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Capital One Arena to no longer require proof of vaccination and masks at Capitals games

Monumental Sports and Entertainment announced on Tuesday morning that it will be rolling back two of its biggest pandemic protections at Capital One Arena over the next 15 days.

Capitals fans will no longer be required to verify their vaccination status (beginning February 15) or wear masks (March 1) while attending games.

The move follows Mayor Muriel Bowser’s announcements during a press conference the day prior rolling back the mandates for DC businesses. Bowser did say businesses had the option of continuing the requirements if they wanted to.

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By Ian Oland 8 months ago

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NHL and NHLPA adopting reduced five day COVID isolation time per CDC guidelines

The National Hockey League’s ever-evolving COVID-19 policy has an update. Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported Wednesday that the NHL and the NHLPA have agreed to the possibility of vaccinated individuals leaving isolation five days after a positive COVID test.

This is in line with new CDC guidelines. Players must still have no symptoms or “resolving symptoms”, negative tests, and full clearance from club physicians to exit protocol after the five days.

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By Chris Cerullo 9 months ago

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Capital One Arena requiring proof of vaccination for entry after citywide mandate placed on indoor entertainment facilities

Monumental Sports & Entertainment announced Wednesday that in accordance with a citywide mandate from DC Mayor Muriel Bowser, anyone aged twelve or older entering Capital One Arena will need to provide proof that they have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

The requirement will begin on January 15, 2022. The Capitals play the Vancouver Canucks at home the night after.

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By Chris Cerullo 9 months ago

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Capital One Arena will be requiring fans to wear masks after mandate reinstated by Mayor Muriel Bowser

Monumental Sports & Entertainment announced Monday that fans will again be required to wear masks when inside Capital One Arena.

This news comes due to an announcement made hours before by DC Mayor Muriel Bowser, reinstating the mandatory indoor mask mandate.

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By Chris Cerullo 10 months ago

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NHL to implement enhanced COVID protocols through new year

On Saturday morning the NHL and the NHLPA announced the re-implementation of enhanced protocols to deal with COVID-19. The new protocols, which resemble the rules from the 2020-21 season, will be in place at least until January 7.

The new protocols are a reaction to a disastrous week for league in which dozens of players entered protocol and multiple games were canceled.

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By Peter Hassett 10 months ago

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Capital One Arena will no longer require fans to wear masks starting on November 22

Monumental Sports & Entertainment announced Tuesday that effective November 22, fans will no longer be required to wear masks when inside Capital One Arena.

This news comes hours after DC Mayor Muriel Bowser said she would be lifting the indoor mask mandate that same day.

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By Chris Cerullo 11 months ago

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Dmitry Orlov says he’s unvaccinated, believes 85 percent of Capitals were vaxxed before 2021 playoffs

A recent report from The Athletic divulged that 95 percent of NHL players have been fully vaccinated ahead of training camp, either receiving a single dose of Johnson & Johnson or two doses of the Moderna or Pfizer vaccine.

According to defenseman Dmitry Orlov, the Capitals are one of the teams behind the curve and he’s part of the reason why. During a September 6 Russian language podcast interview with Mikhail Cherkasov, Orlov explained his perspective. He believed that being vaccinated with such stringent NHL protocols didn’t make “much sense.” Orlov is quarantining in Washington DC after flying across the pond from his native Russia ahead of training camp.

As a reminder, per the CDC, vaccines are highly effective at protecting people from COVID-19, especially severe illness and death, and that vaccines reduce the risk of spreading it to others. The AP reported that nearly all COVID deaths in the United States now are among people who have chosen not to be vaccinated.

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By Ian Oland 1 year ago

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NHL’s new COVID-19 protocols give teams ability to suspend unvaccinated players

The NHL and NHLPA finalized their COVID-19 protocols for the 2021-22 season and a key segment of those protocols will give teams the ability to suspend unvaccinated players who are “unable to participate in club activities.”

Basically, if an unvaccinated player cannot travel somewhere due to that place’s COVID-19 regulations, teams can suspend that player for however many days they are away from the team which would obviously involve a forfeit of salary.

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By Chris Cerullo 1 year ago

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NHL reportedly issues memo with vaccination requirements for teams

Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman is reporting that the NHL sent out a memo to its teams updating its vaccine requirements.

Basically, everyone with or around players have to get jabbed.

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By Ian Oland 1 year ago

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Report: Some NHL teams are being retested today after ‘inconsistencies in overnight Covid testing’

NHL insiders from The Athletic and Sportsnet are reporting that “some” NHL teams are being restested today after “inconsistencies in overnight Covid testing.” The league hopes that the positive tests are proven to be lab error/false positives by late this afternoon. The discrepencies are possibly affecting teams in the NBA as well.

The news was first reported by Pierre LeBrun and Elliotte Friedman.

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By Ian Oland 1 year ago

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