Ivan Miroshnichenko is back with the Washington Capitals for his second stint in the NHL.
The Capitals’ first-round pick from the 2022 NHL Draft was recalled from the Hershey Bears on Monday morning two days after Anthony Mantha left the team’s game against the Florida Panthers with an injury.
Mantha was on the ice for the Capitals’ morning skate ahead of their game against the Ottawa Senators. They play the Detroit Red Wings in the second half of a back-to-back on Tuesday night.
Down on the farm, Miroshnichenko’s point production has slowed as he’s scored only one goal and tallied seven assists in his last 23 games with the Bears. His most recent strike was a power-play goal from the Ovi spot that looked very Ovechkinesque.
On the season, Miroshnichenko has nine goals and 25 points in 46 games.
Miroshnichenko initially made his NHL debut on December 20 against the New York Islanders and played four games total.
Miroshnichenko’s recall comes as the Capitals already have Mike Sgarbossa, Pierrick Dube, and Hendrix Lapierre all up from Hershey due to absences or injuries to Evgeny Kuznetsov, TJ Oshie, and Nic Dowd.
Here’s the full press release from the Capitals:
Capitals Recall Ivan Miroshnichenko
ARLINGTON, Va. – The Washington Capitals have recalled forward Ivan Miroshnichenko from the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League (AHL), president and general manager Brian MacLellan announced today.
Miroshnichenko, the Capitals’ first-round pick (20th overall) in the 2022 NHL Draft, made his NHL debut on Dec. 20 vs. the New York Islanders. Miroshnichenko has appeared in four games with Washington this season, most recently on Dec. 27 at the New York Rangers.
The 6’0”, 192-pound forward has recorded 25 points (9g, 16a) in 47 games in his first season with Hershey. Miroshnichenko leads Bears rookies in goals, assists and points and ranks fifth among all Hershey skaters in assists. In addition, Miroshnichenko’s +15 plus/minus rating ranks tied for third on the AHL-leading Bears.
The Ussuriysk, Russia native recorded four points (3g, 1a) in 23 games with Avangard Omsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) last season. Miroshnichenko also recorded three assists in four games with Omskie Krylia of the Supreme Hockey League (Russia-2) and 14 points (10g, 4a) in 12 games with Omskie Yastreby of the Junior Hockey League (Russia-Jr.) in 2022-23. Miroshnichenko tallied seven points (2g, 5a) in 16 playoffs games with Omskie Yastreby, which ranked tied for eighth on the team.
Miroshnichenko spent the 2021-22 season with Omskie Krylia and recorded 16 points (10g, 6a) in 31 games. In addition, Miroshnichenko captained Russia to the gold medal at the 2021 Hlinka Gretzky Cup, where he recorded nine points (4g, 5a) in five games. Miroshnichenko’s nine points during the tournament ranked tied for fourth among all skaters and his +7 plus/minus rating ranked tied for second. Miroshnichenko also represented Russia at the 2021 4 Nations Tournament, where he recorded two points (1g, 1a) in three games.
Miroshnichenko was ranked third among European left wings and 11th among all European forwards by NHL Central Scouting ahead of the 2022 NHL Draft.
