After being relieved Monday and Tuesday when no other Wild player tested positive for COVID-19 after Sunday’s positive test against veteran forward Marcus Foligno, five additional players made it onto the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol list on Wednesday , temporarily halting the Wild’s season.
The NHL announced that Nick Bjugstad, Nick Bonino, Joel Eriksson Ek, Marcus Johansson and captain Jared Spurgeon, who were injured in the second period of Tuesday’s 2-1 loss in Colorado, have all been added to the COVID 19 protocol of the NHL. absence list.
The addition of so many players caused the NHL to postpone the Wild’s next four games and close the team facilities at TRIA Rink and Xcel Energy Center with immediate effect and until further notice. The Wild’s season abandonment will affect at least Thursday’s game in Colorado and the first three games of their four-game homestand – two against the Arizona Coyotes and …