Canadian government OK’s reduced quarantine for NHL players

TORONTO (AP) — The Canadian government has approved reducing the mandatory federal quarantine from 14 to seven days for NHL players traded from U.S. to Canadian teams. The move comes with just over two weeks remaining before the April 12 trade deadline. NHL players will be subject to daily virus testing as part of the agreement. Players previously had to serve a two-week quarantine when traded to or claimed by a Canadian team from one based in the U.S. Eric Staal is the first beneficiary of the new agreement after being traded from Buffalo to Montreal on Friday.