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Sharks lose 7 team members, head coach to COVID-19 protocol
Read full article: Sharks lose 7 team members, head coach to COVID-19 protocolSeven members of the Sharks and coach Bob Boughner were placed in the NHLโs COVID-19 protocol on Saturday, delaying the start of San Joseโs game against the Winnipeg Jets.
The Latest: COVID forces postponement of San Jose-Vegas game
Read full article: The Latest: COVID forces postponement of San Jose-Vegas gameMinnesota Wild center Nick Bonino (13) skates down the ice against San Jose Sharks defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic (44) during the second period of an NHL hockey game in San Jose, Calif., Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:___San Joseโs game against Vegas scheduled for Thursday night has been postponed after a Sharks player entered the NHLโs COVID protocol. Itโs the 36th NHL game this season to be postponed for virus-related issues and 40th counting the Texas snowstorm that affected Dallas. ___The NHL is down to a season-low eight players on the COVID-19 list after play on Tuesday night, five of them on the Philadelphia Flyers. Thatโs a marked improvement in the 11 days since the league had a season-high 59 players on the list.
'Sloppy' hockey is the name of the game early in NHL season
Read full article: 'Sloppy' hockey is the name of the game early in NHL seasonSan Jose's Erik Karlsson (65) handles the puck against Minnesota Wild's Nick Bjugstad (27) in the third period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021, in St. Paul, Minn. San Jose won 5-3. (AP Photo/Stacy Bengs)With an outbreak delaying the Dallas Stars' opener, Rick Bowness got to watch a lot of hockey in the first couple of nights of the NHL season. โIt was entertaining hockey, but it was a little sloppy,โ Bowness said. โWeโre staying in 5-star hotels, get to play hockey, so I canโt complain,โ defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic said. Ad___Follow AP Hockey Writer Stephen Whyno on Twitter at https://twitter.com/SWhyno___More AP NHL: https://apnews.com/NHL and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports