Philadelphia Flyers general manager Ron Hextall shares his concern over the mumps outbreak across the NHL.
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It’s good to see that its not just the fans that think this mumps outbreak is a bit strange.
Philadelphia Flyers GM Ron Hextall told the media this morning that he is absolutely concerned about the mumps outbreak that is hitting the NHL this season and that he is doing everything he can to keep him team healthy.
“Absolutely,” Hextall said, per CSN Philly. “It’s been rampant around the league. And it’s not a one-day thing. I’ve talked to other managers, too, that it had gone through their team and their docs have told them that everybody on their team has been exposed to it, but only certain people are susceptible for whatever reason. We’ve talked long and hard about it. Talked to our medical staff numerous times and we’ve addressed it as best as we can.”
So far, the Flyers have been one of the lucky teams that haven’t been affected by the illness yet. However, the Flyers just hosted the New Jersey Devils last night, who are the most recent of the NHL teams to be hit by the mumps. Devils center Travis Zajac and defenseman Adam Larsson were diagnosed with the illness earlier this week. So, Hextall is hoping that his team made it out of the game without getting infected.
The Devils’ Zajac and Larsson became the 10th and 11th players to officially be diagnosed with the mumps this season, but it is believed to be more than that. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there were 438 reported cases of the mumps over 39 states in 2013.
The vaccination is said to be very strong, and only certain people are susceptible to the disease, but the spread of this disease is still a concern for the league and continues to be investigated.
Hopefully we don’t have an NHL lockout due to mumps.
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