The portrait of the number of coronavirus infections in the National Hockey League (NHL) is worrying, judging by the new cases confirmed in the circuit on Tuesday.
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Already on forced leave these days, the Calgary Flames have placed the names of Milan Lucic, Sean Monahan and Noah Hanifin on the list of players following NHL protocol on COVID-19. Thus, ten club members, including nine hockey players, are subject to it.
The Alberta team have seen three games postponed for this reason, that of Monday against the Chicago Blackhawks, Tuesday against the Nashville Predators and Thursday against the Toronto Maple Leafs. In principle, it is due to host the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday.
Avalanche, Bruins and Islanders too
In addition, forwards Brad Marchand and Mathew Barzal, respectively of the Boston Bruins and the New York Islanders, are now on the floor for the same reasons. They must be declared negative before resuming training and playing matches again. Also, the Montreal Canadiens are due to host the Bruins on Saturday before visiting the Islanders two days later.
Then Colorado Avalanche defenseman Devon Toews must also follow current protocol. To make up for his loss, the organization recalled Justin Barron from his American League school club.
Finally, for the Vancouver Canucks, Luke Schenn and Juho Lammikko have tested positive for COVID-19. The club’s morning training was thus canceled. The squad faced the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday, a team that saw Sebastian Aho and Seth Jarvis find themselves on the sidelines in the final hours due to the coronavirus.