Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly said the NHL plans to test all players every day when games start happening.
The Capital One Arena, home of the Washington Capitals NHL hockey club, sits empty Thursday, March 12, 2020, in Washington. The NHL is following the NBA’s lead and suspending its season amid the coronavirus outbreak, the league announced Thursday. Nick Foligno watches Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine's coronavirus briefings and appreciates the value of the information.
The first major North American professional sports league to announce a format for its potential return to competition also has a comprehensive COVID-19 testing strategy. There are screening protocols in place for voluntary workouts and training camp in the hands of individual teams. Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly also said the NHL plans to test all players every day when games start happening.
Infectious disease expert Dr. Amesh Adalja of the Johns Hopkins University Center for Health Security isn't quite sure how often athletes should be tested to ensure they are virus-free. He said testing in German soccer will help other leagues determine the right frequency, which also depends on the type of quarantine and exposure risks players will have.
"Having it each and every day begins to limit the potential of getting the virus," Edmonton player representative Darnell Nurse said. "If that's what it takes, that's what the professionals who are in this field and tackle these challenges each and every day, if that's what they believe is the best option, then that's the way you have to go."
"If one guy tests positive, I see it as unlikely that other guys don't test positive, but in assessing everybody I have to believe that they'll probably find it," Montreal player rep Paul Byron said. "What would happen if half your team or four or five or six guys test positive at one time?"
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