The Washington Capitals will host the first day of their annual Development Camp at MedStar Capitals Iceplex on Saturday. After releasing the schedule for the camp earlier this week, the Caps have now revealed the full roster of attendees.
All six of the Caps’ selections from the 2023 draft will be in attendance, including top selections Ryan Leonard and Andrew Cristall. However, none of the players that factored into the Hershey Bears’ long run to a Calder Cup championship will join them.
2022 first-round pick Ivan Miroshnichenko, who showed up to DC early, will make his on-ice debut at a development camp after having to sit out most of the activities last year due to his recovery from Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.
The defense corps will be led by second-time attendee, Ryan Chesley, who was the team’s 2022 second-round pick. In goal, recent Harvard grad Mitchell Gibson will be participating in his fourth camp, the most of anyone on the roster.
Eight spots in the 30-man group will be filled by junior and college free agents. Michigan standout TJ Hughes leads the line there.
Capitals Development Camp roster
Forwards
28 Andrew Cristall | LW | 2023 Draft, 2nd round | Kelowna (WHL)
65 Haakon Hanelt | C | 2021 Draft, 5th rd | Gatineau (QMJHL)
84 Ryan Hofer* | LW | 2022 Draft, 6th rd | Everett/Kamloops (WHL)
82 TJ Hughes | C | Free Agent | Michigan (NCAA)
59 Brett Hyland | LW | 2023 Draft, 7th round | Brandon (WHL)
95 Jake Karabela | C | 2022 Draft, 5th rd | Guelph (OHL)
97 Ryan Leibold | C | Free Agent | Merrimack (NCAA) & South Carolina (ECHL)
9 Ryan Leonard | RW | 2023 Draft, 1st rd | USA U-18 (NTDP)
64 Oskar Magnusson | C |2020 Draft, 7th rd | AIK (SWE-2)
63 Ivan Miroshnichenko* | LW | 2022 Draft, 1st rd | Omskie (RUS-JR.) & Omskie (RUS-2) & Avangard (KHL)
81 Jaxson Murray | RW | Free Agent | Merritt (BCHL)
85 Ludwig Persson* | LW | 2022 Draft, 3rd rd | Karlskoga (SWE-2)
76 Jack Rogers | C | Free Agent | St. Cloud State (NCAA)
14 Alexander Suzdalev* | LW | 2022 Draft, 3rd rd | Regina (WHL)
83 Simon Tassy | C | Free Agent | Minnesota State (NCAA)
49 Patrick Thomas | C | 2023 Draft, 4th rd | Hamilton (OHL)
88 Bogdan Trineyev* | RW | 2020 Draft, 4th rd | Hershey (AHL) & Dynamo (KHL)
Defensemen
54 Cam Allen | 2023 Draft, 5th rd | Guelph (OHL)
98 Dylan Anhorn | Free Agent | St. Cloud State (NCAA)
66 Max Burkholder | Free Agent | Dubuque (USHL)
22 Ryan Chesley | 2022 Draft, 2nd rd | Minnesota (NCAA)
93 David Gucciardi | 2022 Draft, 7th rd | Michigan State (NCAA)
34 Brent Johnson | 2021 Draft, 3rd rd | North Dakota (NCAA)
48 Joaquim Lemay | 2021 Draft, 4th rd | Nebraska Omaha (NCAA)
86 Ian Pierce | Free Agent | Dartmouth (NCAA)
Goalies
80 Garin Bjorklund* | 2020 Draft, 6th rd | South Carolina (ECHL)
41 Chase Clark | 2021 Draft, 6th rd | Quinnipiac (NCAA)
78 Mitchell Gibson* | 2018 Draft, 4th rd | Harvard (NCAA)
60 Antoine Keller | 2023 Draft, 7th round | Geneve-Servette (SUI-JR.) and HCV Martigny (MyHL)
90 Aaron Trotter | Free Agent | St. Thomas (NCAA)
* Asterisks denote players that are signed to the Capitals currently as of June 30, 2023.
You can read more about each prospect and check out their stats from last season in the team’s Development Camp Guide.
The Washington Capitals 2023 Development Camp Guide: https://t.co/tLRkqttiPf pic.twitter.com/HF9IvRdJVO
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