Shane Gersich

Hershey Bears players answer: ‘Who’s the most famous person in your phone?’

The Washington Capitals are the 12th-worst team in the NHL and could take some figurative TNT to their roster over the next two weeks. So let’s turn our attention to one of the very best teams in the American Hockey League, the Hershey Bears, who may supply some players to the Capitals’ roster in the coming weeks.

The Bears were asked an interesting question from their social media team: Who is the most famous person in your phone, and do they pick up if you call them?

Some answered seriously and others joked around. The video is a good barometer of how many likable characters the team has.

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By Ian Oland 3 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 8 months ago

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Hershey Bears sign Shane Gersich to one-year AHL deal

The Hershey Bears announced on Thursday that they are bringing back Shane Gersich for the 2022-23 season on an AHL contract.

Gersich has played exclusively for the Bears the past four seasons after getting a cup of coffee in the NHL in 2018. His AHL contract status means that if the Capitals had interest in promoting Gersich during the season, they would have to sign him to an NHL contract.

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By Chris Cerullo 9 months ago

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Capitals re-sign Shane Gersich to one-year deal

Forward Shane Gersich has extended with the Washington Capitals.

On Saturday afternoon, the team announced a new one-year, two-contract with the 24-year-old forward, worth $750k at the NHL level.

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By Peter Hassett 2 years ago

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Capitals re-sign Shane Gersich to one-year, two-way contract

The Washington Capitals have re-signed Shane Gersich to a one-year, two-way deal that will pay him $700,000 at the NHL level and $150,000 with the Hershey Bears.

The 24-year-old forward played two playoff games (Round 2 against Pittsburgh) while a member of the Capitals’ 2018 Stanley Cup champion team.

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By Ian Oland 3 years ago

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Capitals extend qualifying offer to Jonas Siegenthaler, non-tender Travis Boyd

The Washington Capitals had until 5 PM on Wednesday to extended qualifying offers to their remaining restricted free agents.

The team has chosen to extend qualifying offers to Jonas Siegenthaler and Shane Gersich, keeping their rights, while choosing to non-tender Travis Boyd, Connor Hobbs, and Kristofers Bindulis, who will become unrestricted free agents on Friday.

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By Ian Oland 3 years ago

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Shane Gersich: Future Olympian for the US Men’s Gymnastics Team?

Shane Gersich was one of the Capitals’ final cuts and just missed out on being a part of the team’s Phase 4/2020 playoffs roster.

But that doesn’t mean Gersich is down on himself. The 2014 fifth-round pick is already back in the gym working out for next season and he’s even showing that he has the potential to be a two-sport star.

Gersich exhibited his gymnastics skills to his trainer at FAST Athletics in Minnesota and I’m legitimately impressed.

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By Ian Oland 3 years 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 3 years 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 3 years ago

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