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“So the bottom line is that teams and journalists should not be sharing the positive test results of players with the public without the consent of those players.”

The Colorado Avalanche, who have had two cases of COVID-19, are the only other team that has been affected by the outbreak.

The Avalanche and Senators were both making their way through California in early March when it was considered a hotpsot for the coronavirus and a state of emergency had been declared in the area at the time. The Senators faced the Sharks on Saturday night and the Avalanche were in town Sunday before San Jose left on a what had been expected to be lengthy road trip.

The Sharks had been warned by the Santa Clara health commission not to allow fans in the stands, but went ahead with games against the Senators and Avs anyway. Neither the Sharks, Ducks or Kings have had any confirmed cases of COVID-19 among their players or staff.

Sharks president Jonathan Becher told the San Jose Mercury News in a conference call Tuesday the club made its decision to go ahead with the games based on what it felt was right at the time.

“Early March felt a lot different than (where) we are today,” Becher told the paper. “We were all making the best decision we could.”

Becher said there is no way to prove that any of the Senators or Avalanche contacted the virus while they were in San Jose and the reality is they could have picked it up anywhere.

“My first reaction is more human,” Becher said. “I never want that on anybody, let alone a professional hockey player. And then, of course, your mind does wander: could it be related to having played those games? You’ll never really know. It’s impossible to trace things. People went into grocery stores. They’re in Ubers, et cetera, they interact with people.”

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