July 23rd, 2018As the Washington Capitals prospects found themselves uniting with familiar and new faces at development camp, nerves had kicked in, especially for the newest members of the organization who were drafted just a week earlier. However, it took just one day together for the...
July 19th, 2018Throughout his time at the Capitals' development camp, Kody Clark has been all smiles, whether he's in the midst of tough drills or a scrimmage. In fact, even as he packs his Ottawa 67s bag, he's still smiling, and his eyes light up with excitement as he talks about his...
July 15th, 2018As the Washington Capitals prospects stumble over their hockey bags and pack for the summer, stay-at-home defenseman Jonas Siegenthaler leans casually against his stall, the one that usually belongs to Alex Ovechkin during the regular season. In the midst of the chaos that...
July 10th, 2018Washington Capitals prospect Beck Malenstyn sits in his stall at Kettler Capitals Iceplex, taking a well-deserved breather after an entire day on the ice. Still, despite the exhaustion, he'a full of enthusiasm and excitement as he discusses his past year and third...
June 30th, 2018When Washington Capitals prospect Alex Alexeyev is on the ice, you can't miss him.
The 6-foot-4, 196-pound blueliner is a presence, but it's not just his size that makes him prominent. It's his defensive game, one where he skates fluidly and rarely is caught making a...
October 1st, 2017As the Washington Capitals get closer to the regular season, there are still a few prospects remaining on the roster who are looking to lock down a spot. On the blue line, there are still four defensemen vying for two open vacancies, and one of them is Madison...
September 24th, 2017A 4-1 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes was not the result that the Washington Capitals wanted to see Saturday, but they got a standout performance from a number of players.
The Washington lineup Saturday featured a number of prospects, including Jonas Siegenthaler and...
September 16th, 2017At the age of two, Nathan Walker and his family moved from the United Kingdom to live in Sydney, Australia. Though the nation has just 30 ice rinks, this was where Walker found his love and passion for hockey, through watching his older brother play and seeing the...
September 15th, 2017The Washington Capitals officially kick off training camp on Friday, where they will evaluate all of their pieces and see what they can make of their lineup.
As the team faced a lot of key departures this season, Washington enters the year with some holes and questions...
July 13th, 2017After dominating the NHL and projecting to be the Stanley Cup favorites over the last three seasons, the Washington Capitals are now in a tight spot.
Heading into this season, the Capitals are in a cap crunch; though they re-signed their key free agents, they lost a...
July 6th, 2017On just the second day of the Washington Capitals 2017 development camp, goalie coach Mitch Korn pulled a ramp out onto the ice and planted it in front of the net. Used to mimic the game-like scenario of deflections, Korn had two players stand and shoot pucks up the ramp...
July 5th, 2017If you ask Washington Capitals prospect and University of North Dakota forward Shane Gersich what he'd be doing if he wasn't playing hockey, he'd be a bit at a loss for words.
"I never really thought about that," Gersich said. "Plan A was always make the...
July 1st, 2017About a year ago, Washington Capitals prospect Beck Malenstyn was paying his first visit to the nation's capital. Looking back, Washington's 2016 sixth-round pick remembers not knowing what to expect.
Still, he came prepared for anything. One of his carry-on items was a...
June 30th, 2017On the ice, the Washington Capitals' prospects are going through the grind together at 2017 development camp. At the end of the day, they find themselves exhausted as they train together and work on improving their respective games. Off the ice, the stakes aren't as...
June 29th, 2017This past week in the world of hockey has been one of the busiest ones for Washington Capitals prospect, defenseman Benton Maass.
Just six days ago, Maass was selected 182nd overall by Washington in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft. In one night, his life completely changed --...