NHL Postpones All Florida Panthers Games For A Week Amid COVID Surge
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – About a half dozen Florida Panthers players are in COVID-19 protocols, which has now led the NHL to postpone the teams' games through Dec. 25. The NHL is also postponing all games for the Colorado Avalanche amid worsening COVID-19 test results across the league.
The postponements coming "due to concern with the number of positive cases within the last two days as well as concern for continued COVID spread in the coming days," said the National Hockey League.
The League also said the Calgary Flames would remain shutdown at least through Dec. 23.
The training facilities for all three teams have been closed. In all, Calgary has had six games postponed, the Avalanche four and the Panthers three.
The Panthers' postponed games include Dec. 18 at Minnesota; Dec. 21 at Chicago; Dec. 23 vs. Nashville.
The League is in the process of reviewing and revising the teams' regular season schedules.
The rise of COVID-19 cases around the NHL could affect the league's plans to allow its players to participate in the Winter Olympics in China in February.