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Avalanche player tests positive for coronavirus, team confirms

A Colorado Avalanche player has tested positive for COVID-19, the team announced Thursday.

The player has been in isolation and has recovered. His name was not released by the team.

The Avs were in a coronavirus “hotspot” March 7-8 in San Jose, Calif., playing the Sharks March 8 at the SAP Center — the night after the Ottawa Senators faced the Sharks. Ottawa and Colorado used the same visiting locker room.

Two Ottawa players tested positive for COVID-19 in the past two weeks.

“The health and safety of our players, staff, fans, and community remains our highest priority,” the team said in a release.