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NHL to lessen isolation to 5 days for positive test
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Wednesday, 29 December 2021 11:43
The NHL is modifying its COVID-19 protocols, shortening the standard isolation period for players who test positive for the virus from 10 days to five days, according to a memo obtained by ESPN on Wednesday.The updated protocols align with new CDC recommendations. Players will be allowed to leave isolation after five days if they produce a negative test and are…
Ranking the NHL Winter Classics based on venue, hype and style
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Wednesday, 29 December 2021 04:56
The Winter Classic has been the NHL's signature outdoor event since 2008, when the Pittsburgh Penguins and Buffalo Sabres played through picturesque snow and launched an institution.The game between the St. Louis Blues and Minnesota Wild scheduled for Target Field on Jan. 1, 2022, will be the 13th edition of the Winter Classic. The event has grown and changed through…
Canada's Bedard, 16, scores 4 at world juniors
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Tuesday, 28 December 2021 21:57
EDMONTON, Alberta -- Connor Bedard became the youngest player to score four goals in a world junior hockey championship game, leading Canada to an 11-2 win over Austria on Tuesday night.The 16-year-old joined Mario Lemieux (1983), Simon Gagne (1999), Brayden Schenn (2010), Taylor Raddysh (2016) and Maxime Comtois (2018) in the Canadian junior men's record books for the most goals…
NHL postpones nine more games, all in Canada
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Tuesday, 28 December 2021 15:42
Sixteen months after choosing Canada as the safest place to complete its season, the NHL now faces a series of hurdles north of the border that complicate its bid to power through the pandemic all over again.The league postponed nine more games Tuesday -- all of them in Canada -- and cited attendance restrictions in Montreal, Winnipeg, Toronto, Ottawa and…
U.S. in quarantine, forfeits world juniors game
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Tuesday, 28 December 2021 12:16
Team USA was forced to forfeit its men's U20 world junior championships preliminary game against Switzerland on Tuesday because of a "mandated team quarantine" following two positive COVID-19 tests among the players in Alberta, Canada.The International Ice Hockey Federation announced that rather than a postponement, the game will be recorded as a forfeit and a 1-0 win for the Swiss,…
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