Washington Capitals: Alex Ovechkin, Evgeny Kuznetsov, and others land on NHL’s COVID list as team fined $100,000
Anthony Scultore
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The Washington Capitals have found themselves in hot water and without four of their best players. Reports breaking this evening have Alex Ovechkin, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Dmitry Orlov, and Ilya Samsonov on the NHL’s COVID protocol list.
NHL Fines Washington Capitals
The NHL announced today that they have fined the Washington Capitals $100,000 for violating COVID protocols.
The National Hockey League announced today that it has fined the Washington Capitals $100,000 for Player violations of the League’s COVID‑19 Protocols which involved social interactions among team members who were in close contact and who were not wearing face coverings.
This is a steep fine and shows just how serious the league is about their protocols are followed. The Caps are the first teams to be fined for this violation.
What remains to be seen is if those 4 players tested positive or just going through testings. More to come.