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Semyon Varlamov Placed in COVID-19 Protocol Following Warmups

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New York Islanders goaltender Semyon Varlamov

After leading the New York Islanders out for warmups Saturday night prior to their contest against the Calgary Flames, goaltender Semyon Varlamov did not come out of the tunnel with the team for puck drop. Ilya Sorokin was in goal to start the contest.

During the first period, the New York Islanders announced that Semyon Varlamov had been placed into COVID-19 protocol.

26-year old Colin Cooper, who played hockey at Mount Royal University in Calgary, served as the EBUG.

If Semyon Varlamov’s COVID-19 test was a confirmed positive (PCR), he must quarantine for five days in Canada according to Alberta’s regulations. The first day is day zero, which means five days following that before he can leave Canada.

That means Varlamov will not be available for the New York Islanders contest against the Buffalo Sabres (Feb. 15) and Boston Bruins (Feb. 17). He will be available to come out of quarantine on Feb. 18.

With Varlamov unavailable, the New York Islanders will need to call up a netminder from the Bridgeport Islanders. With it just being a two-game absence for Varlamov, Ilya Sorokin will more than likely get both starts.

The NHL and the NHLPA stated that only players who have shown COVID-19 symptoms would need to be tested. But the one caveat to their decision was that players must test before crossing over from the United States into Canada.

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