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 sa国际传媒渄efinitely a no-go.sa国际传媒�

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Horvat said there are better ways to spend time while travelling to away games anyway.

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Players around the NHL weighed in on the Canuckssa国际传媒� decision.

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sa国际传媒� Joshua Clipperton (@JClipperton_CP)

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sa国际传媒� Scott Billeck (@ScottBilleck)

Lainesa国际传媒檚 reaction comes as an obvious shot at the Canuckssa国际传媒� dismal 31-40-11 record from the 2017-18 season.

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Reaction to Lainesa国际传媒檚 comments in room -
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sa国际传媒� Irfaan Gaffar (@sportsnetirf)

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-with a file from the Canadian Press

kieran.oconnor@bpdigital.ca
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