A COVID-19 test for a Vancouver Canucks player came back with a B次元官网网址渇alse positiveB次元官网网址� on Sunday, leading the team to cancel training camp for the day.
The team said in a release Sunday it cancelled practice B次元官网网址渙ut of an abundance of caution due to potential exposure to COVID-19.B次元官网网址�
All players are tested each day when they come to the rink and one playerB次元官网网址檚 test on Sunday came back positive, said coach Travis Green.
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The Canucks resumed training camp Monday.
Vancouver was the first Canadian NHL team to close its facility due to COVID-19, but the Dallas Stars, Columbus Blue Jackets and Pittsburgh Penguins have all been impacted by the virus since training camps opened earlier this month.
Given the current situation in the broader community, cancellations are going to happen across the NHL, Green said.
Players understand that theyB次元官网网址檒l need to be adaptable this season, the coach added.
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Quinn Hughes said he was running late for a meeting when he arrived at the rink on Sunday morning.
After taking his COVID test, the defenceman was wondering whether he had time for breakfast when he ran into assistant coach Nolan Baumgartner in the elevator and was told there had been B次元官网网址渁 COVID scare.B次元官网网址�
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The experience was a reminder that everyone needs to be vigilant about protocols the team and the league have put in place in order to keep everyone safe, he added.
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Canucks captain Bo Horvat said that cancelling training camp on Sunday was B次元官网网址渁 little bit of a wake-up call.B次元官网网址�
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The Canucks are set to open their season Wednesday against the Oilers in Edmonton.
Gemma Karstens-Smith, The Canadian Press
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