Buried in the press release that defenseman Bobby Nardella signed an ATO with the Hershey Bears, another Caps defender will be making his way to the Bears.
2018 first-round pick Alexander Alexeyev has been reassigned to the Bears from the Red Deer Rebels to rehab a knee injury.
By Julia Karron 2 months ago
Washington Capitals 2018 first-round pick Alex Alexeyev likely spent the last day of his career with his junior team, the WHL’s Red Deer Rebels, on Monday.
The talented 19-year-old defenseman will head to the Capitals’ organization. The Caps will determine what Alexeyev’s next moves are for the rest of the season, but according to the Red Deer Advocate, the injured Alexeyev is not expected to play again until the fall.
In an Instagram post, Alexeyev thanked the Rebels for everything they did to develop him.
By Cara Bahniuk 3 months ago
Capitals 2018 first-round pick Alex Alexeyev was recently photographed walking again after suffering a scary knee-on-knee collision March 8 that necessitated him being carted off on a stretcher.
Alexeyev was honored before puck drop on Tuesday as the Red Deer Advocate’s Male Athlete of the Year. Alexeyev was wearing a knee brace as he accepted the award.
The Red Deer Rebels have listed Alexeyev’s condition as a “week-to-week” lower-body injury on WHL’s weekly report.
By Elizabeth Kong 3 months ago
Capitals 2018 first-round pick Alex Alexeyev has had a breakout season with the WHL’s Red Deer Rebels. Alexeyev has 43 points in 49 games, but Friday against the Brandon Wheat Kings, he may have suffered a severe injury that puts his status for the rest of the season in question.
The Russian defenseman was involved in a scary knee-on-knee hit with Ben McCartney in the third period. The Caps prospect needed to be stretchered off the ice and was agonizing pain, according to reports.
By Ian Oland 3 months ago
Sunday evening, Capitals 2018 first-round pick Alex Alexeyev scored his first goal of the World Junior Championships.
Wednesday night in a quarterfinal matchup against Slovakia and fellow Caps draft pick Martin Fehervary, Alexeyev notched his second goal of the tournament to put the Russians up 3-0.
By Julia Karron 6 months ago
In a back-and-forth game featuring three penalty shots between the Russians and the Swiss, Capitals first-round pick Alex Alexeyev made his mark in the third period.
The Russian defenseman received a pass on the right side of the ice on the power play and slung a shot through traffic to beat Swiss goalie Akira Schmid on the far post.
It’s his first goal of the 2019 World Junior Championships.
By Julia Karron 6 months ago
Capitals prospect, defenseman, Russian U20 National Team-member. We can now add one more title to the resume of Alex Alekseyev: diplomat.
There is little love lost between the Russian and Czech national teams, a history going back well before the fall of the Iron Curtain. At the December 28 U20 match between the sides, tempers flared once again, with two players nearly coming to blows.
A glare from Alekseyev, however, was enough to calm things down. Video of the incident and game highlights follow below the jump.
By Graham Dumas 6 months ago
The IIHF 2019 World Junior Championship is underway in Vancouver and Victoria, Canada. The tournament has already seen Team Canada deliver a 14-0 beatdown of Team Denmark, among some other exciting games, but it is also notable for featuring three potential future Capitals.
Alex Alexyev, Tobias Geisser, and Martin Fehervary are all competing in the Championship for their respective countries: Russia, Switzerland and Slovakia.
By Donya Abramo 6 months ago
Capitals defensive prospect Alex Alexeyev left the Red Deer Rebels game Tuesday night after a dangerous hit into the boards. Kamloops Blazers center Zane Franklin went to the locker room after receiving a 5-minute major and a game misconduct for boarding, while Alexeyev went to the hospital.
NBCSW’s JJ Regan reports that Alexeyev “underwent an x-ray and a CAT scan, both of which were negative.” He could return as early as Friday night when the Rebels face off against the Medicine Hat Tigers but for the time being is considered day-to-day.
By Brennin Weiswerda 6 months ago
On Friday, the Canadian Hockey League in association with the Russian Ice Hockey Federation announced the rosters for the 2018 CIBC Canada Russia Series.
The six-game series will take place between November 5-15, and features players from across the KHL, WHL, OHL, and the QMJHL. The series is also part of the selection process that Canada and Russia will use to choose their teams for the 2019 IIHF World Junior Championship.
Washington Capitals prospect Alexander Alexeyev — who was recently named the WHL’s Player of the Week — will play for Team Russia. He’ll play for Team Russia in their games in Western Canada on November 5 in Kamloops and November 6 in Vancouver. All six of the 2018 CIBC Canada Russia Series games will be broadcast nationally on Sportsnet and TVA Sports.
Capitals’ 2018 third-round pick Riley Sutter was also selected to the WHL’s roster.
By Donya Abramo 8 months ago
