Virus-battered Canucks aim to complete condensed season

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — The Vancouver Canucks are recovering from the NHL’s worst COVID-19 outbreak but believe they can complete the pandemic-condensed season. The team has not played since March 24. An outbreak has ripped through the team over the past week and a half. Twenty-five 25 people — 21 players and four coaches — have tested positive, and one additional player being deemed a close contact. The team physician says there has been a “whole range” of symptoms but no one has needed to be hospitalized. General manager Jim Benning says many of the players are feeling better. Benning adds: “We still have family members that are getting sick and I think the players worry about that.”