As high-level hockey tries to trudge through the COVID-19 pandemic, its players have been forced to adapt -- and accept isolation as a lifestyle.
One player who knows this well is Winnipeg Jets prospect Cole Perfetti. The 19-year-old has spent 34 days quarantining over the past three months, and since Nov. 15, he has been living out of a hotel for all but three days. Not exactly an ideal scenario entering his first season as a professional hockey player.
"I'm like a quarantine professional now," Perfetti said. "Through it, I've learned that just having an open mindset is so important, being able to go with the flow and accept changes.