The NHL has announced six players and two staff members with the Dallas Stars have tested positive for COVID-19 and, as a result, the team will not be able to begin play before Jan. 19.
“Those individuals are self-isolating and following CDC and League protocols. As a result of the positive tests, and as an appropriate precaution, the team’s training facilities have been closed, effective immediately, and will remain closed for several days while further daily testing and contact tracing is conducted,” the NHL said in a statement. “The League is in the process of reviewing and revising the Stars’ regular season schedule with the expectation that the team will not open its 2020-21 season earlier than Tuesday, January 19.”
The Stars were scheduled to open the season with two games on the road against the Florida Panthers on Jan. 14 and 15 and two games at Tampa Bay on Jan. 17 and 19.
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