Game 5 of PWHL semifinal postponed due to illnesses, rescheduled for Tuesday

MONTREAL — Game 5 of the Professional Women’s Hockey League semifinal between the Montréal Victoire and the Minnesota Frost was postponed Monday night for what the league called “player safety concerns related to illness.”

The league made the announcement hours before the opening faceoff. The game has been rescheduled for Tuesday at Place Bell in Laval, Que.

In a release, the league did not detail the nature of the illnesses that caused the postponement, but said a medical assessment determined that the symptoms are not consistent with hantavirus.

The rodent-borne disease has drawn attention in recent days after several Canadians were identified as contacts linked to a deadly outbreak aboard an Antarctic cruise ship, though no Canadian cases have been confirmed.