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Brian MacLellan hesitant to commit to youth next season beyond Martin Fehervary

Despite the Capitals running out of gas against the Boston Bruins and losing their third consecutive first-round series, general manager Brian MacLellan is hesitant to commit to a youth movement for next season.

Speaking on Wednesday during Capitals’ Breakdown Day, GMBM was asked about who would take the next step among the organization’s top prospects. There was only one prospect who graduated and is currently slated for a full-time role with the Capitals in 2021-22. That player is left-handed shooting defenseman Martin Fehervary.

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By Chris Cerullo 2 months ago

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Hershey Bears clinch North Division title and Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy

The Hershey Bears clinched the 2021 North Division title on Saturday with a 3-2 victory over the Binghamton Devils. Later in the evening, the Toronto Marlies took down the Laval Rocket, which also clinched the Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy for the Bears as the AHL’s regular-season champion.

This is the 20th division win and eighth regular-season title in Bears history.

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By Chris Cerullo 2 months ago

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Alex Alexeyev scored the game-winner against the Baby Pens today. It was his first goal of the season for the Hershey Bears.

The North Division-leading Hershey Bears won again on Saturday, defeating the Wilkes Barre/Scranton Penguins 3-1 at Giant Center.

Capitals defense prospect and 2018 first-round pick, Alex Alexeyev, scored his first goal of the season and it proved to be the game-winner.

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By Ian Oland 3 months ago

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Alex Alexeyev returns to Hershey Bears lineup after KHL stint, grabs excellent primary assist

Washington Capitals 2018 first-round pick and top defense prospect, Alex Alexeyev returned to the Hershey Bears lineup for the first time this season after being sent back stateside due to the completion of Salavat Yulaev’s KHL season where he was on loan.

After a quarantine period and some practice time, Alexeyev returned to the Bears lineup Saturday against the Binghamton Devils and was placed on the first defensive pairing alongside fellow top Caps prospect, Martin Fehervary.

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By Chris Cerullo 3 months ago

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Capitals send Alex Alexeyev to Hershey Bears after Salavat Yulaev’s season ends in KHL

The Washington Capitals re-assigned Alex Alexeyev, one of the team’s best defensive prospects, to the American Hockey League’s Hershey Bears on Monday. The Capitals’ 2018 first-round pick spent the first part of his 2020-21 season on loan playing in Russia for the KHL’s Salavat Yulaev Ufa.

Alexeyev joins a stacked Hershey team that also features top prospects Connor McMichael (the Bears’ leading goalscorer), Martin Fehervary, and Aliaksei Protas.

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By Ian Oland 4 months ago

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Alex Alexeyev named KHL’s Rookie of the Month for January, will play for Team Russia at Beijer Hockey Games

Washington Capitals prospect Alex Alexeyev was honored by the KHL on Tuesday.

The Capitals’ 2018 first-round pick was named the KHL’s Rookie of the Month. Alexeyev scored four goals and tallied seven points during January 2021.

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By Ian Oland 6 months ago

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Capitals dog, Captain, featured in first hockey card with Alex Ovechkin

Upper Deck released its latest series of hockey cards on November 18. Entitled 2020-21 Upper Deck Series 1, the set is highlighted by Alexis Lafreniere’s Young Guns rookie card. But it also features a furry friend Capitals fans love.

Captain, the Washington Capitals’ adopted team pup, has a rookie card in the set, too.

Well, sort of.

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By Ian Oland 8 months ago

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Alex Alexeyev scores first KHL goal with Salavat Yulaev

Alex Alexeyev was loaned to the KHL for the start of the 2020-21 season and Monday, he scored his first goal.

In Salavat Yulaev’s 3-2 overtime loss, the Capitals 2018 first-round pick tallied at even-strength, 32:31 into the game, to give Salavat Yulaev a 2-0 lead.

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By Ian Oland 10 months ago

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Ross Mahoney is ‘really curious’ to see how Connor McMichael, Martin Fehervary, and Vitek Vanecek perform during training camp

Washington Capitals assistant general manager Ross Mahoney spoke to reporters on Zoom Wednesday a week ahead of the 2020 NHL Draft.

Mahoney, who described himself as a Zoomer due to all of the summer conference calls he’s done with draft-eligible prospects, said the Capitals will not focus on re-stocking any particular position and select the “best player available” when they pick 24th overall in the upcoming draft.

The longtime executive also spoke about several Capitals prospects he’s looking forward to watching during training camp to see if they’re ready to take the next step.

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By Ian Oland 10 months ago

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COVID-19 outbreak in KHL shows dangers for Capitals prospects playing overseas

Over the last month, the Washington Capitals loaned five prospects overseas as the NHL continues to grapple with how to conduct and start its 2020-21 season. Other NHL teams have followed suit.

Damien Riat and Tobias Geisser were loaned to Swiss National League teams; Axel Jonsson-Fjallby was returned to his native Sweden to play in the HockeyAllsvenskan; and Alex Alexeyev and Aliaksei Protas are playing in Russia’s KHL. All five are expected to be called back for Capitals’ training camp.

The tradeoff of the loans is simple: Caps prospects continue playing hockey, but they also assume varying degrees of risk of contracting the coronavirus outside a bubble system. The latter has become a concern as the KHL is suddenly enduring a COVID-19 outbreak.

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By Ian Oland 10 months ago

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