Aaron Ness has tested negative for COVID-19
Arizona Coyotes defenceman Aaron Ness has tested negative for COVID-19, according to his agent Neil Sheehy. This comes after there were rumours that Ness had become the first known NHL player to catch the virus.
The rumours about Ness started last week, after it came out that he had been tested after not feeling well for a period of time. Sheehy also denied the rumours then, saying there was a lot of “false info” regarding his client. At the time, that was all he had to say about it, but today was able to confirm that Ness does not have the virus. As of now, there are no confirmed cases of any NHL players being diagnosed with COVID-19, but with the day by day rise, that could change at any given moment.
Ness, who wasn't a household name before, has certainly become more well-known due to this news over the past week. The 29-year-old has played in 24 games with the Coyotes this season, posting one assist. In 17 games with the Coyotes AHL affiliate Tucson Roadrunners, he has two goals and seven assists in 17 games. The journeyman defenceman has played a total of 71 games in his NHL career, the others coming with the New York Islanders as well as the Washington Capitals.
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YESTERDAY
MAY 26, 2026
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| G | A | PTS | ||
| Gabriel Landeskog | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Cole Smith | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Mark Stone | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Dylan Coghlan | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Nic Dowd | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Nazem Kadri | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Brayden McNabb | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Martin Necas | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Shea Theodore | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Rasmus Andersson | - | - | - | |
| Ivan Barbashev | - | - | - | |
| Mackenzie Blackwood | - | - | - | |
| Brent Burns | - | - | - | |
| Ross Colton | - | - | - | |
| Pavel Dorofeyev | - | - | - | |
| Jack Drury | - | - | - | |
| Jack Eichel | - | - | - | |
| Noah Hanifin | - | - | - | |
| Carter Hart | - | - | - | |
| Tomas Hertl | - | - | - | |
| COMPLETE STATS | ||||