Déjà Vu, Ivan Miroshnichenko got on the board yet again in Russia's junior league. The Capitals 2022 first-round draft selection found the back of the net twice on Wednesday morning just a day after he powered home a wicked slap shot. He now has goals in five straight games with Avangard Omsk's MHL affiliate. Miroshnichenko's…
Ivan Miroshnichenko is participating in his first Rookie Camp with the Washington Capitals this September after being in Russia at the same time last year recovering from treatment for Hodgkin's lymphoma. Two hard days of on-ice work in, the 19-year-old winger has already impressed Caps top brass. Assistant general manager Ross Mahoney was asked to…
Columbus Blue Jackets forward Kirill Marchenko became a 20-goal scorer this past season in his rookie campaign in the NHL. In just 59 games, Marchenko dented the twine 21 times which saw him rank third among all freshman goal scorers. After his successful start in the league, Marchenko sat down with Sport24 correspondent Daria Tuboltseva…
The Washington Capitals made a late-season trip to Pittsburgh back at the end of March and before they took on the Penguins, the team's Russian contingent met up with Pens star Evgeni Malkin at his house for dinner. In attendance from the Caps side of things were Alex Ovechkin, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Alex Alexeyev, and honorary…
Washington Capitals defenseman Alex Alexeyev hasn't had the easiest rookie season in the world. The 2018 first-round draft selection began the season injured, rehabbed, spent a majority of the season as a healthy scratch, and only recently has become a consistent presence in the Capitals' lineup. That newfound stability in the lineup was brought on…