Nearly 100% of players in the NHL are expected to be vaccinated against COVID before the season starts.
The league estimates that 98% of players will be vaccinated, leaving only between 10 and 15 players who will be unvaccinated.
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The league and NHL Players’ Association did not impose a vaccine mandate on players, but restrictions including the potential of not being able to cross the border from the US into Canada without a lengthy quarantine contributed to the high number.
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