Blazers are not allowed to practice as one of 15 WHL teams to enter COVID protocol (Image Credit: CFJC Today)

By Stephanie Swensrude

BLAZERS COVID-19

Blazers pause all team activities as players, staff enter COVID protocol

Jan 7, 2022 | 2:43 PM

KAMLOOPS — The Blazers are now among 15 teams in the league that must pause team activities, both on and off the ice.

Two Blazers games over the weekend were postponed Thursday (Jan. 6) as the team awaited the results of PCR testing.

In the WHL announcement on Friday (Jan.7), eight additional WHL regular season games were postponed, with no further disruption to the Blazers’ schedule at this time.

Across the league, a total of 26 games between now and Jan. 12 are postponed due to teams entering COVID protocol.

The games newly postponed are as follows:

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• Spokane at Seattle, Jan. 8
• Calgary at Regina, Jan. 11
• Prince Albert at Edmonton, Jan. 11
• Spokane at Victoria, Jan. 11
• Kelowna at Prince George, Jan. 11
• Calgary at Moose Jaw, Jan. 12
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• Kelowna at Prince George, Jan. 12

The Lethbridge Hurricanes and Swift Current Broncos were cleared to resume team activities on Friday. The WHL says they expect other teams will be cleared to practice in the coming days.