Ottawa Senators forward David Perron steps away from hockey due to personal reasons

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Cooper Godin
October 22, 2024 (8:33)

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Ottawa Senators forward David Perron has left the team for personal reasons.

The Ottawa Senators kick off a three-game road trip tonight in Salt Lake City, Utah and will be doing so without the services of veteran forward David Perron.

On Monday, Ottawa Senators head coach Travis Green announced that Perron would not be with the team on their road trip for personal reasons.

Perron and his wife, Vanessa, are expecting the birth of their third child, which she discussed in an Instagram post back on October 5th. At the time of her post, Vanessa Perron shared that she was in her 37th week of pregnancy and that there were some health issues going on with the baby. A couple weeks before she reached the 30 week mark, the Perron's found out that their child had a large congenital pulmonary airway malformation.

"Prayers

Elizabeth Perron. We decided her name on our way to get a procedure done in Toronto. I needed her to be real before risking to lose her. A couple weeks before at 30 weeks I found out she had a large congenital pulmonary airway malformation. We Shorten our summer and move into a hotel room in order to start a follow up/treatment for our little girl while our new house renovations were on the way. Moving our family across countries while navigating this diagnosis was not easy.

While in Toronto she got procedure to implant shunts (drain) in her lungs in vitro. We were lucky enough that most of the mass did shrink enough not to put her life in danger while I was still pregnant.

I'm finally 37 weeks and that's a big milestone for our little warrior. She will most likely need to go under for a major open surgery at birth. The risks are big. As a mother it is a nightmare to know you are about to give birth and also know what she will have to endure in order to give her a chance to live. You want to keep her safe inside you, because at least she still there. I'm amazed at this new perspective in life. The sick kid parent. It feels very surreal. And it is probably one of the hardest things I've been thru.

I did not share it before because it's hard to give updates as I was trying to stay positive. We are now facing difficult moments for our family and I would like to ask for prayers. Our little Elizabeth will need it. I have hope. She's so strong already.
🤍" Vanessa Perron said in her post."

Perron, 36, has appeared in five games for the Ottawa Senators this season where he's gone point-less and is a minus-four.

Everyone here at Canucks Daily are thinking of the Perron family and hope that both Vanessa Perron and their child are doing well.