Bobby Nardella

Defense prospect Bobby Nardella recovering from offseason shoulder surgery, hopes to crack Capitals lineup this season

As Capitals Rookie Camp got underway on Saturday, defenseman Bobby Nardella was the only rookie on the ice in a non-red or white jersey.

Nardella, who was loaned to Swedish Hockey League team Djurgardens last season, decided to have surgery on a nagging shoulder injury at the end of the SHL schedule so that he would be prepared to play at the start of this season.

He is not 100-percent yet.

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By Chris Cerullo 8 months ago

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Capitals re-sign Garrett Pilon, Michael Sgarbossa, and Bobby Nardella to two-year deals

The Washington Capitals announced three signings over a span of an hour on Thursday morning. All three players are minor leaguers but could play games in the NHL over the next two seasons.

The team first re-signed Garrett Pilon to a two-year, $1.5 million contract. The first year of Pilon’s deal is a two-way contract ($750,000 NHL/$110,000 AHL), while the second year is one-way ($750,000).

The Capitals next announced they had re-signed prospect defenseman Bobby Nardella to a two-year, $1.5 million contract. Nardella’s first year is two-way contract ($750,000 NHL/$110,000 AHL), while the second is one-way ($750,000).

Finally, depth forward Michael Sgarbossa inked to a two-year, two-way contract a short time later. The contract will pay Sgarbossa $750,000 NHL/$425,000 AHL in 2021-22 and $750,000 NHL/$500,000 AHL in 2022-23.

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By Ian Oland 11 months ago

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Bobby Nardella loaned to Swedish Hockey League’s Djurgardens IF for 2020-21 season

Capitals defense prospect Bobby Nardella is the latest Caps prospect to be loaned overseas for the upcoming season as he is headed to Djurgardens IF of the Swedish Hockey League.

Nardella, who was signed as a college free agent by the Caps in April of 2019, has played 43 games for the Hershey Bears over the course of the last two seasons. Unlike their other recent loaning of prospects, the Caps did not put any conditional language in their press release on the loaning of Nardella that indicates he will be called back for training camp so we are to believe that this is a full season loan.

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By Chris Cerullo 2 years ago

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Bobby Nardella signs amateur tryout contract with Hershey Bears

With the Hershey Bears closing in on the playoffs after clinching a spot yesterday, they’ve brought in some reinforcements.

Like Joe Snively earlier this season, Bobby Nardella, who was signed to a two-year entry level contract by the Capitals on Friday, has signed an amateur tryout deal with the Bears.

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By Julia Karron 3 years ago

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Capitals sign defenseman Bobby Nardella to two-year entry-level contract

On Friday, the Washington Capitals announced they had signed Notre Dame defenseman Bobby Nardella to a two-year entry-level contract beginning next season.

Nardella was named Notre Dame’s rookie of the year as a freshman and most recently was a Hobey Baker award nominee. The 5’10”, 180 pound defenseman received serious attention from at least three NHL teams, as reported by the Athletic’s Chris Kuc. Nardella was in attendance at Capital One Arena on Thursday night during the Capital’s division-clinching win over the Montreal Canadiens.

Nardella will likely follow the path of the Capitals’ most recent free agent college signing, Joe Snively, and join the AHL’s Hershey Bears on an amateur try-out contract.

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By Brennin Weiswerda 3 years ago

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