{"id":105284,"date":"2020-03-11T21:53:15","date_gmt":"2020-03-12T02:53:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/?p=105284"},"modified":"2020-03-11T21:53:15","modified_gmt":"2020-03-12T02:53:15","slug":"nchc-closes-all-quarterfinal-round-games-to-public-citing-coronavirus-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/2020\/03\/11\/nchc-closes-all-quarterfinal-round-games-to-public-citing-coronavirus-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"NCHC closes all quarterfinal-round games to public, citing coronavirus concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-88268\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/nchc-0307.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/>The NCHC will not have fans for the conference&#8217;s quarterfinal-round series this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Following the lead of the NCAA, best practices of others, and at the recommendation of local and state health officials regarding COVID-19, the NCHC and its member institutions have decided that the four NCHC quarterfinal series this weekend (March 13-15) will be closed to the public.<\/p>\n<p>Attendance will be restricted to only student-athletes, coaches, event and team staff, credentialed media and student-athlete family members.<\/p>\n<p>Fans looking for a refund of their NCHC quarterfinal-round tickets should contact their athletic department\u2019s ticket office.<\/p>\n<p>Because the NCHC quarterfinal-round games are closed to the public, the conference has made the decision to make all streams this weekend free to the public on NCHC.tv.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, the NCHC said that &#8220;the decision to have limited attendance was made for the safety and well-being of our student-athletes, coaches, staff, media and fans. 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