Maine health officials are warning hockey players and their families — an estimated 400 people in total — that they may have been exposed to the coronavirus if they played in eight games earlier this month that were officiated by a referee who has now tested positive for the infection.
The games were played over a two-day period at rinks in Biddeford, Yarmouth and Laconia, New Hampshire.
On Oct. 3, the ref officiated games at 8:35 a.m. and 10:05 a.m. at Biddeford Ice Arena and at 5:45 p.m. at Merrill Fay Arena in Laconia, New Hampshire.
On Oct. 4, the ref officiated games at 7:45 a.m., 9:20 a.m., 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. at Biddeford Ice Arena and from 6:30 p.m. to 10:15 p.m. at North Yarmouth Academy.
Nirav Shah, director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, warned any players or family members who were at those games to consider themselves close contacts of the ref and quarantine at home for two weeks. He also suggested they consider getting tested for COVID-19.
Check out The Junior Hockey Podcast Episode below where we had the New England Wolves General Manager, Andrew Trimble on. He was directly effected by this Coronavirus incident and had to isolate/quarantine 3 of his teams. The EHL, EHLP and U16 team. We discussed behind the scenes, protocols, and just how a Junior Hockey team handles positive cases. Great Interview!
Listen Here: TJHP EP097 | ft. Andrew Trimble – Discussing Recent Coronavirus Quarantine
