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The Capitals’ new young guns: on Segways
The Washington Capitals are going back in time to usher in a new era for the team. On Thursday, the Capitals posted a TikTok video featuring Ilya Protas, Ryan Leonard, Justin Sourdif, and Cole Hutson on Segways, ready to tour the city. Three of the stars are 21 or under, while Sourdif is 24. @capitals
TJ Oshie to be inducted into United States Hockey Hall of Fame as part of 2026 class
USA Hockey announced its five-member 2026 U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame class on Thursday, with TJ Oshie among those selected for induction. Oshie is among four players, including Phil Kessel, Ryan Suter, and Amanda Kessel, to be enshrined, as well as former Washington Capitals athletic trainer Stan Wong. Stanley Cup champion and 2014 Olympic shootout
Tom Wilson joins Capitals informal skates after completing duties at NHL Player Media Tour
The Washington Capitals are very close to having their full roster on the ice after Thursday morning’s informal skate. Tom Wilson, one of the team’s alternate captains, was the latest to join his teammates for the early September workouts. Wilson jumped on the ice at MedStar Capitals Iceplex after flying back from Las Vegas, where
‘I was standing there, looking like an idiot’: Matvei Michkov tells embarrassing Alex Ovechkin jersey swap story
Matvei Michkov ran into a very awkward situation with Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin this past season. The young Russian forward wanted to swap jerseys with his elder statesman after a game between the Capitals and the Philadelphia Flyers. However, Michkov showed up to their postgame meeting empty-handed and explained why in a recent appearance
Leo Carlsson says Chris Kreider is ‘really happy for me’ despite being waived due to young star’s league-altering contract extension
The Leo Carlsson contract has claimed another victim. The Anaheim Ducks placed Chris Kreider on unconditional waivers for purposes of contract termination Wednesday to alleviate the tight salary cap situation caused by Carlsson’s $18 million cap hit. Kreider hitting waivers was first reported by Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman. Ducks general manager Pat Verbeek confirmed the reason
Cole Hutson, Ilya Protas, Lynden Lakovic, and Andrew Cristall among standouts on Capitals’ announced 2026 Rookie Camp roster
The Washington Capitals announced their 21-man roster for this year’s Rookie Camp on Wednesday afternoon. The camp, taking place again in Annapolis, Maryland, starts Sunday, September 13. Among the participants are some of the club’s top prospects, including Cole Hutson, Ilya Protas, Lynden Lakovic, and Andrew Cristall. Washington’s most recent first-round pick, Finnish center Oliver
Ivan Miroshnichenko and Bogdan Trineyev latest players to return for Capitals informal skates
The Washington Capitals saw two new players rejoin their informal skates on Wednesday. Ivan Miroshnichenko and Bogdan Trineyev both returned from Russia and took the ice with their Caps teammates in the morning. Miroshnichenko skated with the main NHL roster, while Trineyev took part in a separate skate with other prospects, including Lynden Lakovic, Andrew
Capitals celebrate America’s 250th anniversary with new specialty jersey
The Washington Capitals unveiled a new specialty jersey Tuesday celebrating the 250th anniversary of the United States. The patriotic sweaters were created in collaboration with Air Force veteran Patrick J. Sargent and Navy veteran Fidel GomezTorres, combining Capitals branding with American imagery. “Core themes of the jersey design include service, civic authorship and continuity,” says
Ranking every Capitals player’s face in NHL 27, from eerily accurate to completely unrecognizable
EA Sports’ latest entry in its NHL video game franchise, NHL 27, has been under intense fire on social media for what some say is its lack of improvement over previous versions. There’s a lot to unpack there, but for the purposes of this article, I’d like to focus on what Oilers YouTuber Austin Hockey
Former Capitals goaltender Ilya Samsonov returns to NHL on one-year contract with San Jose Sharks
Ilya Samsonov has returned to North America after a short stint in the KHL last season. Samsonov, 29, signed a one-year, two-way contract with the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday. The deal will see the Russian backstop paid $850k with the Sharks in the NHL and $225k with the San Jose Barracuda in the AHL.
‘I’m not going to rush’: Sidney Crosby gives update on next contract with Penguins
Sidney Crosby’s next contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins remains a work in progress, but the club’s longtime, legendary captain doesn’t appear to be in any hurry to get a deal done. Crosby spoke about his contract situation at the NHL Player Media Tour in Vegas on Tuesday and acknowledged that negotiating at this stage of
Jordan Kyrou hits the ice for first time with Capitals as more big names return to Washington after Labor Day
ARLINGTON, VA — With the start of training camp just around the corner, the Washington Capitals welcomed a host of players to the ice for Tuesday’s informal skate. Chief among them was one of the club’s marquee summer additions, high-scoring winger Jordan Kyrou. Jordan Kyrou arrives at MedStar Capitals Iceplex for first time Kyrou, wearing
Charlie Lindgren debuts new mask featuring ‘Ch Ch’ nickname and new pad setup at first skate back with Capitals
Charlie Lindgren was one of the new names on the ice at MedStar Capitals Iceplex on Tuesday morning. Lindgren joined a large group of Capitals players continuing their informal skates at the club’s practice facility ahead of the start of this month’s training camp. Just as his goaltending battery mate Logan Thompson did a few
Former Capitals defenseman Taylor Chorney joins Colorado Avalanche as player development coach
Taylor Chorney has his first major gig since retiring from professional hockey in 2021. The former Washington Capitals defenseman was hired by the Colorado Avalanche to serve on the team’s player development staff. Chorney will be a player development coach and amateur scout, joining Brian Willsie (director of player development) and Craig Billington (director of
How the KHL paid tribute to those lost in the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash on its 15th anniversary
The KHL coordinated a league-wide tribute on Monday to honor the victims of the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash. On Sept. 7, 2011, a Yak-42 carrying Lokomotiv Yaroslavl to its KHL season opener against Dinamo Minsk crashed shortly after takeoff from Tunoshna Airport outside Yaroslavl. Forty-four of the 45 people on board tragically died, including 26
Hayley Scamurra hosts Walter Cup Day in Maryland, hopes experience inspires young female athletes in area: ‘Just like the boys having the Stanley Cup to look up to’
Hayley Scamurra, the daughter of former Washington Capitals’ defenseman Peter Scamurra, opted to spend her day with the Walter Cup in Annapolis, MD. Scamurra shared photos of the celebration on her Instagram. “I honestly just shared it with family and friends,” Scamurra told RMNB. “It was great being able to show off Walter to them.”
‘I’m expecting [him] to set another record’: Evgeny Kuznetsov wants Alex Ovechkin to try and score 1,000 career regular-season goals
Evgeny Kuznetsov is serving as the man of the people when it comes to wanting another milestone from Alex Ovechkin. The former Washington Capitals center and Ovechkin’s good friend wants to see Ovechkin keep playing until he scores 1,000 career regular-season goals in the NHL. After scoring 32 times this past season, Ovechkin currently sits
‘Let me stand off to the side so they can’t see us’: Evgeny Kuznetsov still wants nothing to do with the KHL ref cam
Evgeny Kuznetsov started his Sibir Novosibirsk career with a bang — and some flapping. Kuznetsov scored in the second period of Friday’s game against Ak Bars Kazan, doing his trademark bird celebration after recording his milestone 100th career KHL goal, regular season and playoffs combined. But there was also some typical Kuzy turbulence, too; his
‘He wanted this deal’: Agent explains Ivan Demidov’s team-friendly contract with Canadiens as NHL salaries skyrocket
With the salary cap increase and record-breakingly high contracts every few weeks, Ivan Demidov’s team-friendly discount is standing out more and more as time goes by. Even his agent would’ve taken a different deal; he admitted to the Montreal Gazette as part of a feature explaining Demidov’s recent contract and the decision to take a
‘ACK! ACK! ACK!’: Logan Thompson’s new goalie mask pays homage to the cult classic movie ‘Mars Attacks!’
Logan Thompson is continuing his trend of integrating beloved movies into his goalie mask designs. His latest tribute honors the cult-classic film, Mars Attacks!, first released in 1996. Dave Fried, Thompson’s personal mask painter, first revealed the design in several social media posts published on Saturday. “Fun #marsattacks themed mask for Logan Thompson of the
Alex Ovechkin films role in Russian comedy movie ‘Hockey Dads 2’ ahead of return to Capitals
One of Alex Ovechkin’s final Russian pit stops before returning to the Washington Capitals later this week saw him break out his acting chops once again. Ovechkin filmed his role in the Russian comedy film “Hockey Dads 2,” which he was announced to be starring in last year. The film’s Instagram page recently released the
Evgeny Kuznetsov scores milestone KHL goal in debut game with Sibir despite dealing with rotavirus, broken skate blade
It didn’t take long for Evgeny Kuznetsov to light the lamp for his new team. The former Capitals forward scored in the second period of Sibir Novosibirsk’s season opener against Ak Bars on Saturday. Kuzy’s tally, assisted by Egor Korshkov and Ivan Mishchenko, gave Sibir a 3-1 lead 15:17 into the stanza. After Sibir established
Sergei Skvortsov, a projected top-five 2027 NHL Draft pick, scores first career KHL goal in debut game at age 17
One of the top available talents in the 2027 NHL Draft is off to a hot start in his KHL career. Sergei Skvortsov, a left winger for Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod, scored his first KHL goal in his debut game in the league at just age 17 on Saturday. Skvortsov is widely projected to be a
Dylan Strome reveals when Capitals players started thinking Alex Ovechkin would return for another season
Throughout the 2025-26 NHL season, the Washington Capitals didn’t know for sure whether legendary winger Alex Ovechkin would be back for another year. But as the campaign came to an end, Dylan Strome and his teammates started to get a feeling that their captain wasn’t quite ready to walk away. Strome recently talked about some
‘I’m not even concerned about the points and goals’: Spencer Carbery focused on Ryan Leonard’s 200-foot game heading into next season
Spencer Carbery loved what he saw from Ryan Leonard this past year, but still thinks the young winger has plenty of room to grow. Leonard recorded 45 points (20g, 25a) in 75 games during his rookie season with the Capitals, becoming just the eighth Capitals rookie to ever score 20 goals in a season and
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