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Don’t expect the Vancouver Canucks to be busy ahead of Monday’s NHL trade deadline. Given where the Canucks sit in the standings — eight points back of the final playoff spot with just 19 games left — in a normal year, they would be deadline sellers. They would be expected to trade players on expiring contracts for draft picks, gearing up for next season. But of course, this year is anything but normal, and that’s especially true for the Canucks in particular. Ten days after discoveri...

Virus-battered Canucks aim to complete condensed season VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — The Vancouver Canucks are recovering from the NHL’s worst COVID-19 outbreak and believe they can complete the pandemic-condensed season. An outbreak has ripped through the team over the past week and a half with 25 people — 21 players and four members of the coaching staff — testing positive, and one additional player being deemed a close contact. General manager Jim Benning said Friday many of th...

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Province of British Columbia-Flickr/Bob Frid-USA TODAY Sports Contrary to recent reports, it appears that the P.1 Brazilian variant is not playing a role in the COVID-19 outbreak affecting the Vancouver Canucks. During today’s media briefing, BC Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said that she is not aware of any cases of the P.1 variant within the Canucks. “I’m not aware that any of the cases in the Canucks organization are related to P.1, I don’t know where that started, but ...

"It just tells us that once this virus gets hold, it can spread very quickly, despite having routine testing protocols, having protocols to try and protect people as much as possible," she said. Right-winger Jake Virtanen was the latest Canuck placed on the NHLs COVID protocol list Tuesday. Eighteen of the 22 players on the teams active roster are currently on the list. Officials with Vancouver Coastal Health have been working with the team to make sure players and their families are being tes...

Canucks Jake Virtanen added to NHLs COVID-19 protocol list Elliotte Friedman spoke to Caroline Cameron about another Canucks player being added to the COVID-19 protocol list, how the Canadiens are approaching Brendan Gallagher and Carey Prices injuries, and the looming trade deadline. | April 6, 2021, 5:34 PM April 6, 2021, 5:34 PM VANCOUVER — B.C.s provincial health officer says the COVID-19 outbreak sweeping through the Vancouver Canucks is a "cautionary tale." Dr. Bonnie Henry told report...

Bob Frid-USA TODAY Sports Seven days after shutting down operations due to COVID-19 spreading within their team, the Vancouver Canucks have issued a statement detailing the cause of the outbreak. In a media release co-signed by team physician Dr. Jim Bovard and infectious disease physician Dr. Josh Douglas, the Canucks confirmed that 25 members of the team have tested positive for COVID-19. All players and staff are currently in quarantine. The source of infection is confirmed to be a variant, ...

The team issued a statement Wednesday saying 21 players, including three from the taxi squad, and four members of the coaching staff have tested positive, and one other player is considered a close contact. "This is a stark reminder of how quickly the virus can spread and its serious impact, even among healthy, young athletes," the statement said. All players and staff are currently in quarantine, and 19 of the 22 players on Vancouvers active roster were listed on the NHLs COVID protocol list ...

Canucks announce 25 positive COVID-19 cases in organization Rogers Arena, home to the Vancouver Canucks NHL hockey team, is seen in Vancouver, on Monday, June 22, 2020. (Darryl Dyck/CP) | April 7, 2021, 2:45 PM April 7, 2021, 2:45 PM VANCOUVER -- The Vancouver Canucks say 25 players and coaches have tested positive during a COVID-19 outbreak that involves a variant of the virus. It is now the biggest reported outbreak in the NHL this season. The team issued a statement Wednesday saying 21 play...

Sergei Belski-USA TODAY Sports Nils Hoglander is the latest member of the Vancouver Canucks identified on the NHL’s COVID protocol list. The Canucks rookie is the 17th member of his team identified on the list, which doesn’t include members of the taxi squad or coaching staff, where positive tests have reportedly occurred as well. The full list is as follows: Travis Boyd, Jalen Chatfield, Thatcher Demko, Alex Edler, Adam Gaudette, Travis Hamonic, Jayce Hawryluk, Nils Hoglander, Braden Holt...