Penguins players withheld as precaution against coronavirus cleared to practice
The Penguins announced nine players who were withheld from the first week of training camp as a precaution for potential secondary exposure to coronavirus have been cleared to resume practicing.
The team did not identify the players, per the NHL’s new rules on withholding all medical information during the pandemic. But forwards Anthony Angello, Patric Hornqvist, Adam Johnson, Sam Miletic, Sam Poulin and Phil Varone; defensemen Pierre-Olivier Joseph and Juuso Riikola; and goaltender Alex D’Orio have been absent to this point of camp.
Those players are working out on the team’s auxillary rink at the team’s facility in Cranberry on Monday while their teammates participate in a scrimmage.
Forward Sidney Crosby, who left Saturday’s scrimmage for undisclosed reasons, is not participating in Monday’s scrimmage. The team has declined comment on his status per the NHL’s rules.
Additionally, the team announced it would hold an additional scrimmage on Saturday in preparation for the NHL’s postseason tournament in August.
Seth Rorabaugh is a TribLive reporter covering the Pittsburgh Penguins. A North Huntingdon native, he joined the Trib in 2019 and has covered the Penguins since 2007. He can be reached at srorabaugh@triblive.com.
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