Hurricanes-Wild postponed due to positive COVID tests

Carolina Hurricanes right wing Andrei Svechnikov Sergei Belski-USA TODAY Sports

Hurricanes-Wild postponed due to positive COVID-19 tests

By Zac Wassink | Last updated Dec 14, 2021 3:23 PM ET

The Carolina Hurricanes placed forwards Sebastian Aho and Seth Jarvis into the NHL's COVID-19 protocol on Monday less than a full week after they faced the Calgary Flames.

It appears that Carolina-Calgary matchup will now impact other aspects of the league's schedule.

Multiple reporters tweeted that Tuesday's game between the Hurricanes and Minnesota Wild in Minnesota is off after at least four more Carolina players tested positive for COVID-19.

Tonight’s Canes vs Wild game has been postponed, sources tell ESPN.

The Canes had four additional positive tests today, suggesting an active transmission.
— Emily Kaplan (@emilymkaplan) December 14, 2021

Just told the same, Carolina-Minnesota PPD for tonight. 4 more Hurricanes players have tested positive https://t.co/eNDHNNRHOW
— Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) December 14, 2021

We've seen 23 players added to the NHL's Covid Protocol list inside the last 36 hours.
— Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) December 14, 2021

Carolina later confirmed the news and announced that Ian Cole, Steven Lorentz, Jordan Staal and Andrei Svechnikov all tested positive for the virus.

The Hurricanes defeated the Flames last Thursday, but Calgary had a minimum of three games postponed on Monday because of a COVID-19 outbreak. As of Tuesday afternoon, the Flames had nine players and one staff member in the COVID-19 protocol.

Also on Tuesday, the Boston Bruins placed forwards Brad Marchand and Craig Smith into the COVID-19 protocol. Boston beat the Flames in Calgary on Saturday.

Carolina is next scheduled to host the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday night, but it seems likely that contest could also be scrapped.

Zac Wassink

Zac Wassink is a longtime sports news writer and PFWA member who began his career in 2006 and has had his work featured on Yardbarker, MSN, Yahoo Sports and Bleacher Report. He is also a football and futbol aficionado who is probably yelling about Tottenham Hotspur at the moment and who chanted for Matt Harvey to start the ninth inning of Game 5 of the 2015 World Series at Citi Field. You can find him on X at @ZacWassink

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