The Edmonton Oilers have placed five players and six members of their support staff in the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol, the team announced Saturday.
The #Oilers have placed 11 people in COVID protocol, including five players & six members of the support staff.
Players:
Kailer Yamamoto
Evan Bouchard
Slater Koekkoek
Brendan Perlini
Ilya Konovalov https://t.co/CbLIX7J6a3— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) January 8, 2022
Among the five players is Kailer Yamamoto, who was pulled from practice on Friday after a rapid test came back positive.
The others are Evan Bouchard, Slate Koekkoek, Brendan Perlini and Ilya Konovalov.
They join Connor McDavid, Derek Ryan and Tyson Barrie, who all entered protocol Wednesday.
Edmonton (18-14-2) is scheduled to host the Ottawa Senators on Monday.
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