Detroit Red Wings

Jakub Vrana scores first AHL goal for Griffins and gives stick away to fan: ‘Vrana is hero for my son’

Jakub Vrana’s last month has been eventful. He returned to the Detroit Red Wings from the NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program, but was eventually sent down to the AHL for a conditioning stint and outright put on waivers by GM Steve Yzerman. After registering only one assist in his first six games for the Grand Rapids Griffins, Vrana was a healthy scratch in two consecutive games as the team was two players over the veteran limit. Wednesday, however, the Red Wings dealt veteran foward Kyle Criscuolo, opening up more room on the roster for Vrana to play.

Two days after putting five shots on goal against the Iowa Wild, Vrana finally broke through with his first goal of the 2022-23 AHL season and his first AHL tally since April 15, 2017, with the Hershey Bears.

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Jakub Vrana sent to AHL Grand Rapids for three-game conditioning stint

Former Capitals star Jakub Vrana will play in his first hockey game in over two months, Wednesday night.

Vrana will suit up for the AHL’s Grand Rapids Griffins as he continues to ramp up for a return to the Detroit Red Wings that is expected next week.

The Griffins announced the news in a press release.

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