By Troy Gillard

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WHL suspends Hitmen, Tigers team activities following positive COVID test

Apr 9, 2021 | 1:30 PM

The Western Hockey League announced today that the Calgary Hitmen have suspended all team activities as a result of a positive COVID-19 test for a player within the Hitmen team cohort.

The Medicine Hat Tigers have been deemed a close contact, having played the Hitmen on Monday, April 5. As a result, the Tigers have also suspended all team activities.

The WHL says it is working in consultation with Alberta Health regarding the matter concerning the Hitmen and Tigers. At this time, there have been no positive test results for COVID-19 within the Tigers team cohort.

As a result, the following WHL Regular Season Games have been postponed:

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In place of the postponed games, the following WHL games will be contested in the Central Division from Friday, April 9 through Monday, April 12:

The WHL also announced the discovery of two other positive tests for COVID-19 – one for the Kelowna Rockets and one for the Vancouver Giants.

The Kelowna player was deemed to have been a close contact resulting from the team’s previous seven cases of COVID-19, as announced on Wednesday, March 31. The player remains in isolation at this time.

All other Rockets players and staff within the team cohort tested negative for COVID-19 this week. Because all individuals within the team cohort have been in isolation the latest positive test result does not impact the target date for a return to team activities.

League officials say the Vancouver player was undergoing a mandated quarantine prior to joining the team cohort and has not had contact with any members of the team cohort. All other members of the Giants team cohort have tested negative this week.

Because the player tested positive prior to having any contact with the team cohort, the WHL says this does not impact upon the Giants status and they will be permitted to continue team activities.