Category: Hershey Bears
Hershey Bears announce initial 2024 Training Camp roster ahead of first on-ice practices Monday
Ethen FrankThe Hershey Bears announced their opening roster for 2024 Training Camp. The list is highlighted by returning Calder Cup-winning veterans like Mike Vecchione, Pierrick Dubé, Ethen Frank, Alex Limoges, Garrett Roe, Henrik Rybinski, Matt Strome, Riley Sutter, Aaron Ness, Hardy Häman Aktell, Vincent Io...
Read moreWashington Capitals make 20 cuts to Training Camp roster
Washington CapitalsThe Washington Capitals made a second round of cuts to their Training Camp roster on Sunday, trimming 20 players with less than two weeks to go before Opening Night. 14 players have been sent directly to the Hershey Bears, five will report to Hershey if they clear waivers, and one, Ilya Protas, will...
Read moreEthen Frank one of five Capitals put on NHL waivers
Hardy Häman AktellThe Washington Capitals placed five players from their Training Camp roster on waivers Saturday. Ethen Frank, Hardy Häman Aktell, Alex Limoges, Chase Priskie, and Riley Sutter have all been waived ahead of further cuts to the team’s preseason group. All five skaters are now free to be claimed by any...
Read moreEthen Frank will need a big game against the Blue Jackets to stay in competition for one of the Capitals final roster spots
Hershey BearsEthen Frank was the leading goal scorer for the Hershey Bears during their back-to-back championship years in 2023 and 2024. Now, he’s looking to take the next step and graduate to the NHL with the Washington Capitals. Two preseason games in, though, Frank has struggled to create offense and defend....
Read moreCapitals make first 20 cuts of 2024 Training Camp, trim roster to 51 players
Cam AllenThe Washington Capitals made the first round of cuts to their 2024 Training Camp roster on Monday. 20 players were cut in total, trimming the team’s roster to 51 from the 71 players that began camp at the end of last week. Four players will head back to their junior clubs, while the other 13
Read moreChris Patrick lists Ivan Miroshnichenko among several Bears battling for NHL roster spots: ‘Miro looked great out there’
Chris PatrickThe Washington Capitals are a team in transition. In addition to adding seven established NHLers via free agency or trade over the summer, Washington expects a few roster spots open for the team’s prospects and other bubble players to vie for. Most of those players are coming off helping the Hershey...
Read moreLucas Johansen to attend Training Camp with Nashville Predators on professional tryout agreement
Ryan JohansenThe Nashville Predators are bringing Lucas Johansen to their Training Camp on a professional tryout agreement this fall, per Tennessean reporter Alex Daugherty. The former Washington Capitals first-round draft selection and two-time Calder Cup champion with the Hershey Bears was an unrestricted free...
Read moreTodd Nelson thinks several Bears players could get looks from the Capitals: ‘You’re seeing these young guys that are ready to take that next step’
Aliaksei ProtasThe Hershey Bears have flourished over the first two seasons of Todd Nelson’s tenure as head coach, winning back-to-back Calder Cups for the third time in franchise history. After the team’s stellar performance in 2022-23, several Bears players earned permanent spots with the Capitals last season, i...
Read moreAndrew Cristall wants to make Capitals roster this season after improving strength and skating during summer workouts with NHL stars
CHLAndrew Cristall is in a tough spot as a prospect in the Washington Capitals organization. Due to CHL transfer agreement rules, the 19-year-old winger is too young to graduate to the American Hockey League next season despite spending time with the Hershey Bears as a black ace in May. He also doesn’t...
Read moreHershey Bears unveil new home and away jerseys ahead of 2024-25 season, add Washington Capitals’ Weagle logo as shoulder patch
Bears’The Hershey Bears unveiled their new uniforms ahead of the 2024-25 season and both the team’s home and away jerseys have been updated, mirroring each other in contrasting colors. The home jerseys remain chocolate colored and the away jerseys are white. But there are new features that make both unifo...
Read moreSpencer Carbery shares high hopes for Ivan Miroshnichenko: ‘We would like to see Miro become a potential 25-30 goal scorer’
Hershey BearsIvan Miroshnichenko is preparing for his second season in North America after a successful 2023-24 campaign saw him make his NHL debut, score his first NHL goal, and eventually win the 2024 Calder Cup with the Hershey Bears. The 20-year-old forward is expected to compete for a roster spot with the W...
Read moreTaylor Raddysh and Bogdan Trineyev join Capitals’ informal skates
Bogdan TrineyevARLINGTON, VA — With training camp just weeks away, the Capitals’ informal skates have continued to ramp up. Taylor Raddysh took the ice at MedStar Capitals Iceplex, joining Hershey Bears forward Bogdan Trineyev among the newest additions to the practices. Raddysh, 26, signed a one-year, $1 million...
Read moreJohn Walton, radio voice of the Washington Capitals, announces cancer diagnosis
John WaltonJohn Walton, the longtime radio voice of the Washington Capitals and former voice of the Hershey Bears, revealed that he was diagnosed with colon cancer on Tuesday. Walton shared the diagnosis in a statement on social media and shared with followers what lies ahead for him in the coming months. Some...
Read moreStingrays bring back Klimek
Washington CapitalsNORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. – The South Carolina Stingrays, ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Washington Capitals and American Hockey League’s Hershey Bears, announced that the club has signed defenseman Jordan Klimek to a contract for the 2024-25 season. Klimek, … Continue reading → The pos...
Read moreLoukas agrees to terms with Stingrays
Dean LoukusNORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. – The South Carolina Stingrays, ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Washington Capitals and American Hockey League’s Hershey Bears, announced that the club has signed forward Dean Loukus to a contract for the 2024-25 season. Loukus, … Continue reading → The post Lou...
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