A minimum of 3 Montreal Canadiens gamers have checked positive for COVID-19 in current days, league sources told The Athletic on Sunday.
The National Hockey League decreased remark, citing its policy relating to COVID-19 disclosure. The Canadiens also decreased to comment.
News of the positive tests comes as 24 NHL teams are set to start training camp Monday to prepare for the return-to-play tournament scheduled to begin Aug. 1 in Toronto and Edmonton. Gamers have until 5 p.m. ET on Monday to exercise their right to pull out of the competition without charge.
The Canadiens announced late Saturday evening that defenceman Karl Alzner had pulled out of the competition. Then on Sunday, the Canadiens stated forward Max Domi– who has Type 1 diabetes– would miss the very first 7 to 10 days of Montreals training school.
“Considering Maxs health condition (Type 1 diabetes), both parties have accepted take this accountable technique and …