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Calgary is Alberta’s COVID-19 epicentre by a very wide margin. In fact, this is the most seriously stricken city between Vancouver and Toronto.

Edmonton by comparison is lightly affected, with less than a quarter of Calgary’s confirmed cases and only a single outbreak in a care centre.

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This is not a hockey game. We fervently wish for zero cases in both cities.

But Edmonton’s situation may soon have plenty to do with hockey. Talks are underway to stage divisional playoff games at single arenas. A strong contender for the Pacific Division is Edmonton’s Rogers Place.

And one reason for that is COVID-19’s comparatively small impact on that city.

Premier Jason Kenney revealed that he’s had a call from NHL commissioner Gary Bettman. Maybe it could happen, Kenney suggested, but no big crowds, for sure.

The COVID-19 disparity between Alberta’s two big cities has been obvious since the disease first appeared in early March.