NHL To Stop Testing Asymptomatic Players Post-All-Star Break
Jan 18, 2022, 4:01 PM
A general view of an NHL logo on the back of a net during warms up prior to a game between the Chicago Blackhawks and the Tampa Bay Lightning on January 22, 2018, at the United Center in Chicago, IL. (Photo by Patrick Gorski/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
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(AP) – The NHL will stop testing asymptomatic players, coaches and staff who are fully vaccinated following the All-Star break.
The only exception is when the tests are needed for crossing the U.S.-Canada border.
The league and Players’ Association agreed to keep the five-day isolation period that went into place in late December.
The league says positive COVID-19 test results are declining.
The NHL and NHLPA will review protocols again Jan. 31. So far this season, 104 games have been postponed. Several of those postponements were prompted by attendance restrictions in Canada.
The @NHL and @NHLPA issue update on COVID Protocol. https://t.co/UJJKG5kQAd pic.twitter.com/5B2WonJJuh
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) January 18, 2022
