Aliaksei Protas

Aliaksei Protas scored four goals in his first 14 games with Dinamo Minsk. He ranks second in KHL goals among under-20 players.

Aliaksei Protas is making the most of his August loan to the KHL.

The Capitals’ 2019 third-round pick has scored four goals in his first 14 games with Dinamo Minsk and is among the top scorers in the KHL amongst under 20-year-old players.

The 6’6”, 210-pound center is coming off a 2019-20 season that saw him tally 80 points (31g, 49a) in 58 junior hockey games with the Prince Albert Raiders (WHL). While he’s not producing nearly as prolifically as before, his game has translated to a men’s league that features a bigger rink and some of the most talented players outside the NHL.

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By Ian Oland 3 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 4 months ago

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Capitals loan Aliaksei Protas to KHL’s Dinamo Minsk

The Washington Capitals announced on Friday that they’re loaning 2019 third-round pick Aliaksei Protas to the KHL to begin next season. Protas will suit up for Dinamo Minsk, which is located in his home country of Belarus.

The Caps added that they expect to recall the mammoth forward back to North America either for the start of the Western Hockey League’s (WHL) 2020-21 season or Capitals’ Training Camp.

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By Ian Oland 6 months ago

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Aliaksei Protas wins bronze medal with Belarus in 2020 Division 1A World Junior Championship

Washington Capitals 2019 third-round pick and WHL scoring phenom, Aliaksei Protas represented Belarus in this year’s Division 1A World Junior Championship. The hulking center led his country in scoring on the way to a bronze medal in world junior hockey’s second tier of the championship.

The Belorussians beat Norway to claim bronze and the Austrians beat Latvia to claim gold and a spot in the top tier competition next year.

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By Chris Cerullo 1 year ago

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The Athletic’s Corey Pronman names Aliaksei Protas the 2019 NHL Draft’s biggest riser

The Athletic’s Corey Pronman wrote over the summer that the Washington Capitals have the second-worst farm system in the NHL. But after another great draft, the Capitals are making Corey reconsider.

Monday, the prospects guru named Aliaksei Protas the 2019 NHL Draft’s biggest riser.

The Capitals drafted Protas in the third round, number 91 overall.

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By Chris Cerullo 1 year ago

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Caps draft picks Connor McMichael and Aliaksei Protas lead the OHL and WHL in scoring

Connor McMichael and Aliaksei Protas, both of the Capitals’ most recent draft class, have continued their hot starts to the 2019-20 season.

A huge four-point night from McMichael (London Knights) saw him earn three primary assists and score the game-winning goal in the final minutes against the North Bay Battalion. Protas (Prince Albert Raiders) chipped in a point as well in a victory against the Brandon Wheat Kings.

As of Saturday morning, both Capitals prospects lead their respective junior leagues in scoring.

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By Chris Cerullo 1 year ago

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Aliaksei Protas named alternate captain for Prince Albert Raiders

Capitals prospect Aliaksei Protas has impressed through the first nine games of the Prince Albert Raiders’ 2019-20 season.

On Tuesday, the Raiders named Protas as part of the team’s leadership group, making him an alternate captain.

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By Donya Abramo 1 year ago

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Capitals prospect Aliaksei Protas scores twice, leads WHL in points

Aliaksei Protas, the Washington Capitals’ third-round pick in the 2019 NHL Draft, is continuing to take the WHL by storm with the Prince Albert Raiders.

In the Raiders’ decisive 8-4 win over against the Moose Jaw Warriors on Saturday, Protas tallied two goals and an assist.

Protas is now tied for first in WHL points along with Bryce Kindopp of the Everett Silvertips and James Hamblin of the Medicine Hat Tigers. Protas has 14 points through nine games played, and he is also fourth in goals scored with six.

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By Donya Abramo 1 year ago

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Aliaksei Protas and Connor McMichael score in first game back with junior teams

On Thursday, the Washington Capitals made their first round of roster cuts from Training Camp. Amongst the players cut were Aliaksei Protas and Connor McMichael, both forwards drafted by the Capitals in 2019 who each put up an impressive performance in Development Camp, the Prospect Showcase, and the preseason. McMichael and Protas were loaned back to their respective junior teams; the London Knights of the OHL for McMichael and the WHL’s Prince Albert Raiders for Protas.

That offensive momentum followed them to the WHL and OHL, as both players scored goals in their first games after returning to the junior league.

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By Donya Abramo 1 year ago

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Capitals release 18 players from their Training Camp roster including Connor McMichael and Aliaksei Protas

The Washington Capitals had an off day on Thursday but their front office remained active. Capitals general manager Brian MacLellan pared down the Capitals’ Training Camp roster from 62 to 44 in their first major cuts of the preseason.

The biggest news was that Connor McMichael (London; OHL) and Aliaksei Protas (Prince Albert; WHL) were loaned back to their respective junior teams. Both 18-year-old picks from the 2019 NHL Draft were impressive in their two preseason games with the Capitals. The mammoth Protas scored three points in his NHL preseason debut, including his first goal at the big league level.

McMichael was in the running to remain with the team and fill in during Evgeny Kuznetsov’s three-game suspension to start the regular season.

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By Ian Oland 1 year ago

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