Category: Washington Capitals
Alex Ovechkin says Capitals hope to make playoffs and ‘make some noise there’ after big offseason moves
Logan ThompsonThe Washington Capitals made seven big moves over the offseason to transform the team after squeaking into the playoffs with a win in the final game of the regular season and then being swept by the New York Rangers in the first round. Capitals management acquired center Pierre-Luc Dubois, defensema...
Read moreThe only players from last year’s Capitals roster who are still without a contract
Lucas JohansenNHL and AHL teams are making their final roster additions with training camp a little over a month away. While the free agency market has been well picked over, there remain many players available with NHL experience well into August. Two of those players, Max Pacioretty and Lucas Johansen, donned j...
Read moreBreaking: Avalanche ink Matthew Phillips
Oliver KylingtonPhoto by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images Another late offseason signing gets done as Colorado adds a two-way contracted forward to their roster. After adding Oliver Kylington to their roster just four days ago, the Colorado Avalanche continue to collect players late into the offse...
Read moreCapitals loan prospect Leon Muggli to EV Zug of the top league in Switzerland
Capitals’The Washington Capitals are loaning one of their top selections from the 2024 NHL Draft back to the pro club they drafted him from. Leon Muggli, one of the Capitals’ second-round picks this summer, is returning to EV Zug of the National League in his native Switzerland. Muggli has spent the past fiv...
Read moreEvgeny Kuznetsov hopes Dmitry Orlov will eventually join him in the KHL with SKA Saint Petersburg
SKA Saint PetersburgEvgeny Kuznetsov made hockey headlines with his move back to Russia’s KHL last week. He has since hit the media streets hard, and his latest chat came with Russian outlet, Match TV. Kuznetsov sat down for an interview that will air on the network’s program “Gromko!” and revealed he wants another for...
Read moreAlex Ovechkin reveals his favorite NHL teams other than the Washington Capitals
CapitalsAlex Ovechkin was asked to name his favorite NHL teams other than the Washington Capitals during a recent Russian-language interview with his friend and blogger Amiran Sardarov. Ovechkin, a one-team player with the Capitals for his entire historic career, gave Sardarov two different answers. First,...
Read moreJets Reportedly Discussed Connor McMichael Trade With Capitals
Washington CapitalsThe Washington Capitals have made waves this offseason with several moves to bolster their roster in hopes of going on another deep playoff run with their aging core. They brought…
Read morePierre-Luc Dubois plays in new Capitals gear at Shoulder Check Showcase charity game
Capitals’Pierre-Luc Dubois did not waste time showing off his new Washington Capitals colors. The Capitals’ biggest acquisition of the summer played in his new red, white, and blue hockey gear while participating in the Shoulder Check Showcase held at Terry Conners Rink in Stamford, Connecticut last week. Th...
Read moreCapitals and Jets reportedly discussed trade that involved Connor McMichael at 2024 NHL Draft
Ken WiebeConnor McMichael was reportedly involved in legitimate trade discussions at the 2024 NHL Draft. According to Ken Wiebe of the Winnipeg Free Press, the Washington Capitals and Winnipeg Jets discussed a deal that involved McMichael at the end of June. The 23-year-old forward would sign a two-year exte...
Read moreRyan Leonard suggests he may have signed with Capitals ahead of playoffs if Boston College had won national championship game
FlyersAt Development Camp, Ryan Leonard spoke about the wrenching decision to spurn a contract offer from the Washington Capitals after his freshman season concluded with Boston College. Then Capitals’ GM Brian MacLellan approached Leonard to join the team in late April a day after the Caps beat the Flyer...
Read moreAlex Ovechkin misses Sergei Mozyakin’s farewell game due to minor knee injury
Washington CapitalsAlex Ovechkin has run into some minor offseason injury trouble. According to a report from Match TV, Ovechkin is currently dealing with a knee problem that kept him off the ice on Saturday. The Washington Capitals captain was scheduled to attend and play in a farewell game for KHL legend Sergei Mozy...
Read moreExtension Retrospective: Alex Ovechkin
Washington CapitalsIt’s the third anniversary of the five-year, $47.5MM extension signed by Alex Ovechkin with the Washington Capitals in 2021. On the wrong side of 30 for a professional hockey player, Ovechkin has proven to be an above-average signing on a high-priced deal. At an average annual value of $9.5MM, Ovech...
Read moreDevante Smith-Pelly and Garnet Hathaway among nine players who participate in NHL’s inaugural Broadcast Training Camp
Ryan KeslerTwo former Washington Capitals players took part in a new program started by the NHL. Devante Smith-Pelly and Garnet Hathaway were two of nine past and present players who participated in the NHL’s inaugural Broadcast Training Camp. The event was held at the NHL offices in Manhattan a week ago on Ju...
Read moreThompson inks deal with Stingrays
South Carolina StingraysNORTH 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 Blake Thompson to a contract for the 2024-25 season. Thompson, 31, is entering … Continu...
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