Category Archives: Management

Capitalizing on Opportunity: Capitals General Manager Brian MacLellan Emphasizes Clean Slate For Team In First Training Camp Under Spencer Carbery

Posted on September 21, 2023 by Michael Fleetwood

Screenshot: Washington Capitals While the Washington Capitals have much to prove following a disappointing 2022-23 season and a change behind the bench, as the team commenced their 2023 training camp today at MedStar Capitals Iceplex, the organization seems determined to … Continue reading →

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Ross Mahoney on First-Round Pick in 2023 Draft: “We’re Trying To Take The Best Player Available To Us And Hopefully Make the Right Pick”

Posted on June 22, 2023 by Michael Fleetwood

Screenshot: Washington Capitals The 2023 NHL offseason has finally arrived, with the Stanley Cup Playoffs complete and the 2023 NHL Entry Draft approaching in a week’s time. The Washington Capitals will be selecting eighth overall in the first-round, the highest … Continue reading →

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“I Think Our Mindset Going Into It Was We Were Going to Try and Trade For Young Players If the Opportunity Presented Itself”: Brian MacLellan on the Capitals’ Trade Deadline Approach

Posted on March 6, 2023 by Michael Fleetwood

Kavin Mistry/NHLI via Getty Images The Washington Capitals’ trade deadline selloff set in motion a shift in philosophy for the team, who had been avid buyers at deadlines’ past. The team acquired and recalled a number of young players and … Continue reading →

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Capitals General Manager Brian MacLellan on 2023 Trade Deadline: “I Think We Had to Straddle A Line, What’s Best For the Future, What’s Best For Our Team in the Future”

Posted on March 3, 2023 by Michael Fleetwood

Screenshot: Washington Capitals The 2023 NHL Trade Deadline saw the Washington Capitals’ front office make transactions that left no doubt as to their outlook on the 2022-23 season and the results thus far. General Manager Brian MacLellan spoke with the … Continue reading →

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Creatures of Habit: Brian MacLellan’s Familiar Business Partners

Posted on August 3, 2022 by Michael Fleetwood

While it may be hard to believe, Brian MacLellan has been the General Manager of the Washington Capitals for eight years. Since being named to the post held by his predecessor George McPhee for 17 seasons in April 2014, MacLellan … Continue reading →

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“I Think We Ran Out of Time to Wait For It”: Capitals General Manager Brian MacLellan Talks Overhauling Goaltending, Free Agency Decisions

Posted on July 13, 2022 by Michael Fleetwood

Screen cap: @Capitals After a busy first day of free agency, Washington Capitals General Manager Brian MacLellan spoke with the media at MedStar Capitals Iceplex on the decisions made by the team to address a number of their roster needs.

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“We’re Really, Really Happy With the Guys We Got”: Washington Capitals Assistant General Manager Ross Mahoney Evaluates the Rest of the Team’s 2022 NHL Entry Draft Selections

Posted on July 8, 2022 by Michael Fleetwood

Photo: @Capitals The second and final day of the 2022 NHL Entry Draft saw the Washington Capitals select a total of six players after taking left wing Ivan Miroshnichenko with the 20th overall selection on July 7. At the forefront … Continue reading →

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“I’d Say We’re Not As Aggressive As We Normally Are, It’d Have to Make Sense”: Capitals General Manager Brian MacLellan Speaks To the Media Ahead of the Trade Deadline

Posted on March 2, 2022 by Della Young

On Wednesday, Washington Capitals General Manager and Senior Vice President Brian MacLellan spoke to the media ahead of the NHL Trade Deadline, which is on Monday, March 21 at 3:00 P.M. ET. He discussed a wide variety of topics, including … Continue reading →

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Brian MacLellan’s Yearly Report Card: Assessing The Capitals’ GM’s Moves In 2019-20

Posted on September 1, 2020 by Harrison Brown

Photo: @Capitals After a first-round Stanley Cup Playoff exit in 2018-19, Washington Capitals GM Brian MacLellan was forced to make some changes to his roster. Unfortunately, it backfired as the Capitals fell in the first round once again, and it … Continue reading →

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Report: Capitals’ Assistant GM Ross Mahoney Had Three Interviews Before Devils Removed Interim Tag Off Tom Fitzgerald

Posted on August 30, 2020 by Harrison Brown

Screencap: NHL.com Sportsnet’s Elliotte Freidman wrote in his weekly 31 Thoughts column on Sunday that Washington Capitals’ assistant GM Ross Mahoney had three interviews with the New Jersey Devils before they took the interim tag off of GM Tom Fitzgerald … Continue reading →

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