In a matter of weeks, Canada went from a COVID afterthought among NHL teams, to the epicentre of the problem,
Of course, that’s because the Vancouver Canucks are suffering through the league’s worst outbreak at the moment, and one of the worst in the NHL so far this season.
Every team has had their schedule affected by COVID, but most teams haven’t been rocked as hard as the Canucks. The team currently has at least 10 players and staff who have tested positive, according to TSN.
A Brazilian variant has also been identified in at least one of the cases.