Boston Bruins place Taylor Hall, Curtis Lazar in NHL's COVID-19 protocol

Sportsnet Staff @SportsnetDecember 18, 2021 - 4:15pm

Boston Bruins' Taylor Hall (71) tries to get past Edmonton Oilers' Kailer Yamamoto (56) during first period NHL hockey action in Edmonton, Alta., on Thursday, December 9, 2021. (Amber Bracken/THE CANADIAN PRESS)

The Boston Bruins have placed forwards Taylor Hall and Curtis Lazar in the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol, the team announced on Saturday.

The two forwards join Brad Marchand (placed in protocol on Dec. 14), Craig Smith (Dec. 14), Patrice Bergeron (Dec. 15), Jeremy Swayman (Dec. 16), Trent Frederic (Dec. 16), Anton Blidh (Dec. 16) and Oskar Steen (Dec. 16).

Earlier on Saturday, the NHL postponed all games involving the Bruins before the Christmas break. There was no immediate word on when the postponed games would be rescheduled.

Boston was originally scheduled to visit the Ottawa Senators on Sunday, then return home to host the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday. The Bruins’ home game Thursday against Colorado had also been previously postponed by the NHL due to a COVID-19 outbreak on the Avalanche.

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