Category: Washington Capitals
Capitals off-the-board pick of Terik Parascak leads to viral reaction video: ‘I’m at such a loss for words’
Terik ParascakTerik Parascak came into the 2024 NHL Draft with modest expectations. He’d brought “close to 40 or 50” family members to Vegas, but most projections suggested that he’d be a late first-round or second-round pick despite his strong season with the WHL’s Prince George Cougars. The Washington Capitals...
Read moreBrian MacLellan names Bogdan Trineyev as possible replacement for Beck Malenstyn next season
Bogdan TrineyevBogdan Trineyev went from being sometimes healthy-scratched early during the 2023-24 season to a pivotal member of the Hershey Bears’ Calder Cup championship team. Now the fourth-line forward may have the inside track on a roster spot next season in Washington. Saturday, during Day 2 of the NHL Draf...
Read moreAliaksei Protas was thrilled the Capitals selected his little brother Ilya at the 2024 NHL Draft: ‘It’s an unbelievable feeling’
Ilya ProtasThe 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 draft son of Satan
HC Slovan BratislavaThe Washington Capitals wrapped up their 2024 NHL Draft by trading into the seventh round, dealing the Vegas Golden Knights a 2025 sixth-round pick. With their new selection, they took Slovakian forward Miroslav Satan. Satan, the 212th overall selection, played his draft year with HC Slovan Bratisla...
Read moreCapitals select Czech center Petr Sikora with sixth-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft
Tomas KundratekThe 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 silver medal-winning American goaltender, Nicholas Kempf, with fourth-round pick in 2024 NHL Draft
University of Notre DameThe Washington Capitals selected goaltender Nicholas Kempf with their fourth-round draft pick in the 2024 NHL Draft (114th overall). Kempf is an Illinois-born netminder out of the US National Development Team program. He is committed to the University of Notre Dame in the NCAA. With the 114th pick i...
Read moreCapitals select giant Latvian winger, Eriks Mateiko, in third round of 2024 NHL Draft
Eriks MateikoThe 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 moreCapitals trade up to select Ilya Protas, Aliaksei’s little brother, in third round of 2024 NHL Draft
Aliaksei 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 moreCapitals select Swiss defenseman Leon Muggli in second round of 2024 NHL Draft
Leon MuggliThe Washington Capitals selected Leon Muggli with the team’s second, second-round draft pick in the 2024 NHL Draft (52nd overall). The pick originally belonged to the Vegas Golden Knights and made its way to Washington in the Anthony Mantha trade deadline deal. Muggli is a Swiss, left-handed defense...
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 moreThe players the Capitals could select with the 17th overall pick in the 2024 NHL Draft
Brian MacLellanThe Washington Capitals are scheduled to draft 17th overall in the first round of the 2024 NHL Draft. The event begins at 7 pm on Friday, June 28 inside the Sphere in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Capitals’ first-round pick is their first of eight picks in the first six rounds this year. The Capitals have
Read moreCapitals add to offense with deal for Mangiapane
Lars EllerThe Capitals acquired forward Andrew Mangiapane from the Flames on Thursday night, sending a 2025 second-round pick to Calgary in exchange.
Read moreCapitals have no plans to bring back either of the unrestricted free agents on their roster
Nicolas Aube-KubelThe 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 moreTRADE: Capitals Acquire Andrew Mangiapane from Flames
Washington CapitalsAnother top trade target is off the board, as the Calgary Flames have dealt forward Andrew Mangiapane to the Washington Capitals in exchange for a 2025 second-round pick. The #Flames have acquired a 2025 second round #NHLDraft pick from the Washington Capitals in exchange for Andrew Mangiapane. pic...
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