Chris Cerullo

About Chris Cerullo (@CJC_95)

Cerullo, a graduate of Catholic University's business school, has been with RMNB since 2016 and was once only known as "Chris From The Comments". He now is one of the main faces of RMNB's gameday coverage and the man behind the "numbers for the morning after" series. You can normally find him on social media tweeting about professional wrestling or his hockey card collection. Follow Chris: Twitter

Garrett Mitchell, a former Capital and captain of the Hershey Bears, announces retirement from hockey

Former Washington Capitals forward and captain of the Hershey Bears Garrett Mitchell has retired from professional hockey after a career that spanned 14 seasons in the AHL, ECHL, NHL, and a top Slovakian league.

The 31-year-old winger was selected by the Capitals in the sixth round of the 2009 NHL Draft from the WHL’s Regina Pats. The Regina native spent parts of the first nine seasons of his pro tenure in the Caps’ organization, primarily with Hershey in the AHL.

Mitchell revealed the retirement news on his X/Twitter account on Thursday.

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Carl Hagelin announces his retirement from NHL, citing severe eye injury: ‘It’s been an amazing ride’

Carl Hagelin, a member of the Washington Capitals for the last five years, has officially announced his retirement from the NHL after an 11-season career.

The 35-year-old fleet-footed winger cited the scary eye injury that he suffered at the end of a practice on the first day of March in 2022 as the reasoning for hanging up his skates.

Hagelin revealed the news on his Instagram account on Wednesday.

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Washington Capitals to be featured on national TV 14 times during 2023-24 season

The NHL announced the television broadcasting schedule of its national partners for the 2023-24 season on Wednesday.

The Washington Capitals will feature on national TV 14 times next season, beginning with their Opening Night, home opener against the Pittsburgh Penguins on October 13. That 7:30pm season-commencing game will be aired live on both ESPN+ and Hulu.

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By Chris Cerullo 3 weeks ago

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KHL President Alexei Morozov says league interested in playing NHL teams: ‘We would like Dynamo to play Washington’

The KHL is interested in holding games with NHL teams. KHL president Alexei Morozov made the revelation while speaking with Match TV’s Sergey Podgornov. Morozov talked about the process and how it will be difficult to achieve moving forward.

Only three games between KHL and NHL teams have ever occurred. The last took place in 2010 in Russia between SKA Saint Petersburg and the Carolina Hurricanes. The Canes lost that exhibition matchup 5-3.

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Alexander Suzdalev not listed on Regina Pats training camp roster, expected to begin season in Capitals’ organization

The WHL’s Regina Pats released their training camp roster on Monday and the most notable thing about it was who wasn’t on it.

Capitals prospect Alexander Suzdalev was not among the 59 players scheduled to participate as he is expected to at least start the 2023-24 season in the Caps’ organization.

In late July, The Daily Faceoff’s Steven Ellis tweeted out that Suzdalev’s final landing spot for the next year would be up in the air until after NHL training camp. While Suzdalev retains the option of heading back to Regina, he’ll first try to stick with either the Capitals or Hershey Bears.

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By Chris Cerullo 3 weeks ago

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Capitals promote Brian MacLellan to president of hockey operations, appoint Dick Patrick to team chairman

The Washington Capitals announced on Monday that they have made a handful of moves within their front office. The headline move is that current general manager Brian MacLellan has been promoted to president of hockey operations and will also remain the team’s general manager.

Additionally, Chris Patrick, who has overseen the club’s professional scouting staff as assistant general manager, player personnel, has been promoted to associate general manager. His father, Dick Patrick, the team’s longtime president and part-owner, has also been appointed to the position of chairman.

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By Chris Cerullo 3 weeks ago

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Aliaksei Protas changes jersey number to 21

Washington Capitals forward Aliaksei Protas is ditching his number 59 and will be the newest number 21 in DC. The change is now shown on the Capitals’ official roster.

Garnet Hathaway wore the digits in DC for the past four seasons, but left the team after a trade deadline deal to the Boston Bruins in February. Over the offseason, Hathaway signed as an unrestricted free agent with the Philadelphia Flyers, inking a two-year deal worth $2.375 million a season.

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By Chris Cerullo 4 weeks ago

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Former Capitals defenseman Madison Bowey close to signing one-year deal with KHL’s Dinamo Minsk

Former Washington Capitals defenseman Madison Bowey is reportedly about to embark on an overseas adventure for the first time in his career.

According to Metaratings.ru, Bowey, who played last season in the AHL with the Laval Rocket, is close to signing a one-year with the KHL’s Dinamo Minsk. The 28-year-old blueliner has played the first eight seasons of his professional career in North America.

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Alex Ovechkin releases new clothing line called OVIGR8, plans to extend brand globally

Alex Ovechkin released a new clothing line in his native Russia. The brand, entitled “OVIGR8”, is a mix of sport and casual wear manufactured by Zasport and can be purchased online at ovigr8.com.

The designs feature Ovi’s GR8 Chase logo, the number eight/dome mark he partnered with CCM to create, his signature, OVIGR8, and the quote “I’m okay. Russian machine never breaks.”

Currently, the line is only available in Russia. All of the designs can be seen on the legend’s recently published website.

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By Chris Cerullo 1 month ago

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Nicklas Backstrom skates in Brynas’s annual ‘Black and White’ game as he prepares for pivotal Capitals training camp

Nicklas Backstrom was back out on the ice on Saturday as he continues preparation for his 17th season in the National Hockey League. The Washington Capitals great was not clad in his usual red, white, and blue though as he donned black for Team Masken during Brynäs IF’s annual “Black and White” game.

Backstrom, a Gavle native and former Brynäs player, was a regular participant in the game before the pandemic and his hip resurfacing surgery threw a wrench in his usual yearly plans. The 35-year-old center has a very important training camp coming up for the Caps as he looks to prove that he’s still capable of being a positive contributor in the NHL over a year removed from that surgery.

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