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A COVID-19 outbreak among the San Jose Sharks on Saturday caused their home game against the Winnipeg Jets to be delayed 30 minutes.
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Seven Sharks players were placed on COVID-19 protocol and were ruled out for the game, along with head coach Bob Boughner, who was not on the bench against the Jets. Assistant coach John MacLean took over the head coach duties overnight.
Players excluded from the game less than half an hour before the puck dropped were forwards Andrew Cogliano, Jonathan Dahlen and Matt Nieto, along with defenders Erik Karlsson, Jake Middleton, Radim Simek and Marc-Edouard Vlasic.
“All San Jose Sharks and San Jose Barracuda players and staff are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and comply with the NHL’s COVID-19 testing and guidance protocols,” the Sharks said in a statement.
The San Jose Mercury-News reported that five Sharks players tested positive for COVID-19. MacLean said before the game that “some” players had tested positive.
The positive results revealed Saturday were from tests taken on Friday.
The Sharks were able to remember five players from the AHL’s San José Barracuda: forwards John Leonard and Nick Merkley, along with defenders Jaycob Megna, Nicolas Meloche and Ryan Merkley.
Reference-torontosun.com