Red Wings' Jakub Vrana enters player assistance program - ESPN

Detroit Red Wings guardant Jakub Vrana has been placed successful the NHL and NHLPA's subordinate assistance program.

The league entities released a associated connection connected Wednesday updating Vrana's presumption arsenic helium enters their protocols, which are designed to assistance players with a scope of matters from intelligence wellness to substance abuse.

Vrana volition beryllium unavailable to the Red Wings for an "indefinite period" portion receiving indispensable care, the NHL and national said. He volition proceed to beryllium paid and tin instrumentality to the crystal erstwhile cleared by the program's administrators.

Vrana missed Detroit's crippled connected Monday and signifier connected Tuesday for what manager Derek Lalonde said were "personal reasons." Lalonde gave nary timeline for erstwhile Vrana mightiness instrumentality to the lineup. At the aforesaid time, Vrana had been removed from the Red Wings' online roster, indicating the nine was apt to regenerate him up of Friday's crippled against the Chicago Blackhawks.

Vrana, 26, has appeared successful 2 games for Detroit this season, registering a extremity and assist.