Tue Dec 14, 2021 – 3:44 pm EST
CHICAGO, Illinois (LifeSiteNews) — Only one player in the National Hockey League, Tyler Bertuzzi of the Detroit Red Wings, remains unvaccinated, but the high rate of vaccinations has not stopped COVID outbreaks from leading to postponed games.
After the NHL postponed a game between the Chicago Blackhawks and the Calgary Flames on December 13 when six Flames players and one staff member were put in COVID protocol, two more Flames games were postponed after an additional three players entered the league’s protocol, which requires sitting out games until negative tests are returned.
Calgary’s Dec. 14 game at Nashville and a Dec. 16 home game against the Toronto Maple Leafs were postponed.
“As an appropriate precaution, the team’s training facilities have been closed, effective immediately, and will remain closed for players until further notice,” league officials said Monday, according to an NBC affiliate. “The league is in the process of reviewing and revising the Flames’ regular-season schedule.”
“The Flames organization has followed, and will continue to follow, all recommended guidelines aimed at protecting the health and safety of its players, staff and community at large as set by the NHL, local, provincial and national agencies,” the league said.
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