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Edmonton Oilers add five more players to NHL’s COVID-19 protocol list

Jan 8, 2022 | 11:44 AM

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers placed five more players into the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol on Saturday. 

Forwards Kailer Yamamoto and Brendan Perlini, goaltender Ilya Konovalov and defencemen Evan Bouchard and Slater Koekkoek were added to the list, the Oilers said in a release. 

Three other Edmonton players – Connor McDavid, Tyson Barrie and Derek Ryan – were already in protocol.

Six unidentified members of the team’s support staff were also added to the list Saturday, the team said.