Sylvain Lefebvre will not work as a Columbus Blue Jackets assistant coach due to his choice not to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
"Per NHL protocol, he is unable to do the job we hired him for," general manager Jarmo Kekalainen told ESPN.
The outlet said that in August the NHL issued a memo to teams noting that individuals whose work involves being within 12 feet of club hockey operations personnel, including the players, must be fully vaccinated.-- excerpt, rest at link above --
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