Phantoms players return home

[Seabass 593]

Last week it was announced that Alex Pearson and Seabass Perrin were being sent to a treatment facility through the VHL's substance abuse program(VSAP) after getting into some legal trouble after season's end. 

 

However plans have changed. Amidst all of the COVID-19 concerns both players have been sent back home as the treatment center they were supposed to go had decided to shutdown. This is a unprecedented scenario, and we're currently unsure what's direction the Phantoms and the VHSAP will take with the players involved. 

 

Many stores and assembly lines have shut down around the world over this virus. The 2019-2020 NHL season as well as other sports leagues around the world have also been shut down and put on hold. This year we might not even see a Stanley Cup winner. The VHL and the VHLM however have decided to go against all recommendations and will be beginning their 71st season as scheduled.

 

This put both players involved in a pickle as they might have to either play out or sit out season 71 before treatment facilities re-open and they can both get the help they need.  With the NHL being at risk of not awarding a cup this year, that makes the Continental Cup the top hockey related award out there as it stands currently and it's very doubtful the Phantoms will want two of their top players sit this season out. 

 

@Jayrad28