The Philadelphia Flyers are not unique, as they now have a player on the NHL’s COVID protocol list.
Announced by the team on Saturday morning, forward Max Willman, along with a staff member, has entered the league’s protocol.
Medical update: Flyers forward Max Willman and a staff member have been placed in the NHL's COVID-19 protocol.
Flyers goaltender Carter Hart is unavailable for tonight's game due to an undetermined illness.— Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) December 18, 2021What this essentially means — if you’re not way too familiar with the process for the last year of professional hockey — is that Willman and the staff member has either tested positive or has had close contact with a confirmed positive case.