BOSTON (WHDH) - The Boston Bruins on Thursday placed three more players and one staff member in the National Hockey League’s COVID-19 protocol as the virus outbreak continues to wreak havoc on the team.
Forwards Anton Blidh and Trent Frederic, as well as starting goaltender Jeremy Swayman, are the latest players to enter the protocol.
The roster moves come just one day after the team placed captain Patrice Bergeron in protocol. Forwards Brad Marchand and Craig Smith were placed in the protocol on Tuesday.
“These are guys that will be missed,” Head Coach Bruce Cassidy said. “Other guys have to step up.”
Cassidy returned to the team on Monday after entering the COVID-19 protocol on Nov. 29.
More than two dozen players across the NHL have been placed on the protocol list in the last two days, the Associated Press reported.
The shorthanded Bruins will travel to New York to take on the Islanders on Thursday night.
(Copyright (c) 2026 Sunbeam Television. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)