The 2019 NHL Draft begins on Friday, June 21 in Vancouver. The first round will be broadcast on Friday night and the following six rounds will all be squeezed in on Saturday. Later draft picks basically get the same treatment as technical awards at the Golden Globes.
The Capitals’ current roster has had some pretty memorable moments from their NHL draft days–let’s take a look!
By Brennin Weiswerda 1 month ago
The Kuznetsov family just got bigger. Evgeny Kuznetsov’s wife, Nastya Kuznetsova, gave birth to the couple’s second child on Monday, a boy. The couple has named the child Фёдор, translated to English as Fyodor or Fedor.
Evgeny Kuznetsov’s former KHL team, Traktor Chelyabinsk, announced the news in a press release.
On Memorial Day, a video went viral on Reddit of Evgeny Kuznetsov sitting by a friend with two lines of a white powdery substance.
Kuznetsov denied he took any drugs that day with Sport-Express in a Russian language statement. Friday, he did so again in English in an email sent out by the Capitals.
Kuznetsov maintained that he’s “never taken illegal drugs in my life and career” and apologized for “putting myself in a bad situation.”
By Ian Oland 2 months ago
Alex Ovechkin, along with his Russian Caps teammates, won bronze at the 2019 IIHF World Championship on Sunday.
Before flying home, Team Russia celebrated its third-place finish at a reception. Nastya Ovechkina took her followers inside the party on her Instagram Story.
And you guys, there was a lot of seated dancing and fantastic off-pitch singing.
A video posted to Twitter on Monday by user @Thesavspb appears to show Evgeny Kuznetsov in a hotel room with several lines of what looks like cocaine.
By Peter Hassett and Ian Oland 2 months ago
Five Washington Capitals players went toe-to-toe in the bronze medal game of 2019 IIHF World Championship: Alex Ovechkin, Evgeny Kuznetsov, and Dmitry Orlov for Team Russia and Jakub Vrana and Dmitrij Jaskin for the Czech Republic.
The Russians would be victorious in the shootout.
By Ian Oland 2 months ago
Evgeny Kuznetsov had one of the worst defensive seasons in recent NHL history, and it still wasn’t a bad season overall, because he’s a very special boy and we love him very much.
By Peter Hassett 2 months ago
Evgeny Kuznetsov is a character and he’s going viral again for something honest he said after Russia beat Italy 10-0.
Last Wednesday, Kuzy had his biggest game of the tournament so far, tallying two goals and two assists on an overwhelmed Italian team. After the game, Sport Express’s Alexei Shevchenko asked Kuznetsov if it was “interesting at all to play the Italian team?”
Here’s what Kuznetsov said in response.
Team Russia played Team Sweden on Tuesday, and Alex Ovechkin scored his second goal of the 2019 IIHF World Championship during the second period.
Pittsburgh Penguins’ center Evgeni Malkin tallied the primary assist.
By Brennin Weiswerda 2 months ago
After a quiet start to the 2019 IIHF World Championship, the Capitals’ troika of Alex Ovechkin, Evgeny Kuznetsov, and Dmitry Orlov combined for 7 points in Russia’s 10-0 stomping of Italy. 7!
Kuznetsov registered four points in the win, including two goals. Ovechkin also scored his first goal of the tournament.
By Brennin Weiswerda and Ian Oland 2 months ago
