Vrana Re-Assigned to Hershey

March 17, 2017

(Hershey, PA- March 17, 2017)-The Washington Capitals announced today that forward Jakub Vrana has been reassigned to the Hershey Bears hockey team. 

Vrana, 21, has registered 26 points (14 goals, 12 assists) in 36 games with Hershey this season and ranks fifth on the team in goals. Vrana has recorded six points (three goal, three assists) in 21 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.

Hershey hosts a pair of games at the Giant Center this weekend, taking on the Hartford Wolf Pack tonight and Saturday at 7 p.m. Tonight is Scout Night and Saturday is Girl Scout Night and a College Night delivered by Papa John's.