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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 1 hour ago

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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 3 weeks ago

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Garrett Pilon will make his NHL debut against the Flyers. Zdeno Chara, incredibly, has now played games with both him and his dad Rich.

Garrett Pilon, 23, has spent the last three seasons with the Hershey Bears. Saturday, the Capitals’ 2016 third-round pick will realize a dream he had as a kid.

Pilon will make his debut against the Philadelphia Flyers, Saturday night. The Capitals recalled Pilon from the Hershey Bears around 5 PM and sent down Daniel Carr.

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By Ian Oland 1 month ago

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Capitals cut six players from training camp roster, re-assign Axel Jonsson-Fjallby back to Hershey

After the Capitals’ second scrimmage on Sunday, head coach Peter Laviolette promised some cuts to the team’s training camp roster. After notifying players last night, those decisions were announced Monday morning.

The Washington Capitals cut six players and either loaned or re-assigned them to their junior or minor league hockey teams. Meanwhile, the Capitals called Axel Jonsson-Fjallby back from Sweden’s HockeyAllsvenskan and are assigning him to Hershey.

The cuts leave the Capitals with 34 players on their training camp roster which includes five goalies.

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By Ian Oland 5 months ago

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Capitals appear to make final cuts for 2020 playoffs roster

The Washington Capitals practiced for the final time on Saturday before taking off for the bubble in Toronto.

Capitals head coach Todd Reirden held two forwards off the ice, Hershey Bears players’ Shane Gersich and Garrett Pilon, per The Athletic’s Tarik El-Bashir. They appear to be the team’s final cuts.

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By Ian Oland 11 months ago

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How Capitals practices have changed during the coronavirus pandemic: temperature checks, social distancing, and masks

As the first week of the NHL’s Return To Play plan wraps up, it’s clear the steps the Washington Capitals are taking to keep their facility safe during the coronavirus pandemic are working. Friday, I was the first RMNB reporter to attend a practice since the coronavirus pandemic shuttered the rest of the regular season on March 12.

Personally, I was nervous to go. I have been self-isolating since March. Other than grocery store trips, I’ve stayed inside. I’ve only let my family and roommate be in my quarantine bubble.

I’m happy to report the Capitals did everything they could to make media members feel safe. There were big differences in how practices were conducted and how media members could operate than before.

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By Cara Bahniuk 11 months ago

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Christian Djoos scored the Hershey Bears’ Teddy Bear Toss goal. Fans tossed a world record 45,650 stuffed animals onto the ice.

The Hershey Bears held their annual Teddy Bear Toss Game Sunday night at Giant Center. 45,650 stuffed animals rained down onto the ice, breaking the world record they set last season of 34,798.

Stanley Cup champion Christian Djoos, who was sent down to the AHL earlier in the day by the Capitals, scored the historic Teddy Bear Toss goal.

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By Ian Oland and Cara Bahniuk 2 years ago

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Garrett Pilon and Maximilian Kammerer score first AHL goals in Hershey Bears’ 6-3 win

The 6-3 win for the Hershey Bears over the Hartford Wolf Pack Saturday night was full of firsts. Two recent Capitals draft picks scored their first AHL goals: Maximillian Kammerer and Garrett Pilon.

Liam O’Brien and Mike Sgarbossa both scored twice and Ilya Samsonov made 28 saves to get his first win in nearly a month.

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By Brennin Weiswerda 3 years ago

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Six players have been reassigned to Hershey Bears after Wednesday’s training camp cuts

Wednesday afternoon, the Capitals made their third round of cuts and reassignments to trim their roster closer to the 23 that will make the opening night roster.

The six players re-assinged to Hershey are Connor Hobbs, Lucas Johansen, Axel Jonsson-Fjallby, Garrett Pilon, Tyler Lewington, Jusso Ikonen, Michael Sgarbossa, and Colby Williams.

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By Julia Karron 3 years ago

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Photos from the Capitals Development Camp scrimmage

During the final week of June 2018, Capitals prospects arrived from around the globe to participate in the team’s annual Development Camp at Kettler Capitals Iceplex. Doing everything from drills, team-bonding, training, and scrimmaging, the week is a great way for the prospects to start to learn what it takes to make it in the NHL.

On Saturday, the 31 prospects, which include Shane Gersich and future goaltender Ilya Samsonov, took on each other in a friendly scrimmage. Check out our photos below.

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By Cara Bahniuk 3 years ago

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