National Women’s Hockey League shuts down over COVID-19 cases

The National Women's Hockey League announced Wednesday that it is shutting down on the eve of its playoffs because of a rise in COVID-19 cases.

The one-game semifinals were to have been held on Thursday and broadcast on NBCSN.

"The NWHL and the Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) have agreed, due to new positive COVID-19 tests and the resulting safety concerns for the players, their respective staff & the community that the remainder of the 2021 NWHL Season in Lake Placid have been suspended," the league said in a statement.

The six-team league had begun playing in a bubble environment at Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid, New York, on Jan. 23.

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