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Latest updates on the NHL and COVID-19: Postponements, protocols, the Olympics and more
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Wednesday, 15 December 2021 07:36
The rise in COVID-19 cases is becoming an increasing concern throughout the NHL.In just over 36 hours (from early Monday to Tuesday evening), nearly 30 players and staff members were added to the league's COVID-19 protocols. Tuesday's game between the Minnesota Wild and Carolina Hurricanes was postponed because of COVID-19, one day after the Calgary Flames' season was put on…
Oilers place Tippett in protocol after latest loss
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Tuesday, 14 December 2021 21:35
Edmonton Oilers coach Dave Tippett has been placed in the league's COVID-19 protocol, the team announced after its 5-1 home loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday night.Tippett had missed the game due to what Edmonton initially called precautionary reasons.His absence was one of several for an Oilers team that has now lost six straight.Ryan McLeod went into the…
McDavid: Olympics' COVID protocols 'unsettling'
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Tuesday, 14 December 2021 17:03
Team Canada would be one of the most star-laden teams -- if not the most -- in the upcoming Olympics, but its biggest star has major concerns about the NHL's participation or lack thereof.NHL MVP Connor McDavid on Tuesday called the idea of potentially having to quarantine for up to five weeks in China following a positive COVID-19 test "unsettling"…
Bruins' Marchand, Smith in COVID-19 protocol
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Tuesday, 14 December 2021 11:26
BOSTON -- The Bruins have placed forwards Brad Marchand and Craig Smith in the NHL's COVID-19 protocol, meaning they will miss Tuesday night's game against the Vegas Golden Knights and possibly as many as six games in all.The move comes three days after the Bruins played the Flames in Calgary; on Monday, the NHL postponed the Flames' next three games…
Canes PPD vs. Wild after 4 more positive tests
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Tuesday, 14 December 2021 12:54
The game between the Hurricanes and Minnesota Wild on Tuesday night has been postponed after four additional Carolina players tested positive.The Hurricanes had positive tests come in for Jordan Staal, Andrei Svechnikov, Ian Cole and Steven Lorentz after Tuesday's morning skate in Minnesota, the team announced, which led the league to believe it could be an active transmission.Those four players…
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