{"id":23067,"date":"2025-07-25T12:49:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T12:49:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/23067\/"},"modified":"2025-07-25T12:49:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T12:49:08","slug":"former-red-wings-player-waits-on-nhl-call","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/23067\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Red Wings Player Waits on NHL Call"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former Detroit<\/a> Red Wings forward Jakub Vrana is a man with options when it comes to his pro hockey career. However, what he doesn\u2019t currently have at his disposal is an offer he can\u2019t refuse.<\/p>\n

That would be the chance to suit up with an NHL team.<\/p>\n

Sparta Prague, the top club in the Czech Extraliga in Vrana\u2019s homeland, is putting the full-court press on him, seeking to secure his name on a contract for the 2025-26 season. So far, he\u2019s proving resistant to their overtures.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe talked to him, we approached him,\u201d Tomas Divisek, sporting director for Sparta, said about Vrana during an appearance on the Livesport podcast<\/a> in Czechia.<\/p>\n

DAL @ DET \u2013 4\/22\/2021 <\/p>\n

Jakub Vrana \u2013 1-0 Red Wings #LGRW<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/pDu0fD9Hi3<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Red Wings Goals In Order (@RedWingsVids) March 21, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

Vrana was abundantly clear in his response to the Sparta offer. The NHL remains his priority.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think he will wait until the last possible moment,\u201d Divisek said. \u201cHe wants to try to return to America, that\u2019s clear.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe is waiting. He believes he can still make it there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Last fall, Vrana, 29, would earn a spot<\/a> with the Washington Capitals via a training camp PTO. He split the season between Washington and the Nashville Predators. In 39 games, Vrana would account for nine goals and five assists.<\/p>\n

Sweden Is Another Option For Former Red Wings Vrana<\/p>\n

A Red Wings player from 2021-23, Vrana scored 22 goals<\/a> in 42 games for Detroit. Over an 82-game season, that would work out to a 43-goal campaign.<\/p>\n

Left-winger Vrana played both in junior and the SHL for Linkoping. That club is seeking to lure him back to Sweden.<\/p>\n

\u201cVrana is from Prague,\u201d Divisek said. \u201cHe grew up in Letnany, which is a bit of a plus for us. But he is actually at home in Sweden too.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe compete with him here.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jakub Vrana. 4th liner, 2% EV Defense pic.twitter.com\/TjcYmhoIvq<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Robert W. Reeder IV (@BobTheEconomist) July 8, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

European training camps open next month. Vrana isn\u2019t likely to give up on his NHL dream before September. If that\u2019s the case, Divisek is willing to be patient.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re giving him time,\u201d Divisek said. \u201cWe know that we would be interested in such a quality player.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sparta Prague already has one former Red Wings player under contract. Defenseman Mark Pysyk<\/a> was signed by the team earlier in the offseason.<\/p>\n

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