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Washington Capitals announce signings of minor leaguers Lucas Johansen, Matt Irwin, Dylan McIlrath, and Hunter Shepard

Through the first five hours of free agency, the Washington Capitals made no major NHL signings. But shortly after 5 PM, the team announced that it had signed four depth players that will likely spend the majority of the 2021-22 season in the minor leagues.

The Capitals re-signed defenseman Lucas Johansen, their first-round pick from the 2016 NHL Draft, to a one-year, two-way contract ($700,000/$95,000). They then signed defenseman Matt Irwin to a one-year, two-way contract ($750,000/350,000) and Dylan McIlrath to a two-year, two-way contract (2021-22: $750,000/450,000; 2022-23: $750,000/475,000).

Goaltender Hunter Shepard, who showed promise with the South Carolina Stingrays and was sensational in three games with the Hershey Bears, signed to a two-year, two-way contract ($750,000/90,000). Shepard helped lead the Stingrays to the Kelly Cup Finals, registering a 7-6 record in the postseason.

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By Ian Oland 3 months ago

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Capitals extend qualifying offers to Ilya Samsonov and Lucas Johansen

The Washington Capitals tendered qualifying offers to restricted free agents Ilya Samsonov and Lucas Johansen before Monday’s 5 PM deadline.

The move allows the Capitals to keep the rights of both players heading into free agency.

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By Ian Oland 3 months ago

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Caps re-sign Lucas Johansen

The Washington Capitals announced on Saturday evening that they have re-signed AHL defender Lucas Johansen to a two-way, one-year deal. Johansen, a first-round pick for the Caps in 2016, played nine games for the Bears in an injury-shortened season. Johansen would earn $700,000 if he were to play on the NHL level.

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By Peter Hassett 1 year 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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Hockey is back! Photos from the first week of Capitals training camp

On Saturday, the Capitals took to the ice at Medstar Capitals Iceplex for the second day of training camp. With the camp roster and invites split into three group, each group spent time doing on-ice practice, off-ice training, and video review.

Although the roster has gone through their first cuts, such as sending first-round draft pick Alexander Alexeyev back to his junior league team, Saturday’s practice featured everyone. Alexeyev, who had an impressive training camp, was in Group White with Caps vets Braden Holtby, Nicklas Backstrom, and TJ Oshie. Group Red paired goalies Pheonix Copley and Ilya Samsonov, both of whom are in the running to be number two in the net behind Holtby this season. Group Blue featured Alex Ovechkin and the Caps’ Russians, who along with Tom Wilson were on the celebratory end of a competitive two-on-two drill–Ovi was jumping up and down on his skates celebrating the win.

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By Elizabeth Kong 3 years ago

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The Hershey Bears tried the spaghetti from ‘Elf’ and the results were hilarious (Video)

The holiday season is here, which means that many people are watching some of their favorite Christmas movies. For many, this includes Elf, featuring former SNL standout Will Ferrell as Buddy the Elf, a man who has been raised as an elf who goes to find his human father in NYC.

In the movie, Buddy struggles to fit into mainstream society, sometimes doing some pretty strange stuff. In one scene, he excitedly eats a heaping plate of spaghetti mixed with candy and sweets.

In a stroke of genius, Chocolate Hockey’s Kyle Mace got four Hershey Bears to try that concoction, resulting in a hilarious video featuring Mason Mitchell, Lucas Johansen, Colby Williams, and Connor Hobbs.

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By Madeline Dement 4 years ago

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Lucas Johansen has been studying videos of Christian Djoos in hopes of improving his offensive abilities

Hershey Bears defenseman and 2016 Capitals first-round pick, Lucas Johansen, has been on a hot streak lately with two goals in his last three games. It seems that some of the talented defenseman’s success can be attributed to some studying that he’s doing to improve his game.

According to Chocolate Hockey, Johansen recently requested footage of former teammate Christian Djoos, hoping to study the defenseman’s play and add more of an offensive edge to his game.

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By Madeline Dement 4 years ago

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The Hershey Bears players had the most fun during the teddy bear toss (Photos)

On Sunday, December 3, the Hershey Bears held their annual teddy bear toss game at the Giant Center.

Fans are encouraged to bring teddy bears to the game and throw them on the ice immediately after the home team scores its first goal. The stuffed animals are then donated to hospitals and local charities during the holidays.

Hershey’s teddy bear toss was initiated by a goal from Liam O’Brien in the second period. While there is nothing better than getting plunked in the head with a pink teddy bear during a goal celebration, the photos of Lucas Johansen and Mason Mitchell being swallowed whole by mountain of stuffed animals is a close second.

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By Cara Bahniuk 4 years ago

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Lucas Johansen scores a goal in consecutive games against Lehigh Valley

Capitals 2016 first-round pick Lucas Johansen started out his first professional season in the AHL hot, scoring nine points in his first 12 games for the Hershey Bears. After a cold streak (three points in his last 11 games), Johansen looks to be heating back up.

Friday, in the first half of a home-and-home with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, Johansen scored a goal in the Bears’ 5-4 loss. Saturday, Johansen opened the scoring in Chocolatetown, kicking off a 4-2 win for Hershey.

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By Brendan Doyle 4 years ago

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Sunday night, Hershey Bears players threw a Halloween party. Their costumes were amazing.

Sunday afternoon, the Hershey Bears won their second straight game, beating the Hartford Wolf Pack 4-3. Sunday night, members of the team celebrated the victory in style. Halloween style.

The Bears gathered in costume, documenting the party for all of us.

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By Brendan Doyle 4 years ago

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