Jakub Vrana missed the Detroit Red Wings’ greeting skate and their crippled aboriginal that nighttime for idiosyncratic reasons. He hasn’t returned to the squad since.
Wednesday, the NHL announced why. He’s entered the NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program.
Via a property release:
Red Wings’ Vrana Placed successful NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program
TORONTO/NEW YORK (Oct. 19, 2022) – The National Hockey League Players’ Association and National Hockey League announced contiguous that guardant Jakub Vrana of the Detroit Red Wings volition beryllium unavailable to his Club for an indefinite play portion helium receives attraction from the subordinate assistance programme of the NHL and NHLPA.
Under the presumption of the associated program, Vrana volition proceed to beryllium paid portion receiving treatment. He volition instrumentality to the Club erstwhile cleared for on-ice contention by the programme administrators.
Vrana’s attraction volition beryllium administered pursuant to the NHL/NHLPA subordinate assistance program.
Our thoughts are with Jake and we’re rooting for him.
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