Category: Ivan Miroshnichenko
Ivan Miroshnichenko will skate with Alex Ovechkin on Capitals’ first line against Sabres
Ivan MiroshnichenkoWashington Capitals rookie winger Ivan Miroshnichenko will get top-line duty on Tuesday night against the Buffalo Sabres. Head coach Spencer Carbery revealed after the team’s morning skate that TJ Oshie would not be available against the Sabres, making way for Miro’s promotion. Oshie had been skatin...
Read moreA very good photo of Alex Ovechkin and Ivan Miroshnichenko from the Capitals’ TJ1K Party
Washington CapitalsThe Washington Capitals weren’t done celebrating TJ Oshie after Sunday’s game. The Capitals held a team party for Oshie — it appears Monday — to celebrate his 1,000 games milestone and at the event, they had a photobooth. It is there where Alex Ovechkin and Ivan Miroshnichenko took the following pho...
Read moreAlex Ovechkin sees similarities in Ivan Miroshnichenko’s rookie season to his own: ‘I was the same, my English was terrible’
Alex OvechkinIvan Miroshnichenko has grown leaps and bounds during his first professional season in North America. Though it hasn’t been easy. The 20-year-old Russian arrived in DC early for Capitals Development Camp with little to no grasp of the English language. But slowly but surely throughout the season, he...
Read moreIvan Miroshnichenko is now asking coaches questions during games in English: It’s ‘huge for his development’
Bogdan TrineyevBrimming with confidence, Ivan Miroshnichenko has points in two of his last three games. Capitals head coach Spencer Carbery believes part of Miroshnichenko’s newfound success is the hard work the Russian rookie forward has done behind the scenes learning the English language. Coming into the 2023-2...
Read moreIvan Miroshnichenko is sticking with Capitals based on merit alone: ‘He’s playing great. He is earning his ice time and opportunity.’
Capitals’On the same day that TJ Oshie reached his incredible 1,000-game milestone, Ivan Miroshnichenko also hit a pretty important, personal games-played mark. The Capitals’ 2022 first-round draft selection got into his 10th NHL contest this season, effectively burning the first year of the three-year, entr...
Read moreCaps beat Canucks 2-1 as playoff hopes kindle
Washington CapitalsThe Washington Capitals downed the vaunted Vancouver Canucks for an important road win that could have playoff implications. Brock Boeser scored just 71 seconds into the game after Quinn Hughes beat the man of the night. But the Canucks shut up after that, and the Caps struck twice in the second per...
Read moreIvan Miroshnichenko’s first NHL assist is a beautiful, no-look feed to Tom Wilson
Tom WilsonIvan Miroshnichenko achieved another NHL career first on Saturday. After taking the ice for his 10th game this season for the Washington Capitals which officially burns a year off of his entry-level contract, Miroshnichenko helped get the Caps on the board against the Vancouver Canucks with his firs...
Read moreIvan Miroshnichenko plays in 10th NHL game this season, burns first year of entry-level contract
CanucksThe Washington Capitals made a big decision with rookie forward Ivan Miroshnichenko on Saturday night in Vancouver. With the young Russian dressing against the Canucks and playing in his 10th NHL game this season, the Capitals have used the first year on the three-year, entry-level contract that he...
Read moreThe Washington Capitals have a big decision to make with Ivan Miroshnichenko
CapitalsIvan Miroshnichenko recently scored his second career NHL goal and is growing more confident by the day with the Washington Capitals. But the young Russian’s run in the NHL could be soon coming to the end if the Capitals want to maximize the value of his entry level contract. Against the Seattle Kra...
Read moreThe road trip has started rather poorly: Oilers beat Capitals 7-2
Ivan MiroshnichenkoThe Washington Capitals are making their way further west on their five-game road trip and stopped in Edmonton to take on the Oilers on Wednesday night. Connor McDavid has already hit the 100-point mark this season and had four points in Edmonton’s 5-0 defeat of the Capitals in DC back before Christ...
Read moreAlex Ovechkin on Ivan Miroshnichenko’s first NHL goal: ‘I was happy for him. He’s great kid. He’s going to have a great future.’
Alex OvechkinIvan Miroshnichenko had the first of what should be many unforgettable moments in the NHL when he potted his first NHL goal against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday night. After celebrating with his teammates on the ice, the young Russian came streaking over to the Washington Capitals’ bench wher...
Read moreIvan Miroshnichenko scores first NHL goal against Pittsburgh Penguins, gets mobbed by Alex Ovechkin at bench
Ivan MiroshnichenkoIvan Miroshnichenko’s NHL dream just came true. The 20-year-old Russian sniper scored his first career NHL goal against the Pittsburgh Penguins. The goal also marked his first NHL point. Alone in front of the net, Miroshnichenko gathered in a Dylan Strome centering pass that bounced off Alex Nedeljk...
Read moreIvan Miroshnichenko slides into Spencer Carbery’s lines after Capitals trade away Anthony Mantha
Anthony ManthaThe Washington Capitals woke up on Wednesday morning with a big hole in their lineup. Anthony Mantha, owner of 20 goals this season, was dealt to the Vegas Golden Knights for two draft picks ahead of the trade deadline. Now, head coach Spencer Carbery has to fill the void Mantha leaves. Rookie winge...
Read moreCapitals summon Ivan Miroshnichenko from Hershey after Anthony Mantha injury
Hershey BearsIvan Miroshnichenko is back with the Washington Capitals for his second stint in the NHL. The Capitals’ first-round pick from the 2022 NHL Draft was recalled from the Hershey Bears on Monday morning two days after Anthony Mantha left the team’s game against the Florida Panthers with an injury. Manth...
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