After feeling relieved on Monday and Tuesday, when no other Wild player tested positive for COVID-19 after Sunday’s positive test for veteran striker Marcus Foligno, five additional players entered the COVID-19 protocol list on Wednesday. of the NHL, causing a temporary stoppage of the Wild season.
The NHL announced that Nick Bjugstad, Nick Bonino, Joel Eriksson Ek, injured Marcus Johansson and captain Jared Spurgeon, who were injured in the second period of Tuesday’s 2-1 loss to Colorado, both, have added to the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol list of absences.
The addition of so many players caused the NHL to postpone the next four games of the Wild and close the team’s facilities at TRIA Rink and Xcel Energy Center, effective immediately and until further notice. The closing of the Wild’s season affects at least Thursday’s game in Colorado and the first three games of their four-game championship: two against the Arizona Coyotes and …