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The management of the NHL hockey decided to interrupt the season and postpone all matches that were on the program in the period 22-25. December. The reason is the increasing cases of coronavirus.
On Monday, news came from overseas that the Columbus Blue Jackets and the Montreal Canadiens were the eighth and ninth NHL clubs in which the league suspended hockey. The management of the competition postponed indefinitely Buffalo’s match with Columbus, which was to be played on Tuesday night, and subsequently the Pittsburgh-New Jersey duel a day later.
“After consulting with the Players’ Association, the rest of the matches on 22 and 23 December were finally postponed indefinitely and all team activities were suspended from 22 to 25 December.” informed nhl.com.
The spreading coronavirus has affected several teams in recent days. The league has previously postponed Colorado, Florida, Calgary, Nashville and Boston, with Detroit and Toronto joining the list of clubs on Sunday. Meetings are postponed during which teams would have to cross the Canadian-American border.
The NHL has so far had to postpone 49 games, 44 of them in the past seven days. Liam O’Brien, Brendan Smith, Calvin de Haan, William Lagesson, Darnell Nurse, Mike Hoffman, Kevin Hayes, Brent Burns and Adam Larsson were added to the pandemic list. After a short break, players will be able to come to the team facilities on December 26 with a negative test.
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