Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby tests positive for COVID-19
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Crosby reportedly has mild symptoms.
The Pittsburgh Penguins have confirmed that team captain Sidney Crosby has tested positive for COVID-19.
In a tweet sent Wednesday afternoon, the team said Crosby and teammate Brian Dumoulin missed practice after testing positive for the virus.
“Both players are in the COVID protocol right now,” the tweet read.
Crosby reportedly has mild symptoms, and Dumoulin is currently asymptomatic.
According to the NHL’s COVID-19 protocols for this year, a fully-vaccinated player who tests positive “shall be treated as a hockey-related injury for all purposes.”
Unvaccinated players who are not exempted will not be paid, if the team establishes that the player failed to comply with the terms of the protocol.
Crosby, who hails from Cole Harbour, N.S., was recently named to Canada’s men’s hockey team for the Beijing Olympics. This will be the 34-year-old’s third Olympic games.
