Former Capital Sergei Shumakov and Alexander Burmistrov completed a historic feat in the KHL that some fans are calling NICE².
The KHL forwards, who both wear number 69, skated beside each other and managed to be on the same screen at the same time during Ak Bars Kazan’s game against Avangard Omsk. @HeresYourReplay posted the important screenshot on Twitter.
Over the summer, the Washington Capitals signed Sergei Shumakov to a one-year, two-way entry-level contract worth $925k. The signing was low risk but could have a high reward. The talented Shumakov finished 18th in KHL scoring the year before after tallying a career-high 40 points (17 goals and 23 assists) in 47 games for CSKA Moscow.
Instead, Shumakov didn’t make the Capitals opening night roster out of training camp and was sent down to AHL Hershey. After scoring only three goals and one assist in 10 games with the Bears, Shumakov was put on unconditional waivers Thursday with the expectation that he’d return home to Russia.
Shumakov, as predicted, went unclaimed by another NHL team, but Saturday there was a surprise announcement. The AHL’s Springfield Thunderbirds made public that they signed Shumakov to a professional tryout. The Thunderbirds are the AHL affiliate of the Florida Panthers.
The Washington Capitals are parting ways with former KHL star Sergei Shumakov.
Shumakov was placed on unconditional waivers Thursday morning. The news was first reported by Chris Kuc of The Athletic.
By Julia Karron 5 years ago
Fellow Russian Caps prospects Ilya Samsonov and Sergei Shumakov took advantage of the Bears being off this week until Saturday by taking a quick jaunt to New York City.
The two are housemates in Hershey and Samsonov recently spoke with The Athletic’s Chris Kuc about some of the learning the pair have had to do off the ice, including cooking for themselves and washing clothes. With Shumakov sidelined for several weeks with an injury to his hand, that has left most of the cooking duties to Samsonov, who admitted the pair have been mostly surviving off store-bought Russian dumplings.
Luckily, the Russian teammates feasted on something better than Samsonov’s dumplings in NYC. The pair posted several highlights from their trip on their respective Instagram feeds.
By Graham Dumas 5 years ago
Capitals prospect Sergei Shumakov is expected to sit out for another month, according to The Athletic’s Chris Kuc. Shumakov sustained an injury to his right hand during the Hershey Bears’ game against the Rockford Ice Hogs on October 14.
By Donya Abramo 5 years ago
Sergei Shumakov, the Capitals’ newest eagle aficionado, appears to have damaged a wing.
On Wednesday, the Russian forward posted a picture on his Instagram story of his right hand in a blue cast. As translated by RMNB’s Graham Dumas, the text says “I played too hard.”
According to a Hershey Bears representative, “Sergei was injured during the first period of Sunday’s game in Rockford. Per our training staff, Sergei Shumakov is week-to-week with an upper body injury.”
By Brennin Weiswerda 5 years ago
The Capitals have once again trimmed their roster a day after sending eight players down to Hershey including Axel Jonsson-Fjallby.
Thursday’s cuts include KHL top-20 point-getter Sergei Shumakov and top goaltending prospect Ilya Samsonov.
By Cara Bahniuk 5 years ago
Capitals GM Brian MacLellan was at MedStar Capitals Iceplex on Sunday, with a watchful eye on the Capitals players in training camp’s Group Blue. Unlike Group Red, which had 18 regulars from last season’s Stanley Cup-winning squad, Group Blue’s players were all rookies and prospects fighting for a spot on the Capitals’ 23-man roster. Among them was the Caps’ newest summer signing, Sergei Shumakov.
I set out on Sunday to photograph Shumakov. There was a lot of excitement over the Caps signing the Russian forward, but questions still remain as to whether he will make the lineup, what he can add to the Caps, and how he will deal with the transition from KHL to NHL.
By Elizabeth Kong 5 years ago
The Washington Capitals are down in Raleigh, North Carolina’s PNC Arena to face off against the Carolina Hurricanes for their fourth preseason game and second exhibition in consecutive nights. Thursday, the Capitals lost to the Montreal Canadiens 5-2, falling to 0-3 in the preseason. Alex Ovechkin scored his first goal since Game Five of the Stanley Cup Final.
Russian forward Sergei Shumakov will make his highly-anticipated preseason debut, Friday. Shumakov led CSKA Moscow with 40 points (17g, 23a) in 47 games over the course of the 2017-18 KHL season. Shumakov will play alongside Lars Eller and Chandler Stephenson on the second line, with possible deployment on the power play.
By Alex Hayes 5 years ago
Sergei Shumakov, the top-20 point KHL scorer with awesome eagle tattoos, has arrived in DC and joined the team for Training Camp at MedStar Capitals Iceplex. The 26-year-old winger signed an entry-level, one-year, two-way deal for $925,000 on September 1, but his arrival in the US was delayed due to visa issues.
By Brennin Weiswerda 5 years ago
