The Tampa Bay Lightning have shut down their training facility after three players and several staff members tested positive for COVID-19 during the team's small group training activities, the team announced Friday afternoon. In addition, a report in the Toronto Sun said Toronto Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews has tested positive for the virus in Arizona.
"We have learned that three players and additional staff members have tested positive for the COVID-19 virus," Lightning general manager Julien BriseBois said in a statement posted on the team's Twitter page. "Those players have been self-isolated following Centers for Disease Control and Prevention protocols and are asymptomatic other than a few cases of low-grade fever. Those who have been in contact with these individuals have been notified.
"Upon receiving positive tests yesterday (Thursday), team training facilities were immediately closed with all players and staff being sent home. Those facilities will remain temporarily shut down until we can ensure a safe environment."
