFL, MLB, and sports betting. In his spare time, he can be found attempting to break 90 on the golf course or cruising down the slopes at his local ski hill. You can reach Greg at [email protected].

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