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Hershey Bears sign Capitals draft pick Martin Has to one-year AHL deal

The Hershey Bears announced on Saturday morning that they have signed Capitals 2019 fifth-round draft pick Martin Has to an AHL contract for the 2022-23 season.

Has played the majority of his hockey over the past three seasons in both the QMJHL and OHL with the North Bay Battalion, Guelph Storm, and Shawinigan Cataractes. The 21-year-old defenseman also represented Czechia at the 2021 World Junior Championship.

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By Chris Cerullo 4 months ago

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Capitals cut 22 players from Training Camp roster

The Washington Capitals announced a huge group of cuts from their Training Camp roster on Friday. Twenty-two players were sent back to their respective clubs, trimming down the overall group in DC to 40.

The Caps’ AHL affiliate Hershey Bears start their Training Camp early next week and all but one of the cuts in this group is headed to Pennsylvania for that. Four of the players will need to make it through waivers before being allowed to do so.

The news was announced by Capitals PR.

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By Chris Cerullo 4 months ago

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Jakub Vrana and Vitek Vanecek reunite at Czech exhibition game

Former Capitals players Jakub Vrana and Vitek Vanecek grew to be close friends during their time together in Washington. The bond started at the 2014 rookie camp where Vrana helped translate the entirety of Vanecek’s first ever media availability with the team.

The two Czech 2014 Caps draftees spent nearly seven years together, but eventually parted ways when Vrana was dealt to Detroit Red Wings at the 2021 Trade deadline. On Saturday, they reunited in their native Czechia to celebrate HC Letci Letnany’s 20th anniversary.

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By Chris Cerullo 5 months ago

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Capitals cut five players from Training Camp roster

Washington Capitals head coach Peter Laviolette spoke about narrowing the roster earlier in the day. Those decisions were announced Tuesday afternoon.

Five players have been sent back to their respective teams. The transactions leave the current roster at a total of 49 — 44 skaters and five goaltenders.

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By Chris Cerullo 1 year ago

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Martin Has named to Czech Republic’s World Junior Championship team

Martin Has has made the Czech Republic’s U-20 World Junior Championship team for the second consecutive year, joining Connor McMichael as the only two Capitals representatives in the tournament.

Before flying to the Edmonton bubble, the 19-year-old defenseman was playing for HC Benatky nad Jizerou of the 2nd Czech Republic Hockey League. The right-handed defenseman was loaned to the Czech team by the OHL’s Guelph Storm because the OHL’s season is paused due to the pandemic.

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By Ian Oland 2 years ago

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Capitals draft pick Martin Haš scores goal, tallies three points in World Junior Championship game

Martin Haš scored his first career goal in the U-20 World Junior Championship, Saturday.

The towering defenseman tallied three points in the Czech Republic’s 4-3 upset loss to Germany on Saturday.

The Capitals selected Haš in the fifth round (153rd overall) in the 2019 NHL Draft.

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By Ian Oland 3 years ago

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Grading the Washington Capitals 2019 NHL Draft selections

The 2019 NHL Draft has concluded and the Washington Capitals ended up with four players selected within the first five rounds of action.

It’s time to evaluate how they did after a few days of observation.

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By Chris Cerullo 4 years ago

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Capitals trade up into fifth round and select defenseman Martin Hugo Has

After moving up into the third round to take Aliaksei Protas, the Capitals moved some more picks to jump up into the fifth round at #153 overall. There with their probable final selection, they picked up Czech born defenseman Martin Hugo Has.

They sent their seventh round selection this year (#211 overall) and their seventh round pick in next year’s draft to the San Jose Sharks and got this pick in return.

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By Chris Cerullo 4 years ago

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