PWHL playoff sport between Montreal and Minnesota postponed on account of sickness

MONTREAL — Monday night time’s decisive Sport 5 of the PWHL semifinals between the Montreal Victoire and Minnesota Frost has been postponed on account of “participant security issues associated to sickness,” the league introduced simply hours earlier than the scheduled puck drop.

“The choice was made following session with medical personnel and in accordance with the league’s dedication to the well being and wellbeing of gamers, followers, workers and all these concerned within the competitors,” the league stated in an announcement. “A rescheduled date for the sport will likely be introduced as quickly as medical steering determines it’s applicable to renew play.”

The league didn’t disclose the character of the sickness, nor did it reveal what number of gamers had been sick. Nevertheless, the league stated, “Medical evaluation decided that the signs should not according to hantavirus,” the extremely deadly however uncommon illness that has made headlines of late due to a cruise-ship outbreak.

In accordance with a supply briefed on the state of affairs, the sickness is at present contained to the Victoire, with no person on the Frost sick as of Monday night. Gamers who’re sick have been separated from the crew.

The Victoire traveled again from Minnesota on Saturday and held an optionally available apply on Sunday.

The league first turned conscious of the participant sickness on Monday and made the choice to postpone the sport after numbers continued to extend.

It’s the second time this season {that a} main ladies’s hockey sport has been postponed on account of sickness. On the ladies’s Olympic hockey event in Milan, Workforce Canada’s opening sport was postponed after members of Workforce Finland contracted norovirus.

In accordance with the PWHL, all tickets for the sport will likely be honored for the rescheduled date. The winner of the sport will advance to the finals.