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Wake With Elias: COVID Sidelines Canucks Until April 6th

The Canucks’ COVID-19 protocols continue on.

By Markus Meyer Apr 2, 2021, 6:00am PDT

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NHL: MAR 24 Jets at Canucks

Canucks News

Some big news on the COVID-19 front for the Canucks, as they have postponed game play through April 6th and are looking at April 8th as a target for return:

The @NHL postpones @Canucks games through Tuesday, April 6; Target Thursday, April 8 for team’s return to game play.

Details: https://t.co/cYKApZSonX pic.twitter.com/gQOhAlGa4M
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) April 1, 2021

Travis Hamonic has been placed in COVID protocol and shows the human dimension of the pandemic [Sportsnet]
Patrick Johnston reports on the Gaudettes and that they don’t know how they contracted the virus [The Province]
10 observations from Thomas Drance on the Demko extension and the shutdown [The Athletic]
Stephan Roget on the massive upside of the Demko contract [CanucksArmy]
And a Kole Lind update from Rick Dhaliwal:

Kole Lind cleared to play by #Canucks doctors yesterday (broken nose) and has been assigned to the taxi squad.
— Rick Dhaliwal (@DhaliwalSports) April 2, 2021

Hockey News

A look at Patrik Laine’s cold streak [Sportsnet]
Are the Oilers close to a new contract with Ryan Nugent-Hopkins? [TSN]
Lisa Haley has been appointed Senior Vice President of the NWHL [NWHL.zone]
And the Golden Knights found themselves shorthanded last night:

So @GoldenKnights playing with 16 skaters, 2 goalies tonight. Dylan Coghlan recalled on Roster Emergency Exception. VGK can get to 18-2 on Saturday using that clause. This is the 51st time a team has played short in salary cap era. New Jersey has done it nine times. 8-1 mark.
— gary lawless (@garylawless) April 2, 2021