Canadiens Jonathan Drouin Leaves Team for Personal Reasons

The Montreal Canadiens have announced that forward Jonathan Drouin has taken a leave of absence from the hockey club, citing personal reasons.

The team has asked for everyone to respect his full privacy. The details are extremely limited at this time and there are no timelines for his return.

This is obviously more than a hockey matter. The 26-year-old is currently on LTIR and has appeared in 44 games, scoring two goals and assisting on 21 others.

Montreal Canadiens announce that forward Jonathan Drouin will take an indefinite leave of absence from the team for personal reasons and has been placed on long-term injured reserve: https://t.co/TRnf6Adr55 pic.twitter.com/BS66JH1GFn
— TSN Hockey (@TSNHockey) April 28, 2021

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Best not to speculate as to why Drouin will be absent. Not our business.

All that matters is being supportive, which is something we could stand to do a little more regardless of the situation.
— Marc Dumont (@MarcPDumont) April 28, 2021

Last year ago one of my friends needed serious cancer treatment and was feeling down. This friend is a big Habs fan & Jonathan Drouin quietly sent him a personalized video to cheer him up. Sometimes there are more important things in life than hockey. https://t.co/PzAGtNFcUA
— Sulemaan Ahmed (@sulemaan) April 28, 2021

Jonathan Drouin support tweet.

Get well soon Jo!
— Toffoli Is the King (@IsToffoli) April 28, 2021

Hoping for the best for #Habs Drouin, taking a leave of absence indefinitely for personal reasons.

Drouin on LTIR leaves $5.82M of $9.25M available, which enables flexibility to keep Caufield and Evans on the active roster. @TSN_Edge

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— John Lu (@JohnLuTSNMtl) April 28, 2021