Bednar said members of the organization’s medical staff and general manager Chris MacFarland were in contact with Girard while he was in the program.

Source: https://www.fortmorgantimes.com/2023/12/21/samuel-girard-returns-avalanche-players-assistance-program/

The front-office braintrust of Sakic and MacFarland, which never found a suitable replacement for Nazem Kadri, now owes it to MacKinnon, Rantanen and Makar to get the trio of superstars some meaningful help.

Source: https://www.denverpost.com/2023/04/30/avs-nhl-playoffs-nathan-mackinnon-game-7-kraken-philipp-grubauer-gabe-landeskog-mark-kiszla-column/