In the NHL, training camps begin on October 13 with a view to the start of the season. Only some players are not vaccinated. One of them is Tyler Bertuzzi. The power striker is the only player in the Detroit Red Wings who has not been vaccinated against the coronavirus, general manager Steve Yzerman said.
It will now cost the 26-year-old. There is no mandatory vaccination for players in the NHL. But those who are “unable to participate in club activities” because they have not been vaccinated could be suspended for these days without pay.
Unvaccinated people cannot enter Canada
Since the Red Wings will play eight games in Canada, it is already clear that Bertuzzi will miss these games as Canadians “in the near future”, as Yagerman said, to travel to their home country as a non-vaccination. person will not be able to.
The refusal to vaccinate Bertuzzi, who receives an annual salary of 3.93 million francs in the coming season, will cost around 370,000 francs.
It is not known whether Pius Sutter’s new and old teammates – the two strikers successfully played together in the Canadian Junior League OHL in Guelph from 2013-15 – do not want to be vaccinated. “We treat this as a private medical matter that is nobody’s business,” Bertuzzi’s agent said. And Yazerman adds: “We can’t force anyone to get vaccinated. Tyler has his reasons.” (SR)
