Laraque tests positive for COVID-19
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Georges Laraque has been diagnosed with the COVID-19 virus.
The former NHL enforcer revealed as much Thursday on Twitter and Instagram.
Bon je ne suis pas invincible, je viens tout juste d’être diagnostiqué avec le Covid, pas la meilleure nouvelle étant donné que je suis asthmatique, ca va aller! I guess I’m not invincible, just got diagnosed with Covid, since I’m asthmatic, not the best news, will fight it off! pic.twitter.com/KIgo8Ra0sT
— Georges Laraque (@GeorgesLaraque) April 30, 2020
Laraque played 12 NHL seasons, eight of which he spent with the Edmonton Oilers.
The 43-year-old, who was named the first executive director of the now-defunct Canadian Hockey League Players Association in 2012, played his final NHL game with the Montreal Canadiens in January 2010.
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