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Quebec junior hockey teams in New Brunswick set to return from 3-month absence

The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League's three teams in New Brunswick are set to return to the ice. The Acadie-Bathurst Titan, the Moncton Wildcats and the Saint John Sea Dogs will start playing again the week of March 8.

Rising COVID-19 cases paused their season

Centre Jacob Stewart, left, and his Wildcats teammates will return to QMJHL game action March 8, along with fellow New Brunswick teams Acadie-Bathurst and Saint John, after more than a three-month absence due to provincial government restrictions related to COVID-19. (Mathieu Belanger/Getty Images/File)

The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League's three teams in New Brunswick are set to return to the ice.

The QMJHL announced Saturday that the Acadie-Bathurst Titan, the Moncton Wildcats and the Saint John Sea Dogs will start playing again the week of March 8.

The three teams have not played since late November due to provincial government restrictions.

The QMJHL says the team's games have been postponed until March 27, but the restrictions allow for practice to continue with a maximum of 25 people participating.

WHL season opened Friday

The 18-team QMJHL was the only one of three Canadian major junior leagues to begin play around its normal start date this season and has regularly postponed games due to positive tests and new government restrictions.

The league suspended play Dec. 1 before returning with protected environments in Quebec.

The Western Hockey League opened its 24-game season on Friday.

The Ontario Hockey League has delayed its season, initially planned to start on Feb. 4

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