The NHL has also seen elevated cases of COVID-19 and some of the league’s star players have been impacted.
The Calgary Flames have been forced to postpone at least their next three games after the league announced that six players and a staff member entered the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol. Elias Lindholm, Andrew Mangiapane, Brad Richardson, Adam Ruzicka, Chris Tanev and Nikita Zadorov all were forced to enter protocol.
The postponed games include:
Monday, Dec. 13 vs. the Blackhawks
Tuesday, Dec. 14 vs, the Predators in Nashville
Thursday, Dec. 16 vs. the Maple Leafs
It remains to be seen what the plan is for Calgary’s scheduled home game against the Blue Jackets on Saturday.
On Tuesday, four members of the Carolina Hurricanes were placed in the league’s COVID-19 protocol. Andrei Svechnikov, Jordan Staal, Steven Lorentz, and Ian Cole were the players, according to The Athletic’s Michael Russo. Russo and Pierre LeBrun are both reporting that all four players have also tested positive. The Hurricanes already had Sebastian Aho and Seth Jarvis in protocols after the two tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday.
As a result of the positive tests within the Hurricanes locker room, Tuesday’s game between the Hurricanes and Minnesota Wild has been postponed.Â
