Dallas Stars interim head coach Rick Bowness watches practice in Frisco, Texas. The state is one of the COVID-19 hotspots in the U.S. Credit: AP/JEFF TOATES
Sports rely on statistics to inform decisions.
That’s especially true during a pandemic.
COVID-19 test results will tell leagues whether they can continue with their plans to play games. So Monday’s release of the NHL’s fourth weekly report on COVID-19 tests administered to players will be very significant, as it marks the first full accounting of all the players participating in the planned resumption of games at the quarantined arena/hotel bubbles in Toronto and Edmonton.