Photo: @Capitals The Washington Capitals downed the Vegas Golden Knights, 4-2 Tuesday night at Capital One Arena in Washington. The victory improves the Capitals record to 1-1-0 for the season.
Washington's decision to bring him back is already paying dividends as the 28-year-old scored Tuesday on his first shot in his first game with the franchise since 2021.
The Washington Capitals have made the news official this morning: they have signed forward Jakub Vrana to a one-year, one-way contract worth $775,000. The 28-year-old signed a professional tryout agreement with the club in August.
Former Detroit Red Wings player Jakub Vrana has earned another chance in the city where he launched his NHL career in 2016-17. The Capitals signed him to a one-year, one-way deal paying him $775,000 for season.
He quickly became a fan favorite due to his youthful personality, lightning-quick speed and untapped potential, and was once viewed as the successor to Ovechkin as the team's star goal-scorer of the future.
He will start the season on Washington’s opening night roster and play his first game with the organization in over three years.
The Washington Capitals have signed Jakub Vrana to a one-year, $775,000 contract. The contract is a one-way deal. Vrana was in training camp on a player tryout agreement (PTO).
The Washington Capitals’ roster decisions are coming down to the wire, as the team must be at 23 men by October 7th– just five days away. The team made some decisive cuts recently, placing Ethen Frank, Hardy Häman-Aktell, Alex Limoges, Riley Sutter, and Chase Priskie on waivers.
One of the interesting training camp battles for Washington Capitals fans to keep an eye on as the team gets closer to finalizing their roster is with the forward ranks.
The Washington Capitals have just one preseason game remaining before head coach Spencer Carbery has to whittle the roster down to 23 players.
The Washington Capitals released the roster that will be iced for their fourth preseason game on Friday night vs. the Columbus Blue Jackets (7 PM ET, Monumental Sports Network in-market, ESPN+ out-of-market).
Jakub Vrana won the Stanley Cup with the Washington Capitals in 2018 and spent a little over five years in their NHL lineup. Since being traded to the Detroit Red Wings in 2021, Vrana hasn’t had the same success he saw with the Capitals.
The Washington Capitals announced the players who will dress for Sunday’s preseason opener against the Philadelphia Flyers at Capital One Arena (3 PM ET, Monumental Sports Network locally, NHL Network nationally).
Only several Washington Capitals players remain from the 2018 Stanley Cup-winning team. Winger Jakub Vrana is one of those talents. He is aiming to rejoin his old club and reunite with his old Washington teammates.
We are a little over two weeks from September, which means NHL training camps are just around the corner. Some teams have already begun to reach out to unsigned free agents to offer professional tryout (PTO) contracts, extending an invitation to camp, giving said players a chance to earn a contract based on their performance.
The Washington Capitals are giving a former fan-favorite a second chance at rejoining the team.
The Washington Capitals are bringing back a familiar face for their upcoming 2024 Training Camp. The team announced that forward Jakub Vrana is joining the team on a professional tryout agreement.
The Washington Capitals are bringing back former first-round pick Jakub Vrana on a professional tryout (PTO) for their upcoming training camp, as announced by the team.
A slumping scorer is getting a shot to play for his former team. On Thursday, the Washington Capitals announced that forward Jakub Vrana will be joining the team at training camp next month on a professional tryout agreement.
It’s a homecoming of sorts as the Caps drafted him 14th overall in 2014.
When his day of reckoning came in both his life and in his career with the Detroit Red Wings, Jakub Vrana recollects most vividly the fear and trepidation he felt after making the decision to share his problem with Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman.
The first official trade of deadline day has come across the wire.
Vrana, 26, has six goals and 11 points in 17 AHL games with the Grand Rapids Griffins this season.
The Detroit Red Wings were expected to place a player on waivers to make room for Robby Fabbri’s return, but they player that ended up being came as quite a surprise.
Vrana was admitted into the program on Oct. 19 after registering two points in two games. The nature of the admittance was never made public, and a joint statement by the NHL and the NHLPA said his care “continues to be administered pursuant to the player assistance program.”
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