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Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger
Oilers and Leafs both drove over the border to avoid testing requirements.
I assume Flames will do the same.
Did the American teams do the same coming up here?
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Originally Posted by Jay Random
Doubt it. It's a hell of a long drive from Calgary to the nearest U.S. airport.
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Originally Posted by Jay Random
So… you fly from Calgary to Vancouver, drive to Seattle, get on another charter flight (separately booked and paid for) to go to your destination… and this is supposed to save time or effort how, exactly?
Sure, the Oilers did it, but we already know the Oilers are stupid. The Leafs had a short drive to the border and a sufficiently large airport right across it.
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Oilers and apparently the Kings did it too returning home although I don't see a flight out of YEG that would correspond to the King's charter. (news reports were both teams flew to YVR, bussed across the border, then flew the rest of the way)/ Leafs bussed to Buffalo and I assume Tampa did the same. They are doing it because you need a negative test to fly to the US but not to drive and this ensures nobody get's snagged with a positive test and cannot travel. It has nothing to do with time saving.
I assume the Stars and Flames would like to do something similar but they would need to go out of their way to do it. I don't see any charters out of YYC last night on Flightaware so it's tough to tell. Perhaps fly to Winnipeg, bus to North Dakota and go from there?