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Andrew Cristall is so excited about making NHL preseason debut that he woke up 45 minutes before alarm, left shoes in car

Andrew Cristall is having the most pure reaction to making his NHL preseason debut for the Capitals’ Thursday night. The 18-year-old left wing is spazzing out in the most adorable ways.

According to the Capitals, the team’s second-round pick from the 2023 NHL Draft left his shoes in his car, apparently forcing him to re-make his walk down to the Capital One Arena locker room for the first time.

Cristall could be seen laughing and smiling in photos posted by the Caps as Alex Ovechkin, wearing his Michael Jordan hoodie, can be seen in the foreground.

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By Ian Oland 4 days ago

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Sam Anas scores first career KHL goal in Dinamo Minsk’s season-opening, overtime victory

After finishing fifth in Hershey Bears’ scoring during the team’s 2023 Calder Cup championship run, Maryland native Sam Anas is already making noise with his new team, Dinamo Minsk.

Anas scored his first career KHL goal in his Dinamo debut, a 5-4 overtime victory against the Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk.

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By Ian Oland 4 weeks ago

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Zach Fucale records 31-save victory in KHL debut with Traktor Chelyabinsk

Zach Fucale didn’t take long to earn his first KHL win. The former Capitals goaltender made his regular-season debut with Traktor Chelyabinsk on Saturday, recording a 2-1 victory over Lada Tolgliatti to open the season.

Fucale already defeated Lada during the preseason, recording a shutout with former teammate Evgeny Kuznetsov watching from the stands to win the Chelyabinsk Governor’s Cup.

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By Katie Adler 4 weeks ago

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Shane Gersich’s Calder Cup with the Hershey Bears gave him a very rare championship trifecta in the NHL, AHL, and NCAA

When the Hershey Bears won their twelfth Calder Cup championship in June, Shane Gersich accomplished something that no other player who was drafted by and played for the Washington Capitals had ever done – at least, as far as publicly available stats tell us.

Gersich completed a rare Beaglian trifecta, winning the Calder Cup, the Stanley Cup, and an NCAA Division I championship. And he did so in a span of seven years.

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By Ian Oland 3 months ago

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Ethen Frank breaks long playoff drought in Game Three of Calder Cup Finals

HERSHEY, PA — There’s no Hershey Bears player that has struggled more than Ethen Frank in the 2023 AHL Playoffs.

Frank, who led all Hershey skaters and all AHL rookies in goals during the regular season with 30, had gone the first 11 games of the postseason without scoring a goal. Not only that, Frank was not having much of an impact in games, forcing head coach Todd Nelson to healthy scratch him four different times in the playoffs.

On Tuesday though, Frank finally found the back of the net in front of Hershey’s home fans and ended a historic shutout streak in the process. The goal was Hershey’s first of the 2023 Calder Cup Finals, coming in the first period of Game Three.

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By Ian Oland 4 months ago

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Matthew Savoie, one of the best prospects not playing in the NHL, makes professional debut with Rochester Americans against Hershey Bears

HERSHEY, PA — Matthew Savoie, one of the top prospects not playing in the NHL, made his professional debut for the Buffalo Sabres’ AHL affiliate on Thursday night.

Savoie, the Sabres’ first-round pick, ninth overall, in the 2022 NHL Draft, suited up in Game Two of the Eastern Conference Finals between the Rochester Americans and Hershey Bears at Giant Center — the 500th all-time meeting between the two teams.

The Americans announced the news earlier in the day after the team’s morning skate.

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By Ian Oland 4 months ago

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Hershey Bears take 1-0 series lead over Charlotte Checkers after first career playoff goals by McMichael, Lapierre, and Protas

The Hershey Bears defeated the Charlotte Checkers 5-2 in Game One of their Eastern Conference semifinal matchup on Friday. The Bears now hold a 1-0 series lead over Charlotte in the best-of-five series. Charlotte hosts one more game on Saturday night before the next three (if necessary) are played at Giant Center.

The Bears were led by its young stars Aliaksei Protas, Hendrix Lapierre, and Connor McMichael, who all tallied their milestone first-career AHL postseason goals in the contest.

The Bears’ first goal of the playoffs was appropriately scored by Mike Vecchione – the inventor of the team’s epic ROAR celebration.

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By Ian Oland 5 months ago

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Ethen Frank scores first career hat trick in final game of rookie season to give him 30 goals

Ethen Frank finished his rookie season in style, notching a hat trick in the Hershey Bears’ 6-4 victory over the Lehigh Vallen Phantoms.

The three tallies, all scored at five-on-five, gave Frank 30 goals on the season.

The win gave the Atlantic Division-leading Bears 97 standings points heading into the final day of the regular season. The Providence Bruins, who sit one point behind them, will play the Springfield Thunderbirds on Sunday to decide who gets the division and Eastern Conference crown.

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By Ian Oland 6 months ago

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Hendrix Lapierre scores first career hat trick for Hershey Bears 🧢

Hendrix Lapierre is having himself a night in Hershey. The talented prospect center scored his first career hat trick as a member of the Hershey Bears.

All three of Lapierre’s goals came on the power play and in the first two periods of Hershey’s game against the Charlotte Checkers. Both of his roommates, Vincent Iorio and Henrik Rybinski, assisted on one of the goals.

Lappy now has four goals in his last two games.

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By Ian Oland 6 months ago

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Dylan Strome sets new career high in points in first year with Capitals

The Capitals lost-badly-on Sunday afternoon, but the game wasn’t entirely without bright spots. Dylan Strome tallied his 58th point, setting a new career high for the 26-year-old center.

He earned the point with a goal midway through the second period with a skillful deflected shot.

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By Katie Adler 6 months ago

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