Penguins forward Kasperi Kapanen placed into covid-19 protocols
Forward Kasperi Kapanen is the Pittsburgh Penguins’ latest player to be placed into protocols for covid-19. The team announced his status shortly before practice began Wednesday in Cranberry.
He is the eighth member of the team in protocols. He joins forwards Teddy Blueger, Evan Rodrigues and Dominik Simon; defensemen P.O Joseph, John Marino and Mike Matheson; and goaltender Tristan Jarry.
Over the past two weeks, well over 100 players have been placed into the protocols throughout the NHL, and 80 games have been postponed this season because of factors related to covid-19.
With regards to the Penguins, they have had five consecutive games postponed and have not played since Dec. 19.
In 30 games this season, Kapanen has 16 points (seven goals, nine assists).
The team also announced forward Sam Lafferty would not practice Wednesday because of a non-covid illness.
Seth Rorabaugh is a TribLive reporter covering the Pittsburgh Penguins. A North Huntingdon native, he joined the Trib in 2019 and has covered the Penguins since 2007. He can be reached at srorabaugh@triblive.com.
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