Category: Capitals
Andrew Mangiapane and Logan Thompson pick their jersey numbers with Capitals
Washington CapitalsThe Washington Capitals traded for forward Andrew Mangiapane and goaltender Logan Thompson over the span of two days this week. Now, the two newest Capitals picked their jersey numbers for next season. Mangiapane will don number 88 and Thompson will wear number 48. Logan Thompson will wear 4️⃣8️⃣ wi...
Read moreCaps get goalie Thompson; Knights add Schmid
CapitalsThe Capitals acquired goalie Logan Thompson from the Golden Knights on Saturday, after an earlier trade had sent Darcy Kuemper to the Kings.
Read moreAliaksei Protas was thrilled the Capitals selected his little brother Ilya at the 2024 NHL Draft: ‘It’s an unbelievable feeling’
Washington CapitalsThe Washington Capitals don’t just have one Protas. Now, they have two. On Day 2 of the 2024 NHL Draft Saturday, the Capitals traded up in the third round to select Ilya Protas, the 17-year-old younger brother of Aliaksei Protas. Aliaksei and his wife Tatsiana were sitting right beside Ilya at Vegas...
Read moreCapitals select Czech center Petr Sikora with sixth-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft
CapitalsThe Washington Capitals selected Petr Sikora with their sixth-round draft pick in the 2024 NHL Draft (178th overall). Sikora is a Czech centerman from HC Oceláři Třinec in the Czech Extraliga. The 18-year-old forward split his draft year with the team’s senior club and their U20 junior team. With th...
Read moreCapitals select giant Latvian winger, Eriks Mateiko, in third round of 2024 NHL Draft
Sea DogsThe Washington Capitals selected Eriks Mateiko with their second, third-round draft selection in the 2024 NHL Draft (90th overall). Mateiko is a massive, six-foot-five-inch, 216-pound Latvian winger from the QMJHL’s Saint John Sea Dogs. He is the first Latvian-born player to ever be drafted by the C...
Read more2024 NHL offseason trade tracker: Latest deals, grades, buzz
Florida PanthersStay up to date on all the moves this summer as all 32 teams re-shape their rosters for the 2024-25 NHL season.
Read moreCapitals trade up to select Ilya Protas, Aliaksei’s little brother, in third round of 2024 NHL Draft
Ilya ProtasThe Washington Capitals traded up in the third round of the 2024 NHL Draft to select Ilya Protas, the little brother of current Capitals forward Aliaksei Protas, with the 75th overall selection. Protas is a Belorussian left wing who played his draft-year hockey with the USHL’s Des Moines Buccaneers....
Read moreWashington Capitals acquire goaltender Logan Thompson in trade with Vegas Golden Knights for two draft picks
Logan ThompsonThe Washington Capitals acquired goaltender Logan Thompson from the Vegas Golden Knights in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2024 NHL draft (originally owned by the New York Islanders) and the Capitals’ third-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft. The Capitals made the move official shortly after t...
Read moreWashington Capitals select Terik Parascak with 17th overall pick in 2024 NHL Draft
Ondrej BecherThe Washington Capitals selected Terik Parascak with the 17th overall selection in the 2024 NHL Draft. Parascak is a Canadian right wing, drafted from the WHL’s Prince George Cougars. With the 17th pick in the 2024 NHL Draft, the Washington Capitals are proud to select Terik Parascak! #CapsDraft | @...
Read moreAlex Ovechkin Draft Day bobblehead released celebrating moment he was picked first overall by Washington Capitals
CapitalsTwenty years ago, the direction of the Washington Capitals' franchise was changed forever when the team selected Alex Ovechkin first overall in the 2004 NHL Draft. Now, FOCO is honoring the historic moment with an Alex Ovechkin Draft bobblehead. The bobble is currently available for preorder and...
Read moreHunter Shepard and Clay Stevenson could both play games for Capitals next season
Washington Capitals’The Washington Capitals’ first major move of the offseason involved sending goaltender Darcy Kuemper to the Los Angeles Kings for Pierre-Luc Dubois. With Kuemper gone, the backup position in Washington is wide open heading into the 2024-25 campaign. Capitals general manager Brian MacLellan says the...
Read moreCapitals have no plans to bring back either of the unrestricted free agents on their roster
Max PaciorettyThe Washington Capitals will head into the July 1 deadline for re-signing scheduled unrestricted free agents with neither Max Pacioretty nor Nicolas Aube-Kubel signed to extensions. Pacioretty and Aube-Kubel are the lone UFAs on the team’s NHL roster. Capitals general manager Brian MacLellan admitte...
Read moreCapitals Acquire Andrew Mangiapane
Andrew MangiapaneThe Washington Capitals have acquired winger Andrew Mangiapane from the Calgary Flames.
Read moreBrian MacLellan reveals Capitals still want to add another forward and change up team’s mix on defense
CapitalsWashington Capitals general manager Brian MacLellan held a pre-2024 NHL Draft press conference on Thursday afternoon just a day before the Caps are slated to pick 17th overall in the first round. MacLellan addressed last week’s acquisition of center Pierre-Luc Dubois but made sure to add that he has...
Read morePierre-Luc Dubois calls potentially helping Alex Ovechkin overtake Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goals record ‘pretty crazy’ opportunity
CapitalsThe Washington Capitals traded for center Pierre-Luc Dubois — a player they’ve long been rumored to covet — in exchange for struggling goaltender Darcy Kuemper. A week later, Dubois met with Capitals media, including RMNB, on Zoom to speak about his latest big move. “The moment I found out it was th...
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