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Alex Alexeyev drops gloves in first game as Capital to stand up for Connor Hobbs

Saturday afternoon, the Capitals rookies and prospects played their first game in the Prospect Showcase in Estero, FL.

While the squad dropped the game 5-4 to the Nashville Predators, 2018 first-round pick Alex Alexeyev was impressive.

The affable defenseman got in his third career fight and his first as an NHL player.

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Evgeny Kuznetsov and Nicklas Backstrom have returned to DC. Kuzy on his offseason: It’s been ‘kind of tough to stop’ celebrating.

The Washington Capitals shortest offseason ever is almost over.

This week, Evgeny Kuznetsov and Nicklas Backstrom were the latest players to return to the Washington DC area and join the team’s informal skates at MedStar Capitals Iceplex. The sessions already include Lars Eller, John Carlson, Nathan Walker, Shane Gersich, Pheonix Copley, and Swiss defensemen Jonas Siegenthaler and Tobias Geisser. The practices are run by strength and conditioning coach Mark Nemish.

Kuzy admitted in an interview on Friday that being a Stanley Cup champion made training over the summer more difficult.

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By Brennin Weiswerda On August 31, 2018 2 Comments

Shane Gersich meets the On The Bench guys after Da Beauty League game

Shane Gersich has been turning heads in Da Beauty League this offseason on Team Velocity, racking up 16 points, best for 11th in league scoring.

On Sunday, Gersich took some time to snap a photo with, inarguably, two of the greatest hockey players on the planet Earth, Olly Postanin and Jacob Ardown, the creators of On the Bench.

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By Ian Oland On August 21, 2018 0 Comment

Shane Gersich scores nifty breakaway goal during Da Beauty League game

Shane Gersich is already in full swing of his summer training. The Capitals rookie is participating in Minnesota’s Da Beauty League for the second consecutive year, joining Team Velocity.

On Wednesday, Gersich scored off a breakaway on Utah Grizzlies’ Brandon Wildung.

We can only hope to see more of these moves next season.

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By Cara Bahniuk On August 3, 2018 1 Comment

TJ Oshie, Travis Boyd, and Shane Gersich take photo together with Stanley Cup (Photo)

To conclude his day with the Stanley Cup, TJ Oshie held a private party in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Oshie invited former teammate Taylor Chorney to the shindig. He also invited Caps rookies Travis Boyd and Shane Gersich.

And all three of the Capitals teammates took a photo together with the Stanley Cup before the night was through.

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By Ian Oland On July 29, 2018 0 Comment

Shane Gersich does Cup stand with an assist from TJ Oshie

After spending the first part of his day in Warroad, TJ Oshie flew to Minneapolis and concluded his Stanley Cup day with a private party.

He invited two Caps rookies for the celebration: Shane Gersich and Travis Boyd.

Gersich became the latest Capital to do a Cup stand.

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By Ian Oland On July 25, 2018 1 Comment

Report: TJ Oshie and Shane Gersich expected to share their day with the Stanley Cup in North Dakota

According to the Grand Forks Herald, TJ Oshie will have his day with the Stanley Cup on July 24 in North Dakota.

Shane Gersich, who signed a two-year, entry-level deal with the Capitals in March, and made his debut during the 2017-18 regular season, will share the day with Oshie.

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By Donya Abramo On July 5, 2018 0 Comment

Photos from the Capitals Development Camp scrimmage

During the final week of June 2018, Capitals prospects arrived from around the globe to participate in the team’s annual Development Camp at Kettler Capitals Iceplex. Doing everything from drills, team-bonding, training, and scrimmaging, the week is a great way for the prospects to start to learn what it takes to make it in the NHL.

On Saturday, the 31 prospects, which include Shane Gersich and future goaltender Ilya Samsonov, took on each other in a friendly scrimmage. Check out our photos below.

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By Cara Bahniuk On July 5, 2018 0 Comment

University of North Dakota Police jump-start Shane Gersich’s truck after forward returns from Stanley Cup run with Capitals

Shane Gersich signed an entry-level contract with the Washington Capitals on March 23, 2018, leaving the University of North Dakota after his junior year.

In a whirlwind three months, the rookie forward played in his first NHL game, tallied his first NHL point, and suited up in two NHL playoff games as the Capitals went on to capture their franchise’s first ever Stanley Cup.

After the Championship Parade was done and the celebrating in DC ended, Gersich returned back to UND area where he was greeted with a problem. His truck, not operated in nearly 90 days, would not start.

That’s when UND Police came to the rescue.

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By Ian Oland On June 19, 2018 0 Comment

After winning the Stanley Cup, the Capitals were all smiles during Breakdown Day (Photos)

Fresh off the franchise’s first Stanley Cup and and a day after a Championship Parade, the Capitals cleaned out their lockers and met with the media one final time before heading home for the summer.

Instead of talking about what went wrong, Capitals players talked about everything that went right and realizing a dream they had as a kid.

Gone were depressing images. This year, the Caps had ALL the smiles.

Don’t believe us? Check out these photos I took below.

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By Cara Bahniuk On June 19, 2018 0 Comment

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