The had to play the third period of Sunday's game against the without head coach Rick Bowne s behind the teams' bench. This came after Bowne s was removed from the game during the second intermi sion in Carolina due to COVID-19 protocols. Before the Stars took the ice for the third period, Riley Tufte Jersey the team announced that Bowne s entered COVID safety protocols and a sistant coach would take over head coaching duties. After the game, it was revealed that Bowne s had a PCR test come back positive during that intermi sion. According to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman, the 66-year-old Bowne s has been fully vaccinated, which makes Sunday's events even more curious. However, Dallas Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle received a false positive on a test earlier this week after being vaccinated months ago. Bowne s has been fully vaccinated, and it is po sible this situation could be similar one last week involving NBA Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle. But, as the Stars mentioned, he will not return for the third period Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) Time will tell whether this is another case of a Dallas coach being hit with a false-positive but the NHL clearly acted on the side of caution by removing Bowne s from Sunday's game. If it's not a case of a false-positive, well...that makes for a much more concerning discu sion. The NHL continues to battle COVID outbreaks acro s the league this season. The Stars were the first team forced to postpone games this season, as their season opener was delayed by a few weeks after a team outbreak. The are , with as many as 16 players currently on the team's COVID list. All Vancouver games have been postponed through April 6. Justin Brazeau Jersey