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UW Madison Men's Hockey Team Has Possible COVID-19 Case

By Sarah Vandermolen

photo courtesy of channel3000.com

The Badger's football team isn't the only sport falling victim to COVID-19. Sources say that four UW Madison hockey players have been pulled from the lineup for Saturday's game due to a positive coronavirus case.

It is unclear which team member has contracted the virus, if any. According to a team spokesperson, the players are simply unavailable for the upcoming game. 

The four members that have been removed from the lineup are forwards Roman Ahcan, Tarek Baker, Dominick Mersch, and Ty Pelton-Byce. According to the Wisconsin State Journal, "Pelton-Byce has missed the last three games because of a concussion."

With the loss of these four players, the Badgers are down to nine forwards in their arsenal for Saturday's game.

"The Badgers also have games scheduled Sunday against Arizona State, Thursday and Friday at Ohio State and Dec. 8-9 at Michigan State before a break for exams and the holidays," according to madison.com.

If a player does test positive for COVID-19, they are required to sit out for a minimum of 21 days, according to the Big Ten's policy.

Big Ten's protocols also require teams to halt practices and games for a minimum of 7 days if "a seven-day rolling average of positive tests is greater than 5% and more than 7.5% of the team's close-contact population are positive for the virus," the Wisconsin State Journal states.

The men's hockey team had a spike of COVID-19 cases in their preseason as well, resulting in a pause of activities in September. 

The Badgers take on Arizona State at 7 p.m. on Saturday, December 5.

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