The decision comes after recommendations from the US Public Health Agency. Instead, all interviews will take place via press conferences. The NBA, MLB, and MLS will also make the same decision, writes Sportsnet. The NHL has previously urged players to limit contact with fans and other outsiders to prevent the spread of the virus.

The World Cup is set

Earlier in the evening, the information also came that the women's A and B World Cups were canceled due to the corona virus, something that Finnish Yle revealed.

"It is a fear that everything will get worse," says Kalervo Kummola, vice chairman of the international ice hockey association at Yle.