Santa Clara County bans all Sharks home games in March due to Coronavirus

The Coronavirus has taken over global coverage. The risks, the cases, the chaos, it has all been well documented across the world, rightly or wrongly. The NHL and sports in general, have made changes to their routines, and it appears the first hockey team to be directly impacted is the San Jose Sharks.

Santa Clara County has banned gatherings of more than 1000 people, effective Wednesday March 11th.

NEW: Santa Clara County bans certain mass gatherings of more than 1,000 people through the end of March to slow spread of #COVID19 #coronavirus. Several exemptions, incl. airports, retail and grocery stores, office environments. Ban backed by legal order 1/2@mercnews

— Robert Salonga (@robertsalonga) March 10, 2020

Santa Clara County has implemented a mandatory ban on all large gatherings.

The ban, which will begin at midnight on Wednesday, will span 3 weeks and apply to events with more than 1,000 attendees.

The ban will apply to San Jose Sharks games planned for San Jose’s SAP Center.

— John Shannon (@JShannonhl) March 10, 2020

Look for the team to weigh their options in other cities. Something close to home would obviously be ideal. Big news out of the league, as the Coronavirus has taken away some home ice advantage. Another option they play the games at the SAP Center with  999 people present.

Who's responsible for the number clicker and how many fans from the away team get tickets?

More importantly, who's next?