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NHL, NHLPA sign off on quarantine guidelines amid COVID-19 outbreak

One day after shutting down due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the NHL on Friday sent a memo to all of its players advising them to self-quarantine in their own homes, reports TSN's Pierre LeBrun. That means no skating and no working out in a public gym.

The NHL and NHLPA signed off on the memo around 4 p.m. Here's a recap of the additional guidelines:

— Players, for now, have been asked to self-quartantine in their home NHL cities. For players who want to self-quarantine away from their NHL home city because their immediate family lives elsewhere — most notably players who were traded ahead of the Feb.