Two Vancouver Canucks players have been placed into COVID-19 protocol after testing positive.
In a statement Tuesday, the team announced defenceman Luke Schenn and forward Juho Lammikko both tested positive after being tested in accordance with the NHL’s COVID protocol.
As a precaution, the morning skate was cancelled.
The organization said the team’s travelling party all tested again Tuesday morning and results from the tests are expected to be received prior to the game later in the day.
President Jim Rutherford told reporters Tuesday afternoon that it is not yet known how the players contracted COVID.
“Based on what I knew about last year, that was not an experience anybody wants,” he said. “Nobody wants that again.”
Last year, 21 players and four staff tested positive for COVID, forcing a postponement of the season.
Enhanced health and safety measures are now being implemented by the team, in coordination with the NHL, the Canucks said.
Meanwhile, Travis Hamonic will be placed on a long-term injured reserve and Phillip Di Giuseppe will be recalled from the Abbotsford Canucks.