Minnesota Wild coach Dean Evason, back, directs the team during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021, in Denver With COVID-19 problems cropping up and four teams currently idled, the NHL has revised its virus protocols in a bid to keep the shortenend season on track. Glass panels have been removed from behind benches for better air flow, players and coaches are not allowed at the arena until 1 hour and 45 minutes before the game unless they’re getting treatment for injuries and all meetings must be virtual. “Every day things change, and you just go with the flow,” 66-year-old Dallas coach Rick Bowness said. “If there’s no glass behind the bench, there’s no fans back there, so it’s not going to affect anything. It shouldn’t at all.” read more https://apnews.com/article/nba-nhl-coronavirus-pandemic-bill-daly-8cfa495dd238f68494c4049b344714fe
