Per Scott Wheeler of the Athletic and other sources, New York Rangers’ defensive prospect Matthew Robertson is one of five players being sent home from Team Canada’s roster for the upcoming World Juniors in Edmonton and Red Deer. Robertson and the others were deemed “unfit to continue to play based on return-to-play protocols.”
Scott Salmond, vice president of hockey operations for Hockey Canada, told members of the media that two players and one non-core staff member tested positive for COVID-19. No matter how you look at this for Robertson, it’s not good.