The Spengler Cup will not be held in front of empty stands.
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"I can't say if we'll be able to organize the tournament," Marc Gianola reveals in an interview with 20 Minuti. It is clear, however, that there is a deadline for the organizational committee to decide if they are going through with it: "We can wait until October at the latest, perhaps November. And so can the teams."
What is definitely not going to happen is a Spengler Cup in front of empty stands: "If we don't get the green light to welcome fans, there won't be a Spengler Cup," Gianola stresses. "A hockey party without supporters is unthinkable. (...) It wouldn't be a party." Also a postponement of the tournament is out of the question.
