The California county where the San Jose Sharks’ home arena is located, is prohibiting all large gatherings of more than 1,000 people due to rising rates of COVID-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus.
The California county where the San Jose Sharks’ home arena is located, is prohibiting all large gatherings of more than 1,000 people due to rising rates of COVID-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus.
The ban will take effect Wednesday at midnight PT and will remain in place for three weeks, according to the County of Santa Clara Public Health Department.
The ban will likely affect three NHL games scheduled at the SAP Center against the Montreal Canadiens (March 19), Boston Bruins (March 21) and Arizona Coyotes (March 29).
It marks the first time a major North American sports team or league would be forced to postpone or cancel a game due to the ou