There's been a major development concerning Valeri Nichushkin, the Colorado Avalanche forward who joined the NHL Player Assistance Program in January. <h2>Player Assistance Program Clears Valeri Nichushkin for Practice</h2> In a new update, we learned that Valeri Nichushkin will return to practice, six weeks after he entered the Player Assistance Program. Here's the NHL's official statement: <q>NEW YORK/TORONTO (Feb. 26, 2024) � The National Hockey League and National Hockey League Players' Association announced today that Colorado Avalanche forward Valeri Nichushkin has been cleared to resume practicing with the team and has entered the follow-up care phase of the NHL/NHLPA player assistance program. Nichushkin has not yet been cleared to return to game action. Nichushkin's care continues to be administered pursuant to the player assistance program.</q> <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/pr_nhl/status/1762167012267086135'> </a></blockquote></div> We don't know when he'll be able to take part in a game yet, but further updates are expected to be released in the coming weeks. Stay tuned.