San Jose Sharks defenseman Brent Burns was not at practice this morning after being placed onto the NHL’s COVID-19 Protocol retroactively to Dec. 17. This news comes amid several game postponements across the league, promoting discussion of a potential league-wide temporary shutdown that would extend the holiday break.
It was reported that Burns was on the ice for the duration of last Friday’s practice and that he received a positive test result after the skate. The team did conduct a round of tests the following day. No new positive tests were reported. The Sharks had the weekend off and skated again today, which might explain the delay between Burns’ positive test and the announcement.