Capitals Select Tobias Geisser in Fourth Round of NHL Draft

Posted on June 24, 2017 by Michael Marzzacco

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After not having a single pick in the first three rounds, the Capitals were finally on the clock early Saturday afternoon with the 120th pick. With that pick, they selected Tobias Geisser, a young defenseman from Switzerland.

Geisser is 6-foot-4 , 201 pounds and shoots left handed. Elite Hockey Prospects mentioned on their site that Geisser is a “two-way defenseman with excellent size and mobility. Sees the ice well and plays crisp passes to spark a team’s transition game. Has a long reach and shows a smart defensive game, while keeping his plays simple.”

#Caps select defenseman Tobias Geisser from Sarnen, SUI with their first pick (No. 120) in the 2017 #NHLDraft! Welcome, Tobias! #CapsDraft pic.twitter.com/4i5prpXdk7

— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) June 24, 2017

You can read more about about Geisser here and view his stats here.

By Michael Marzzacco

About Michael Marzzacco

Michael is an avid DC sports fan with a passion for writing. He has followed the Washington Capitals since the 2003-04 season, around the time his enthusiasm for DC teams really began. It was from the days when they had the worst record in the league to when they became the most exciting team in the area. His Dad took him to his first Caps game a couple of years later. One of his favorite memories was being in the stands during the 2015 Winter Classic where Troy Brouwer scored the game-winning goal with 12 seconds left. Michael graduated from Radford University in May 2016, earning a degree in journalism and focusing on sports journalism and broadcasting. His goal is to work in sports media in Washington, D.C.

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