And then there were eight. The NHL has announced another postponement, this time between the Seattle Kraken and Arizona Coyotes. The Tuesday night game will be rescheduled for later this season, after another Seattle player tested positive for coronavirus. As Geoff Baker of the Seattle Times writes, the team abruptly canceled practice today–Yanni Gourde had already taken the ice–as they waited for confirmation on the positive result.
The Kraken canceled practice yesterday as well after Carson Soucy entered the protocol. They will now be silent through the holiday break after their Thursday game against the Calgary Flames was already postponed. Seattle is set to resume against the Vancouver Canucks on December 27.
The Coyotes, meanwhile, can stay home to welcome in the Tampa Bay Lightning for Thursday night, their last game before the holiday break.
Forty-four games have been postponed this season. Eight remain on the NHL schedule this week.
More must-reads: