The Washington Capitals announced they cut forwards Ivan Miroshnichenko and Andrew Cristall from their Training Camp roster on Monday morning.
Miroshnichenko will return to the Hershey Bears while Cristall will head back to the WHL’s Kelowna Rockets.
#Caps loan forward Ivan Miroshnichenko to Hershey (AHL) and loan forward Andrew Cristall to Kelowna (WHL).
— CapitalsPR (@CapitalsPR) October 7, 2024
Cristall tied for the Capitals’ preseason lead in scoring with three points (2g, 1a) in four games while Miroshnichenko had two points (1g, 1a) and fired eight shots on goal.
The moves pave the way for the Capitals to sign Jakub Vrana, who has been at this year’s Training Camp on a professional tryout agreement. Vrana tallied two points (1g, 1a), and led Washington in shots on goal (11) during the preseason.
Related: Jakub Vrana, in camp on a PTO, is still here. The 28-year-old winger had a goal, an assist and a team-high 11 shots on goal in four preseason games. (Yes, the #Caps are practicing at Capital One Arena this morning.) pic.twitter.com/U7z9kjzbYM
— Tarik El-Bashir (@Tarik_ElBashir) October 7, 2024
The Capitals’ Opening Night roster is due to the NHL by 5 pm. Sunday, the Capitals placed goaltender Hunter Shepard on waivers.
Capitals’ projected Opening Night roster
Forwards
Alex Ovechkin
Pierre-Luc Dubois
Tom Wilson
Andrew Mangiapane
Dylan Strome
Aliaksei Protas
Connor McMichael
Sonny Milano
Brandon Duhaime
Nic Dowd
Taylor Raddysh
TJ Oshie to LTIR (Hendrix Lapierre papered to Hershey)
Jakub Vrana
Defensemen
John Carlson
Matt Roy
Jakob Chychrun
Rasmus Sandin
Trevor van Riemsdyk
Martin Fehervary
Alex Alexeyev
Dylan McIlrath
Goaltenders
Charlie Lindgren
Logan Thompson
