Posts About "Aliaksei Protas"
Washington Capitals ‘Untouchable’ Prospects
October 27th, 2020 Heading into the 2020-21 season, the Washington Capitals are once again poised to be legitimate Stanley Cup contenders. While they have achieved consistent on-ice success over the last decade and change, the team has also had plenty of success at the draft. With an aging core ready for another long playoff run, general manager Brian...
Prospects News & Rumors: Protas, Masin & Heineman
August 11th, 2020 The Washington Capitals announced that one of their prospects has been loaned overseas and the Tampa Bay Lightning have announced that one of their prospects has signed in the KHL. We also take a look at a prospect who continued to improve his game as the season went on for our Prospect of the Day. Capitals Loan Protas...
Capitals' Top 5 U-20 Prospects
May 31st, 2020 At the 2019 NHL draft, the Washington Capitals selected three players in the first three rounds who can have a big impact on the team next season. Selecting Connor McMichael with the 25th-overall pick in the first round may have been their best move in a draft where general manager Brian MacLellan came away with two forwards taller than...
Capitals' 2019 Draft Class Update
December 12th, 2019 December marks six months since the Washington Capitals selected four NHL hopefuls in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. The Capitals drafted forwards Connor McMichael, Brett Leason, and Aliaksei Protas along with defenseman Martin Hugo Has at the draft in Vancouver this past June. The following weeks saw each pick attend Washington's...
Capitals Come up Big Against Chicago Blackhawks
September 26th, 2019 The only unchangeable in hockey is that roster names constantly change. The preseason is a great time to become familiar with your team's rising rookies. Several prospects came up big for the Washington Capitals against the Chicago Blackhawks in a 4-3 overtime win on Sept. 16 and a 6-0 trouncing on Sept. 25. Washington Capitals...
Capitals Got It Right at the 2019 Draft
June 23rd, 2019 Washington Capitals general manager Matt McLellan has a reputation of scoring more misses than hits with his NHL draft selections. In the past five years, only one homegrown talent, 2014 first-round selection Jakub Vrana, has achieved significant ice time with the Capitals. McLellan has instead relied on free agency and deep pockets to...
