Late Friday morning, the Blackhawks announced that forward Brandon Hagel has been placed in COVID-19 Protocols, which means that he’ll be unavailable to travel, practice or play games until he has cleared those protocols.
According to the team statement, there are several factors that can land a player on this list:
- an initial positive test which remains unconfirmed
- mandated isolation for symptomatic individuals
- required quarantine as a high-risk close contact
- isolation based on confirmed positive test result.
As detailed above, this news does not necessarily confirm that Hagel has tested positive for the coronavirus.