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December 10, 2020 · 0 Comments Written By ROBERT BELARDI The Ontario Junior Hockey League Foundation’s First Assist Program has become a virtual tool. In the third year of the program, this year’s version is modified to adapt to the mental distress of COVID-19 for all 507 elite-student athletes in Junior hockey. Assistance will be provided via Zoom calls and players will have access to this tool on their smartphones and laptops. “We couldn’t deliver it the way that we did so we actually revamped the programming,” said Rick Morocco, Executive Director of the OJHL Foundation. “Our programming will be done virtually and it’s changed a little bit. We have the mental health refresher, but we’re really trying to focus on all of these mental health issues and how, maybe, they’ve become more apparent as a result of what COVID’s impact has been.” ....