Seven players, three coaches and seven support staff with the Calgary Flames were the latest members of the organization to be added to the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol list.
The team, which has already had three games postponed due to the outbreak, said head coach Darryl Sutter, associate coach Kirk Muller and assistant coach Ryan Huska were on the list.
In a Twitter post, the Flames also said that Rasmus Andersson, Byron Froese, Johnny Gaudreau, Erik Gudbranson, Trevor Lewis, Jacob Markstrom and Tyler Pitlick were the latest players to be added. Affected support staffers weren’t identified.
The additions brought the number of Calgary players in protocol to 16.
Noah Hanifin, Milan Lucic and Sean Monahan were added to the list on Tuesday. Elias Lindholm, Andrew Mangiapane, Brad Richardson, Adam Ruzicka, Chris Tanev, Nikita Zadorov and a member of the training staff were added Monday.
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Bruins centre Patrice Bergeron added to protocol
Boston Bruins centre Patrice Bergeron is the latest NHL star to enter the league’s COVID-19 protocol, the team announced Wednesday.
More than 130 players have been added to the league’s protocol list this season, including two dozen in the last two days.
Bergeron’s teammate Brad Marchand was added to the list on Tuesday.
Boston defeated the Calgary Flames 4-2 on Saturday in Calgary.
Baker Mayfield tests positive for COVID-19
Quarterback Baker Mayfield and coach Kevin Stefanski tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday and will likely miss Saturday’s game against the Las Vegas Raiders as Cleveland deals with a widespread outbreak while trying to reach the playoffs.
Stefanski’s positive test was announced by the team while Mayfield’s was confirmed to the Associated Press by a person familiar with the situation, who spoke on condition of anonymity because testing is ongoing.
The latest positive tests came one day after the team placed eight players, including top receiver Jarvis Landry and starting offensive linemen Wyatt Teller and Jedrick Wills Jr., on the reserve/COVID-19 list.
Stefanksi is vaccinated and received a booster shot, and the team said in statement he’s “feeling fine.” He’s not currently showing any symptoms and will continue to coach the team remotely this week.
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