Category: Zac Funk
Nothing guaranteed for Capitals prospects Zac Funk and Alex Suzdalev with Hershey Bears this season: ‘You have to earn your spot here’
HersheyThe Hershey Bears are six games into their quest to three-peat as Calder Cup champions. Hershey’s 31-player roster is once again stacked from top to bottom, returning the vast majority of the team from last year’s championship run under head coach Todd Nelson. Given their lack of turnover and buoyed...
Read moreHershey Bears announce initial 2024 Training Camp roster ahead of first on-ice practices Monday
Clay StevensonThe 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 moreCapitals prospect forward Zac Funk among several Training Camp invitees out with injuries
Mike VogelWhile the Washington Capitals got their 2024 Training Camp underway on Thursday morning, several of the camp’s invitees could not join the rest of their teammates out on the ice due to various injuries. Zac Funk, who is preparing for his first year in professional hockey after leading the entire CHL...
Read moreNic Dowd headlines latest Capitals to return for informal skates at MedStar Capitals Iceplex
Detroit Red WingsARLINGTON, VA — With training camp just over two weeks away, Nic Dowd became one of the newest participants in the Capitals’ informal skates at MedStar Capitals Iceplex. Dowd joined former Capital Joe Snively, who was wearing a Detroit Red Wings jersey, and prospect Zac Funk among the fresh faces at...
Read moreZac Funk on what went into his 67-goal season in the WHL: ‘Every game I wanted to score a goal and push for the next milestone’
Zac FunkOne of the most intriguing prospects at this year’s Capitals Development Camp is not one the team selected in any of their recent drafts. Zac Funk, signed by Washington as a free agent from the WHL’s Prince George Cougars, produced the most offense of any prospect on the ice at MedStar Capitals Icep...
Read moreWashington Capitals select Terik Parascak with 17th overall pick in 2024 NHL Draft
Hudson ThorntonThe 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 moreZac Funk named to CHL First All-Star Team after scoring a league-leading 67 goals
Prince George CougarsZac Funk had a huge 2023-24 season for the WHL’s Prince George Cougars and has racked up several accolades since wrapping up his junior duties. The Washington Capitals prospect was previously named a finalist for WHL Player of the Year, selected to the WHL’s first All-Star team, and has now received...
Read moreHershey Bears release Zac Funk from tryout agreement
Zac FunkOne player is leaving the Hershey Bears days before the start of the Eastern Conference Finals. Twenty-year-old forward Zac Funk was released from his tryout agreement with the Bears on Tuesday, officially ending his brief stint with the team. ROSTER UPDATE: We have released forward Zac Funk from hi...
Read moreAndrew Cristall on being a Hershey Bears’ black ace, his incredible ‘Welcome to the NHL’ moment with the Caps, and how Connor Bedard helps him
Washington Capitals’HERSHEY, PA — The Hershey Bears are one of the deepest teams in the American Hockey League, meaning many of their talented and accomplished black aces may never see the ice during the playoffs. But behind the scenes, they are working hard and making the most of the experience. Andrew Cristall, the W...
Read moreTodd Nelson addresses scratching Matthew Phillips from Hershey Bears’ playoff lineup
Alexander SuzdalevHERSHEY, PA — The Hershey Bears are not only the number one seed in the 2024 Calder Cup Playoffs, but they’re also the deepest team in the AHL’s postseason as well. Thursday, ahead of Game One of the Atlantic Division Finals, the team healthy-scratched prospects Andrew Cristall, Alexander Suzdalev,...
Read moreZac Funk joins Hershey Bears during Calder Cup playoffs run
Zac FunkThe Hershey Bears announced Tuesday morning that they signed Washington Capitals prospect Zac Funk to an amateur tryout agreement. Funk already revealed he was headed to Hershey during his end-of-year media availability with the WHL’s Prince George Cougars last week. The 20-year-old winger will arri...
Read moreZac Funk headed to Hershey Bears after WHL postseason ends in defeat during conference championship
Zac FunkZac Funk is a junior player no more. The Washington Capitals prospect saw his final WHL season with the Prince George Cougars end on Monday night in a double-overtime defeat to the Portland Winterhawks in the Western Conference finals. Funk’s Cougars fell in the six-game series after eliminating the...
Read moreAndrew Cristall joins Hershey Bears ahead of Calder Cup playoffs
Hershey BearsThe Washington Capitals announced Monday that they have re-assigned 2023 second-round draft selection Andrew Cristall to the AHL’s Hershey Bears. Cristall saw his season with the WHL’s Kelowna Rockets end on Friday night after the Prince George Cougars, led by fellow Capitals prospect Zac Funk, elim...
Read moreZac Funk notches ninth hat trick of season, knocks Andrew Cristall out of WHL playoffs
Zac FunkWashington Capitals prospect Zac Funk and the rest of the Prince George Cougars are moving on to the WHL Western Conference Championship playoff round. Funk helped power the Cougars through a series victory over the Kelowna Rockets by notching his ninth hat trick of the season in the team’s 6-3 clin...
Read moreHershey Bears sign Prince George Cougars captain Hudson Thornton to AHL contract for next season
CapitalsThe Hershey Bears have already added to their roster for next season. The club announced they signed defenseman Hudson Thornton to an AHL contract for the 2024-25 campaign on Wednesday afternoon. Thornton, an undrafted, left-shot defender, has spent the majority of the last four years in the WHL wit...
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