Vancouver Canucks right-winger Linden Vey will have to deal with an emotional off-ice distraction this month, as his father is set to stand trial in a few weeks on charges he allegedly conspired to murder his wife.

Vey’s father, Curtis Vey, a 51-year-old farmer, was arrested in 2013 near Melfort, Sask. According to police, he was having an affair with a local woman named Angela Nicholson, and the pair were allegedly plotting to kill their respective partners.

The alleged plot came to light when Vey’s mother, Brigitte, overheard her husband and Nicholson discussing murder.

The police investigation found a will stating that Nicholson would inherit the farm of her husband, Jim Taylor. Taylor told police he had planned to leave his land to the couple’s two grown daughters and had not written up a will.

Police allege the pair planned to make it look like Brigitte Vey died in a house fire, while Jim Taylor died of a drug overdose.

None of the allegations have been proven in court.

At the time of his father’s arrest, Vey was a 22-year-old NHL rookie, playing for the Los Angeles Kings. The Saskatchewan native was traded to the Canucks in June, 2014.

With the case set to go to trial on May 24, Canucks General Manager Jim Benning said Vey has "shown great courage and resolve" through the investigation.

"He has always had the full support of our team and as circumstances continue to evolve we know that his strength of character, friends and family will help him to see this through," Benning said in a statement to CTV News on Wednesday.

The statement said the team will "continue to be in his corner" throughout the trial.

With a report from CTV Vancouver’s Scott Roberts