The Washington Capitals announced that they have sent rookie forward Hendrix Lapierre back to the AHL's Hershey Bears. Lapierre's demotion was required to free up a roster spot for returning defenseman Rasmus Sandin's activation from injured reserve. Lapierre has made a few trips back and forth from Hershey to the Capitals this season. In his…
The Hershey Bears got a lovely gift from Mother Nature ahead of its Halfway to Summer game against the Hartford Wolf Pack. The East Coast was hammered by a snow storm, dumping as much as six inches of snow in Central Pennsylvania. Naturally, the game went on and Bears players, arriving at Giant Center in…
The Washington Capitals recalled Russian forward Ivan Miroshnichenko from the AHL's Hershey Bears on Tuesday. Miroshnichenko, 19, was the Capitals' first-round draft selection in the 2022 NHL Draft and has played the entirety of his first North American professional season with the Bears until Tuesday's announcement. Miroshnichenko has recorded 15 points (8g, 7a) in 27…
The Washington Capitals made their first round of cuts from their 2023 Training Camp roster. 12 total players were released Monday afternoon, trimming down the original 63-man roster that began camp last week. Four players will return to juniors, while the other eight will report to the Hershey Bears. Only one of the cut players,…
Alexander Suzdalev is one of the most exciting prospects in the Washington Capitals' organization and due to that, there has been plenty of talk about where he'll be playing his hockey this upcoming season. The two most likely destinations for the 19-year-old forward are either heading back to junior for another year in the WHL…