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Mount Royal hockey squad dealing with outbreak of COVID-19

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The Mount Royal University Cougars men’s hockey program is dealing with an outbreak of COVID-19 that’s affected 18 players and coaches.

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The team stopped training “when the first individual experienced symptoms,” according to a statement from the university, and members are now self-isolating.

MRU’s various varsity teams had all been training “under multiple safety protocols beyond those required by the provincial government,” the statement said, noting that under the new restrictions imposed on Friday, no teams will be training until after the new year.

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This is the first instance of spread in the campus community, MRU said in its statement.

“The health and safety of our student-athletes, coaches and other MRU Cougars staff is our top priority,” the statement said.

Late last week, a pair of games involving the Cougars playing Canada’s junior team were suspended after two positive COVID cases were confirmed on the national squad. Those showcase tilts were scheduled to go this coming weekend in Red Deer, where the juniors are gathered but now on pause from hockey activities because of the coronavirus issues.

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