The GIST: Now that you’ve (maybe) finished celebrating our women’s Olympic gold, it’s time to catch up with your Canadian NHL teams. While some have been climbing the ranks, others haven’t been bringing their “eh” game.

The GIST: While Canada’s men’s hockey team was eliminated yesterday, the women are 2022 Olympic gold medalists. So nice, we had to write it twice.

The GIST: With top players out of the lineup and new postponements each day, it’s fair to say the NHL’s Canadian teams are getting decked by COVID-19.

The GIST: Yes, it’s 2022, but COVID-19 is still the main character. And while the NFL’s reduced quarantine guidelines have players returning to action more quickly (for better or worse), let’s take stock of what’s happening elsewhere in sports.