Vancouver Giants home game postponed due to COVID concerns

Two players picked up by the Giants at the Jan. 17 trade deadline were late scratches for Saturday’s 7-2 loss in Seattle

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The Vancouver Giants’ game against the Seattle Thunderbirds scheduled for Sunday afternoon at the Langley Events Center has been postponed due to COVID-19 issues with the Giants.

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In a statement, the Western Hockey League said it is “working in consultation with the WHL Chief Medical Officer regarding the matter concerning the Vancouver Giants. Information on the rescheduling of Sunday’s game between the Thunderbirds and Giants will be provided at a later date.”

The Giants are slated to visit the Kelowna Rockets on Wednesday.

Team activities for the Giants were paused for a week in early January because of multiple players and staff either testing positive or showing symptoms of COVID-19. Three games were postponed. One has been since rescheduled. The Giants never announced exactly how many players and staff were placed in COVID-19 protocol, but general manager Barclay Parneta said that it was the “majority” of their 30-person operation.

The WHL trade deadline was Jan. 17 and the team added defenseman Tom Cadieux and winger Jacob Boucher at the point. Both Cadieux and Boucher were late scratches from last night’s game in Seattle. The team didn’t announce why. Vancouver lost 7-2.

All players and staff in the league are required to be double vaccinated.

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Reference-theprovince.com

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