BREAKING: Flames add 17 people to COVID-19 protocol and declare EMERGENCY; Total 27 cases

The Calgary Flames have added 17 people to COVID-19 protocols today.

Rasmus Andersson, Byron Froese, Johnny Gaudreau, Erik Gudbranson, Trevor Lewis, Jacob Markstrom, and Tyler Pitlick are among the seven Calgary Flames players who have entered the NHL's COVID-19 protocol.

The protocol has also been expanded to include seven members of the support crew and three coaches.

The league is now expected to announce further postponement of the flames schedule.

There will be more to come.

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