After 12 games as a Washington Capital, Jakub Vrana has been reassigned to the Hershey Bears. Vrana had not seen ice since all the way back in 2016 — December 27, specifically.
In his time with the big club, Vrana scored his first big-league goal, got pied (pictured above), and got the rookie treatment for warmups.
He’ll be back.
The Capitals have not announced another call-up, so let’s assume they’re running with 12 forwards for a while.
ARLINGTON, Va. – The Washington Capitals have re-assigned forward Jakub Vrana to the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League (AHL), senior vice president and general manager Brian MacLellan announced today.
Vrana, 20, recorded three points (1g, 2a) in 12 games with the Capitals this season. The Prague, Czech Republic, native made his NHL debut on Dec. 1 against the Islanders and scored his first NHL goal on Dec. 9 at Buffalo. Vrana tallied his first multi-point game with two assists on Dec. 13 against the Islanders. He was drafted by the Capitals in the first round, 13th overall, in the 2014 NHL Draft.
Vrana has registered 16 points (9g, 7a) in 18 games with Hershey this season and ranks tied for third on the team in goals and fifth in points per game (0.89). Vrana registered 34 points (16g, 18a) in 36 games as a rookie with Hershey in 2015-16 and ranked fourth among Bears skaters in power-play goals (5), tied for fifth in goals (16) and tied for sixth in points (34). The 6’0”, 195-pound forward tallied eight multi-point games last season and registered a five-game point streak (3g, 2a) from March 19-26, 2016. In addition, he ranked second on the team in points per game (0.94) after missing a majority of the regular season due to injury. Vrana recorded 14 points (8g, 6a) in 21 games with the Bears during the 2016 Calder Cup playoffs, ranking third in the AHL in goals (8) and second on the team in points (14).
