麻豆影视

Skip to main content

Sidney Crosby tests positive for COVID-19, Pittsburgh Penguins say

Share
TORONTO -

Pittsburgh Penguins star centre Sidney Crosby and defenceman Brian Dumoulin have entered the NHL's COVID-19 protocol after testing positive for the virus, the Wednesday.

Crosby is experiencing mild symptoms, while Dumoulin appears asymptomatic, according to the team.

Crosby's positive COVID-19 test comes less than a week after his season debut after missing the team's first seven games recovering from surgery on his left wrist.

"I'm sure he's discouraged. He worked extremely hard to get to this point, and we were all so excited about getting him back in the fold," head coach Mike Sullivan told the team's staff reporter . 鈥淭his puts another roadblock in front of it. But we'll control what we can, and we're hopeful that Sid will return soon."

Despite the overwhelming majority of players being vaccinated, the Penguins roster has struggled with the coronavirus this season. Crosby and Dumoulin are the seventh and eighth players on the team to enter the league's COVID-19 protocol since training camp in September.

Defencemen Marcus Pettersson and Chad Ruhwedel went into the protocol on Monday. Forwards Jeff Carter, Jack Guentzel and Zach Aston-Reese, as well as defenceman Kris Letang, also previously tested positive for the virus.

"It's been a little bit discouraging because I know how disciplined our group is, and I feel as an organization we're trying to do everything we can to mitigate the risk, and yet we're still getting it," . "We're trying to do our very best to keep our players and their families as safe as they can. But we're also trying to function through this process as well and trying to win hockey games, and that's how we're going to go about it."

Carter, Guentzel, and Aston-Reese have since returned to game action. Letang returned to practice on Monday.

"I had pretty much all the symptoms. Congestion, headaches, pressure in the forehead, coughing, loss of taste and smell, body aches and pain in the lower back," . "That lasted between 4-5 days, and after that it was getting better and better every day."

In his lone showing this season, the 34-year-old Crosby had no points and two shots on goal in a 4-2 loss against the New Jersey Devils last Saturday.

With files from The Associated Press

 

CTVNews.ca Top Stories

The union representing some 1,200 dockworkers at the Port of Montreal has overwhelmingly rejected a deal with their employers association.

A man who was critically injured in a police-involved shooting in Hamilton late Sunday afternoon has died in hospital, says the province鈥檚 police watchdog.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced voters in Cloverdale鈥擫angley City will pick their next member of Parliament on Dec. 16.

Local Spotlight

For the second year in a row, the 鈥楪ift-a-Family鈥 campaign is hoping to make the holidays happier for children and families in need throughout Barrie.

Some of the most prolific photographers behind CTV Skywatch Pics of the Day use the medium for fun, therapy, and connection.

A young family from Codroy Valley, N.L., is happy to be on land and resting with their newborn daughter, Miley, after an overwhelming, yet exciting experience at sea.

As Connor Nijsse prepared to remove some old drywall during his garage renovation, he feared the worst.

A group of women in Chester, N.S., has been busy on the weekends making quilts 鈥 not for themselves, but for those in need.

A Vancouver artist whose streetside singing led to a chance encounter with one of the world's biggest musicians is encouraging aspiring performers to try their hand at busking.

Ten-thousand hand-knit poppies were taken from the Sanctuary Arts Centre and displayed on the fence surrounding the Dartmouth Cenotaph on Monday.

A Vancouver man is saying goodbye to his nine-to-five and embarking on a road trip from the Canadian Arctic to Antarctica.

Stay Connected