Sens' Greig among 5 players sent home as Canada resumes camp

Team Canada has been cleared by Alberta Health Services to resume its World Junior Hockey Championship selection camp in Red Deer.

Canada was forced to quarantine for 14 days after two players tested positive for COVID-19. Forwards Ridly Greig and Xavier Simoneau, along with defensemen Matthew Robertson, Daemon Hunt, and Matthew Millman, have been sent home after being deemed unfit to play, Hockey Canada's Scott Salmond announced.

Greig, a 2020 first-round pick by the Ottawa Senators, is the most notable player heading home.

Team Canada is expected to name its 25-man roster by Friday at the latest. All teams are scheduled to check into the Edmonton bubble Sunday before the tournament gets started Dec. 25.

Canada isn't the only country to be affected by the virus. Sweden's head coach contracted COVID-19, and four players have been removed from its preliminary roster due to positive tests. Meanwhile, Germany had to part with two players who tested positive, including 2020 first-round pick Lukas Reichel.

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