Lambton to consult on shelter location
Hockey leagues shutdown for three weeks
January 6, 2022
Barry Wright/Your Sports News
The Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League, including the Sarnia Legionnaires, the Provincial Junior Hockey League, including the Mooretown Flags and Petrolia Flyers and all minor hockey in the area will be dark for at least the next three weeks.
The Petrolia Squires of the Western Ontario Athletic Assocation and the Alvinston Killer Bees of the Western Ontario Super Hockey League are also shut down due to the latest restrictions.
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