Josh Morrissey Was Throwing Up All Day And Watched The 4 Nations Face-Off Finale From His Hotel Room

TOI Sports Desk / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Feb 22, 2025, 00:44 IST

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Josh Morrissey of the Winnipeg Jets missed the 4 Nations championship finale due to illness, spending much of his time in his hotel room. The illness, which also affected teammate Connor Hellebuyck, prevented Morrissey from playing and will also keep both players out of Saturday's game against St. Louis. Thomas Harley replaced Morrissey in the lineup.

Josh Morrissey Was Throwing Up All Day And Watched The 4 Nations Face-Off Finale From His Hotel Room

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Chris Johnston of The Athletic reported over his X platform, “Josh Morrissey is OUT of the #4Nations championship due to illness. Thomas Harley draws in.” before the championship finale.
Hockey Canada disclosed the roster update over the X platform, which read: “ROSTER UPDATE | Josh Morrissey (illness) will not play tonight. Thomas Harley will draw into the lineup. MISE À JOUR | Josh Morrissey (maladie) ne jouera pas ce soir. Thomas Harley est inséré dans la formation. #4Nations” before the championship finale.

Winnipeg Jets defenseman Josh Morrissey watched the 4 Nations Face-Off against the United States of America from his hotel room

Mike McIntyre, NHL Jets Beat writer for Winnipeg News, reported about Winnipeg Jets defender Josh Morrissey over his X platform.
“#NHLJets coach Scott Arniel says illness really swept through players at the 4 Nations. Mentions Connor Hellebuyck got hit by it earlier this week. Says Josh Morrissey was devastated not being able to play last night, spent much of Thursday throwing up.”
TSN Winnipeg Bureau Reporter, John Lu shared over his X platform,
“#NHLJets Scott Arniel says he spoke to Josh Morrissey yesterday, who was vomiting all day and had to watch the Four Nations finale from his hotel room. Connor Hellebuyck was stricken with the same virus earlier in the week, as was much of Team Sweden.”

Ken Wiebe, Jets Beat writer for the Winnipeg Free Press wrote over his X platform,
“Morrissey dealt with a serious flu bug and was throwing up all afternoon. He spoke on the phone with Morrissey, who said he tried to give it a go but was unable to. He watched the game from the hotel.”

Defenseman Josh Morrissey will miss Saturday's clash against the St. Louis

John Lu further tweeted,
“#NHLJets Scott Arniel says Josh Morrissey and Connor Hellebuyck are flying back to Winnipeg today and won’t play Saturday at STL. Kyle Connor is on his way to STL from Boston to join his teammates for their game vs #stlblues.”
Mike further wrote about the Canadian defenseman,
“#NHLJets lineup news from coach Scott Arniel: -Connor Hellebuyck and Josh Morrissey are flying back to Winnipeg today and won’t go to St. Louis, won’t play tomorrow. Morrissey is feeling better from his illness. -Kyle Connor en route to St. Louis, wants to play Saturday.”
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