Posts About "Tomas Kundratek"
Washington Capitals Prospect Report: October 2014
November 8th, 2014 The Capitals will rely on Andre Burakovsky and Evgeny Kuznetsov to provide secondary scoring this season. They both are products of the draft and were selected by former General Manager George McPhee. With Brian MacLellan at the helm, their development process stays very similar. They have some impact players awaiting their turn as they...
AHL Power Rankings: Week 2
October 15th, 2013 The second week of the AHL season brought on some high-scoring games and new franchises seeing their first league action. However, some teams still played a lighter schedule and did not see much movement in this week's power rankings. There is a new top team this week, so read on to find out where your favorite team stands at the...
Washington Capitals Prospect Report: Week of September 7th
October 15th, 2013 The Hockey Writers reviews the Washington Capitals' prospects as the NCAA and AHL seasons gets fully underway. This is the second edition of a season long review for potential Capitals players. Check out the player reports below. AHL The Hershey Bears only played one game last week, a 3-1 loss to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins,...
Hershey Bears Notebook: Shooting and the Power-Play
October 14th, 2013 The Hershey Bears (0-1-1) dropped their first road contest of the year Saturday night in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton with a 3-1 loss to the Penguins. They went 0-5 on the power play and are 0-10 on the season, including their 4-3 overtime loss on opening night to the Adirondack Phantoms. Tomas Kundratek scored the lone goal for the...
Hershey Bears' Coach Mike Haviland: "I Think Kundratek's Got Another Gear"
September 29th, 2013 Washington Capitals 23 year old defenseman Tomas Kundratek expected to stick in the NHL this season. However, the Czech blue liner was waived earlier this week and was sent to the Hershey Bears shortly after. Capitals’ defensive prospects Dmitry Orlov and Connor Carrick were chosen to stay on the training camp roster over...
Washington Capitals Re-Sign Kundratek, Buy-Out Schultz
July 3rd, 2013 The Washington Capitals and General Manager George McPhee got their offseason started on Tuesday, making two key decisions for the future on the Capitals’ blue line. They re-signed the 23 year old offensively skilled defensive prospect Tomas Kundratek for two seasons, worth a cap hit of $550,000 per year. The deal is a one...
Washington Capitals Restricted Free Agents
June 11th, 2013 About six million dollars. That’s a number that represents how much money the Washington Capitals can afford to take on heading into next season. Amnesty defenseman Jeff Schultz and General Manager George McPhee has about nine million to work with. He faces the question of re-signing Mike Ribeiro Matt Hendricks unrestricted free...
Washington Capitals' AHL Prospects Review
May 22nd, 2013 The Hershey Bears once hopeful playoff run came to a crashing halt in their first round series against the Providence Bruins. Washington’s AHL affiliate grabbed a 2-0 lead on the road in the best of five series, but lost the final three games to Providence ending their season far earlier than they wanted to. However, there were...
Forward Eric Fehr Shines In Capitals OT Victory
March 6th, 2013 The Washington Capitals defeated the Boston Bruins in over-time last evening by a final score of 4-3. It was the Capitals third consecutive contribution in the win column at home this season and 164th consecutive sellout at the Verizon Center. In front of 18,506, the Capitals fell behind 3-0 after one period of play, but it was a...
Washington Capitals' Tomas Kundratek Gets Chance In NHL
January 23rd, 2013 A trade in hockey can certainly rejuvenate a player and get them on the right track following a few stumbling blocks at the beginning of their career. For the Washington Capitals’ Tomas Kundratek, this has certainly been the case. He’s transformed from a regular healthy scratch for the Connecticut Whale, minor league affiliate of the...
2013 Washington Capitals Player Rankings: Prospects On Cusp Of NHL
January 2nd, 2013 As the calendar hits 2013, there are still questions whether there will be an NHL season. Regardless, the Washington Capitals made great strides over the past year, including key additions to their prospect pool including Tom Wilson and Filip Forsberg along with a big year in goal by potential Capitals goalie of the future, Braden...
Washington Capitals Defenseman, Tomas Kundratek Proving Offensive Prowess In AHL
October 29th, 2012 For Tomas Kundratek, it took some time to get used to playing for the Washington Capitals after his trade from the New York Rangers. Last season, Kundratek was sent to Washington in exchange for Francois Bouchard. Drafted with the 90th pick in the 2008 NHL entry draft, Kundratek is a highly skilled offensive defenseman with a...
