The Washington Capitals selected Russian left wing Bogdan Trineyev in the fourth round of the 2020 NHL Draft out of Dynamo Moscow’s development system. The 20-year-old signed his entry-level deal with the franchise this past May.
In a recent interview with Dmitry Erykalov of Sport24 in Russia, Trineyev revealed he’ll be spending the 2022-23 season on loan in the KHL with Dynamo.
By Chris Cerullo 21 hours ago
Alex Ovechkin will have his gamer skills tested on August 13 when he takes part in a Russian eSports tournament. Ovi will be putting his joysticks to work playing NHL 22 on PlayStation 5.
The event is being held in Moscow at the Festival Square of the Luzhniki Olympic Complex and hosted by the Department of Sports in Moscow, the International Hockey Academy, and the Moscow Computer Sports Federation.
TASS reports that there will be a one million ruble prize pool ($16,535 USD).
By Chris Cerullo 2 days ago
Hershey Bears legend, Chris Bourque, will receive a huge honor from the franchise this season.
Bourque will have his number 17 retired at Giant Center on January 14 before a home game against the Springfield Thunderbirds.
Bourque will become the eighth player in franchise history to receive the distinction. His number 17 will become the fifth number in team history to hang from the rafters.
By Chris Cerullo 5 days ago
Washington Capitals’ 2020 seventh-round draft selection Oskar Magnusson has made Sweden’s U-20 World Junior Championship team. Magnusson was a recent participant in DC for this year’s Development Camp.
The Swedish forward had originally made this Swedish team when the tournament was first planned to be held and played in two games before it was shut down due to COVID-19.
By Chris Cerullo 1 week ago
Washington Capitals’ 2021 fifth-round draft selection Haakon Hanelt has made Germany’s U-20 World Junior Championship team. Hanelt was recently in DC for this year’s Development Camp.
The German forward will join up with his teammates in Edmonton where the entire tournament will be played in mid-August.
By Chris Cerullo 2 weeks ago
The Washington Capitals announced last Monday that they would be promoting Scott Allen from the AHL head coaching position in Hershey to Peter Laviolette’s NHL staff. That left the Bears without a bench boss.
ESPN’s Kevin Weekes reports that the affiliate’s vacancy may be filled very soon and the main candidate, Todd Nelson, has prior ties to both the Caps and Bears.
By Chris Cerullo 2 weeks ago
The Washington Capitals announced on Monday that they had filled their vacant assistant coaching position by promoting from within as Hershey Bears head coach Scott Allen will join Peter Laviolette’s staff, replacing Scott Arniel. Allen is expected to work mainly with the team’s forward group and penalty-killing units.
The Massachusetts native spoke with reporters about his hiring on Tuesday. The penalty kill was the main topic of conversation.
By Chris Cerullo 2 weeks ago
Michal Kempny has found his new team.
CapFriendly reports that the 31-year-old defenseman has signed a one-year, one-way deal with the Seattle Kraken worth the veteran minimum, $750k.
Kempny has spent the past four seasons with the Caps after a trade deadline deal from the Blackhawks in 2018.
By Chris Cerullo 3 weeks ago
The Washington Capitals made a huge change to their roster this offseason when they decided to wipe the slate clean in terms of their goaltending. Vitek Vanecek was traded to the New Jersey Devils and Ilya Samsonov was not tendered a qualifying offer making him an unrestricted free agent.
Samsonov, now a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs, penned a goodbye note on Saturday to the organization that drafted him and its fans.
By Chris Cerullo 3 weeks ago
Nicklas Backstrom is now a married man.
Saturday, the legendary Capitals center got married to longtime partner Liza Berg. The two tied the knot in a small, beautiful ceremony in Skytteholm, Sweden.
By Chris Cerullo 3 weeks ago
