What is going to occur with the Olympics?
With COVID-19 extensively spreading as a result of new Omicron variant, skilled sports activities leagues have been hit exhausting in current weeks as instances have risen. With the 2022 Winter Olympic video games set to kick off Feb. 4 and strict quarantine guidelines in place if an athlete had been to check constructive, it has raised questions on NHL gamers’ attainable participation.
Whereas gamers need to make the journey, there definitely are questions and Boston Bruins middle Patrice Bergeron just lately spoke about it.
Bruins head coach Bruce Cassidy additionally spoke about the opportunity of gamers heading to the Olympics earlier than the crew’s Thursday night time tilt with the New York Islanders and mentioned what he has heard.
“I am listening to the gamers have considerations about quarantine points if they need to check constructive over there. I might assume each athlete is on that boat whether or not you are a skier, roller or hockey participant that quarantining out of the country for an period of time with a international authorities controlling when you may go away can be one thing a participant or any athlete or help workers would have a official concern,” Cassidy mentioned through team-provided audio. “So I believe they’d need to get by way of the extra concrete solutions.
“I believe a playbook got here out the opposite day. I do not know, I haven’t got entry to that if it handled these points or not. I am certain these are questions that folks might reply in any nation’s Olympic committee. However these can be legitimate considerations. I hope they get squared away within the close to future. I believe all people needs to take part in the event that they go right into a wholesome setting.”
There nonetheless is loads of time earlier than anybody must journey, however hopefully the present COVID-19 development will reverse course by then.
