The Washington Capitals had the day off on Monday following their 4-3 overtime loss to the Sabres on Sunday. However, the team did announce a reduction in the training camp roster.
The Capitals returned Dru Krebs (Medicine Hat), Jake Karabela (Guelph), Simon Motew (Kitchener) and Ryan Hofer (Everett) to their CHL teams:
#Caps have reduced their training camp roster to 62 players.
The following players have been returned to their respective junior teams: Dru Krebs (Medicine Hat, WHL), Jake Karabela (Guelph, OHL), Simon Motew (Kitchener, OHL), Ryan Hofer (Everett, WHL), …
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They also returned forwards Haakon Hanelt (Gatineau) and Alex Suzdalev (Regina) to their Junior team’s on Monday.
… Alex Suzdalev (Regina, WHL), Haakon Hanelt (Gatineau, QMJHL).
Click here for the updated training camp roster: https://t.co/usOkqN35TW
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All players with the exception of Simon Motew (free agent invite) played in yesterday’s first preseason game. (Review here.)
The re-assignments allow the Capitals prospects to return to their WHL, OHL and QMJHL teams, whose seasons began last weekend.
Suzdalev and the Regina Pats next play Thursday night. Hofer and the Everett Silvertips next game is on Friday. Dru Krebs and the Medicine Hat Tigers next play on Friday as well.
Hanelt and the Gatineau Olympiques next play on Saturday. Jake Karabela and the Guelph Storm next game is on Friday.
The training camp roster is now reduced to 62 players (38 forwards, 18 defensemen and six goaltenders). [Click to enlarge].
The Capitals practices will resume on Tuesday with the Capitals next preseason game set for Wednesday against the Flyers in Philadelphia.
By Jon Sorensen
Let’s see, you wanted Suds, Dru Krebs, and Hanelt to have another game. You said Hofer had a quiet game. We didn’t get to see the others in-game. Right?
For a bit of dark humor, the Tampa Bay Lightning are playing the Hurricanes in Raleigh tomorrow night. Home games Wed and Thu have been postponed.
I was definitely hoping to see more of Krebs, Hanelt and Suzdalev, but rejoining their teams makes sense. Most preseason camps they are returned in time to make first CHL game, but not this season.
I’m watching the Hurricane as well, it looks like a bad scenario for Tampa, moving by just to the west. All of the heavy winds and worst storm surge is in the southeast corner.
yeah, I’m not looking forward to it. I’m in Zone C so should rpt should be beyond the salt water surge but that doesn’t mean out of rain and wind.
Ah, I didn’t know you were in SW Florida. Whereabouts? I did about 10 years of work for a project in Bradenton, in my past profession. Love the area.
Live both off the Beltway in NoVA and in North Hillsborough just as I-275 comes into the county. Why I follow both Caps and Bolts. My sister’s service animal came from Southeastern School in Ellenton.
Sounds like mandatory evacuations already under way in Sarasota and Manatee Counties.
All counties are mandating evacuations for some classes of people, some zones. I’m sure that Coop’s and Lavi’s houses in Manatee are under evacuation and probably most of the 10 or so properties that the Laviolette family have in Manatee or Sarasota. They are all near the water. Besides the storm surge, the flooding, the wind damage, I expect large scale outages of power, internet, telephone, maybe even cell for Wednesday and Thursday. Right now, all schools are hoping to be back Friday but I don’t believe them. Many are evacuation shelters so even if they are ok, they would still be in use.
Amalie Arena is right on Tampa Bay so it could be put out of commission for days as well. Might even have to pump out and remake the ice.
Still, I’ve been through hurricanes and earthquakes and I’d rather have the hurricanes.
In the weather “dark humor” department, I recall when Hurricane Sandy hit New Jersey. If the lockout hadn’t happened, guess what team would have been headed for New Jersey (or would have been in town.) The Hurricanes. (Some Canes fans had pointed that odd fact out as they had done a screen grab of the original schedule before games were cancelled due to the lockout.)
No surprise here and smart to move them on. Good that they got a taste but a lot of other players to look at and make some decisions. I suspect Has will get a jersey again because they need to decide if he gets an AHL contract.
Yep, good to get them back to their teams. 👍👊
Hopefully Has gets another. I suspect he will unless they already know his assignment for the season.
Started to post and got delayed. Missed all of the Hurricane stuff. They are scary. Been through one when i lived in Raleigh NC (I was an inaugural season ticket holder for Canes).
Also, we have raised two service dogs for a group called Veterans Moving Forward. To see what Service Dogs do for people in need is amazing!
That is awesome! I will give them a Google right now.
Thank you for raising the dogs. My sister is on her third. And thanks to the NHL teams which have sponsored dogs. The Lightning’s dog Bolt is from Southeastern in Ellenton. The publicity has helped them.