Report: Canadian government to approve 7-day quarantine for NHL players

The Canadian government is poised to approve a seven-day quarantine period with extra testing for NHL players who are traded from American to Canadian clubs prior to the April 12 deadline, a source told CBC News.

All provinces with NHL teams have approved the measures, according to CBC.

Those crossing the U.S.-Canada border are required to quarantine for 14 days once they enter Canada.

The current two-week quarantine requirement makes it difficult for the seven Canadian teams to trade for players on U.S. clubs.

The Winnipeg Jets acquired forward Pierre-Luc Dubois from the Columbus Blue Jackets on Jan. 23, but the 22-year-old wasn't able to play his first game for the club until Feb. 9.

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