Preview: Capitals on Quest for 2 Straight Wins vs Senators Sammi Silber | January 1, 2017 The Washington Capitals did everything right in their 6-2 win over the New Jersey Devils to close out 2016. Not only did they get scoring from all four forward lines,…
Capitals’ Rookie Vrana Earning Ice Time Dave Holcomb | December 29, 2016 It takes at least a few weeks to have a large enough sample size to gauge how well a team or player is performing. In Washington, 20-year-old Jakub Vrana made…
Recap: Capitals Shut Down Islanders, Win Fifth Straight Sammi Silber | December 13, 2016 Despite trailing early after the first period, the Washington Capitals came back with a vengeance, taking an impressive 4-2 win over the New York Islanders. With their win, Washington tied…
Recap: Capitals Light Up Buffalo Sammi Silber | December 9, 2016 The Washington Capitals showed that if they want to win, they can win big with an impressive 4-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres Friday. With Washington maintaining a secure lead…
Recap: Special Teams Fail Sabres in Loss to Capitals Chad DeDominicis | December 9, 2016 The Sabres and Capitals got together for the third time in 15 days. Tonight’s meeting was the last time these two clubs will see each other unless they meet up…
Can Vrana Deliver for the Capitals? Ben Lutz | December 1, 2016 Tonight has the potential to be well remembered in recent Capitals history. That’s because this date will be recognized as the start of Jakub Vrana’s NHL career. At 20-years old,…
Midseason Rankings: Washington’s Ten Best Prospects Ben Lutz | February 12, 2016 What else is there to say with the Washington Capitals this year? They are not only the best team in the league, but this year’s iteration has a chance of…
Washington Capitals Prospect Rankings Matthew Speck | June 26, 2015 With the NHL draft to begin tonight in Florida, the Washington Capitals will look at add more high-end talent and continue to accumulate depth in their minor league system. There…
The 5 Biggest Chokes of the WJC Bill Schoeninger | January 6, 2015 In Monday’s gold medal game, Canada survived a nail-biter to win their first gold since 2009. The 2015 tournament ended up being a very low-scoring, tight defensive one compared to…
Washington Capitals at the World Junior Hockey Championship Matthew Speck | December 24, 2014 The preliminary round of the World Junior Hockey Championship gets underway on December 26th, with four different match-ups set. While Andre Burakovsky is back in Washington with the Capitals, Brian…
THW’s List Of Prospects Playing In The SHL (14-15 Edition) Alessandro Seren Rosso | September 9, 2014 In the 2014-15 season, a total of 46 players will skate in the SHL, the top-tier Swedish League, formerly known as ElitSerien. Please note that this list includes only players…
Jakub Vrana – The Next Ones: NHL 2014 Draft Prospect Profile THW Archives | May 31, 2014 Jakub Vrana THW Close-Up: Date of birth: 2/28/1996 Place of birth: Praha, Czech Republic Ht: 6’0″ Wt: 176 lbs Shoots: Left Position: LW/RW NHL Draft Eligibility: 2014 THW The Next Ones Rankings (January 2014): 31…
