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With Braden Holtby healthy, Capitals return Pheonix Copley to Hershey Bears

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Nearly a week after suffering a minor injury against the Dallas Stars, Braden Holtby is fully healthy again.

Monday, the Capitals re-assigned the organization’s third-string goaltender, Pheonix Copley, back to the Hershey Bears. Copley served as a backup for two games to Philipp Grubauer, who started against Detroit and Montreal with Holtby out.

Grubauer will start against the New York Rangers tonight – his third straight start. Meanwhile, Holtby fully participated in practice.

“It’s progressing every day,” Braden Holtby said to Tarik El-Bashir. “It felt pretty good [during practice].”

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The Washington Capitals have re-assigned goaltender Pheonix Copley to the Hershey Bears. The announcement was made by Washington’s senior vice president and general manager Brian MacLellan.

Copley, 26, has appeared in 38 games this season with Hershey, collecting a 14-16-6 record with a 2.86 goals against average and a .898 save percentage. The native of North Pole, Alaska has played in 142 AHL games with Hershey and Chicago, going 72-47-15 with a 2.53 goals against average, .914 save percentage, and nine shutouts.

The Bears return to action on Wednesday in Bridgeport. The puck drops from the Webster Bank Arena at 7 p.m. The game may be heard on the Bears Radio Network and viewed on AHLLive.com.

Photo: NBC Sports Washington

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