NHL Reports Zero Positives

The National Hockey League announced that the second week of Phase 4 testing has yielded zero positive results for the coronavirus. The league hasn’t had a single positive test since restarting its season inside its Toronto and Edmonton bubbles.

Along with the testing, the NHL has used a touchless biometric identification system to take players’ temperatures and track health information, as well as strict social distancing and cleaning protocols inside hotels and arenas.

Phase 4 of the NHL’s Return To Play protocols followed the opening of training camps in the team’s home cities, which was seen as the riskiest time for potential coronavirus infections since the players were restricted only while at team facilities. But positive tests during Phase 3 were minimal, before becoming nonexistent inside the Canadian city bubbles.