Detroit Red Wings forward Jakub Vrana has been placed in NHL/NHLPA player assistance program, the team and league revealed Wednesday.
Vrana had been excused from the Wings since Monday, for what head coach Derek Lalonde said were personal reasons. Vrana, 26, will be unavailable to the team "for an indefinite period while he receives care."
Under the tems of the joint program, Vrana will continue to be paid while receiving treatment. He will return to the Wings when cleared for on-ice competition by program administrators. Vrana’s care will be administered pursuant to the program.