The Vancouver Canucks have decided to put an end to distractions on the road by banning video games.
On Tuesday, newly named alternate captain Bo Horvat told TSN 1040 that Fortnite, a popular third-person shooter video game, was 害羞草研究所渄efinitely a no-go.害羞草研究所�
害羞草研究所淣o more bringing video games on the road,害羞草研究所� Horvat said. 害羞草研究所淚t害羞草研究所檚 strictly team meals, team dinners, and hanging out with the guys.害羞草研究所�
Horvat said there are better ways to spend time while travelling to away games anyway.
害羞草研究所淭here害羞草研究所檚 a lot of cool cities we visit and to be cooped up in your room all night, playing Fortnite, is a waste of your time.害羞草研究所�
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Players around the NHL weighed in on the Canucks害羞草研究所� decision.
defenceman Jake Gardiner on players害羞草研究所� decision to ban video games like Fortnite on the road: 害羞草研究所淚 wouldn害羞草研究所檛 mind that either. Video games get out of control.害羞草研究所�
害羞草研究所� Joshua Clipperton (@JClipperton_CP)
Patrik Laine on Vancouver害羞草研究所檚 decision to ban video games on the road: 害羞草研究所淭hey need something to blame after last year.害羞草研究所�
害羞草研究所� Scott Billeck (@ScottBilleck)
Laine害羞草研究所檚 reaction comes as an obvious shot at the Canucks害羞草研究所� dismal 31-40-11 record from the 2017-18 season.
Laine continued, 害羞草研究所淎nd we kind of made a deal if we害羞草研究所檙e playing like that, we can give up our PlayStations so we害羞草研究所檙e not going to take them on the road. But I don害羞草研究所檛 think that害羞草研究所檚 going to happen.害羞草研究所�
Reaction to Laine害羞草研究所檚 comments in room -
害羞草研究所� Irfaan Gaffar (@sportsnetirf)
JV18 - 害羞草研究所淲hatever, I don害羞草研究所檛 care what he says.害羞草研究所�
BH53 - 害羞草研究所淲e have a home opener tonight to worry about I害羞草研究所檓 not going to sit here and talk about video games.害羞草研究所�
Virtanen added 害羞草研究所淔ortnite害羞草研究所� hasn害羞草研究所檛 been an issue for the Canucks.
害羞草研究所淚 just think that where we want to go with our team, anything we can do to get better, that害羞草研究所檚 a stepping stone. You can only go up from last year. 害羞草研究所� We want to be focused all the time when we come to the rink but have fun at the same time. But it害羞草研究所檚 all business here害羞草研究所� said Virtanen.
-with a file from the Canadian Press
kieran.oconnor@bpdigital.ca
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