The Vancouver Canucks now have three players away from the team due to COVID protocols after defenceman Brad Hunt was added minutes before puck drop against the Columbus Blue Jackets Tuesday.
Hunt joins defenceman Luke Schenn and forward Juho Lammikko, who were confirmed to be in the protocols earlier in the day. The entire team was tested for a second time this afternoon and it was that testing that resulted in Hunt being separated from the group.
The Canucks are just one of a number of teams dealing with COVID-19 cases this week, with seven teams adding players to the protocols Tuesday and four games across the league being postponed just this week.
“We live in a different world, and we all have to make adjustments to it,” team president Jim Rutherford said. “And we’ll adjust to this situation. The Canucks have experienced this before, last year. It’s not a fun place to be for our players. It wasn’t something that was easy to go through last year and nobody wants to get in that same situation this year.
“So we’re all reminding everybody to follow the proper protocols that are set out by the league. It’s not fun, but it’s the hand we’re dealt with.”
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