All three Alaska Goldpanners games have been canceled this week with two cancellations stemming from three Goldpanners testing positive for Covid-19. The first game was canceled due to rain in the Chugiak Tuesday evening.
Goldpanners General Manager John Lohrke confirmed to the News-Miner that three players tested positive for the novel coronavirus Tuesday evening. The team informed the Mat-Su Miners and the Anchorage Glacier Pilots of the positive tests, and both teams declined to play the Goldpanners for their previously scheduled Wednesday and Thursday games.
This is the second time this season the team's schedule has been interrupted due to positive Covid tests. Games scheduled for June 14 and 15 had to be canceled due to the 'Panners not having enough players after multiple positive tests. At that time, Lohrke said roughly half the team had been vaccinated and he anticipated more would become vaccinated following the initial suspension of play.