2014
12.14
12.14
class="ui-droppable">Pittsburgh Penguins captain and star center Sidney Crosby has been diagnosed with the mumps. TSN's Bob McKenzie first reported the news Sunday morning, and the team confirmed Crosby's status a short time later on its official website.
"Crosby will continue to be monitored daily, but specialists believe he should be through the infectious period by Monday," the team's statement read. "He will not play in Monday’s home game against the Tampa Bay Lightning."
Pittsburgh had denied for several days that Crosby had come down with the mumps, as head coach Mike Johnston told Seth Rorabaugh of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
The NHL has been suffering through a league-wide mumps outbreak, ...
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"Crosby will continue to be monitored daily, but specialists believe he should be through the infectious period by Monday," the team's statement read. "He will not play in Monday’s home game against the Tampa Bay Lightning."
Pittsburgh had denied for several days that Crosby had come down with the mumps, as head coach Mike Johnston told Seth Rorabaugh of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
The NHL has been suffering through a league-wide mumps outbreak, ...
Read Full Article at Bleacher Report - Pittsburgh Penguins