Darnell Nurse and William Lagesson have been added to the growing list of Edmonton Oilers players who have entered the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol.
The club announced the news on Twitter on Monday morning. It comes after Jesse Puljujärvi went into protocol over the weekend, along with several other players last week.
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Over the weekend, the National Hockey League postponed all cross-border games during the league holidays.
The cross-border decision, made jointly by the NHL and the National Hockey League Players Association, was due “to concerns about cross-border travel and, given the fluid nature of federal travel restrictions,” the league said in a released on Sunday. . It went into effect on Monday.
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The move means the Oilers’ three games this week have been postponed. The club was scheduled to host the Anaheim Ducks Monday night before away games against the Los Angeles Kings and the San Jose Sharks on Wednesday and Thursday.
The NHL has sidelined a total of nine teams due to the latest wave of the pandemic fueled by the fast-spreading Omicron variant.
With more than 130 players and team personnel currently on COVID-19 protocol, the league has been forced to postpone 42 games so far this season, 37 of them since last Monday alone.
– with files from The Canadian Press
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