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Slavin enters COVID protocol

More COVID-related news came down the wire for the Hurricanes Tuesday, as defenseman Jaccob Slavin entered COVID protocol.

Defenseman Jaccob Slavin has entered the COVID protocol.

— Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) January 11, 2022

The Hurricanes learned Monday that their scheduled Tuesday game in Philadelphia had been postponed due to COVID issues with the Flyers, but now Carolina also has a player in protocol with Slavin being added to the list.

As a refresher, here’s the full press release from the NHL from Dec. 29 on the updated COVID-19 protocol:

NEW YORK/TORONTO — The National Hockey League Players’ Association (NHLPA) and the National Hockey League (NHL) announced today a modification to their COVID-19 Protocol.