Tag Archives: 2012 NHL Entry Draft
The Derecho Draft: What Became of the Players Selected in the First-Round Of The 2012 Draft
Photo: Sports Illustrated The 2012 NHL Entry Draft took place on June 29-30 at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, PA. The draft weekend also coincided with a series of major thunderstorms that affected a large area throughout North America. The … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 NHL Entry Draft, Alex Galchenyuk, Andrei Vasilevskiy, Diane Doyle, Filip Forsberg, History, Nail Yakupov, Players, Prospects, Ryan Murray, Tom Wilson, Tomas Hertl
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“And The Washington Capitals Select…”: Recent Washington Capitals Drafts to Remember
Photo: Bruce Bennett/Getty Images In this post we will take a look at some of the more memorable drafts in which the Washington Capitals participated. This includes drafts that are remembered, due to events leading up to the draft, including … Continue reading
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Tagged 2004 NHL Draft, 2004 NHL Entry Draft, 2006 NHL Draft, 2006 NHL Entry Draft, 2010 NHL Draft, 2010 NHL Entry Draft, 2012 NHL Entry Draft, Alex Ovechkin, Diane Doyle, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Filip Forsberg, Jeff Schultz, Mathieu Perreault, Michal Neuvirth, Mike Green, NHL Entry Draft, Nicklas Backstrom, Semyon Varlamov, Tom Wilson, Washington Capitals
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Recent Draft Picks Of The Washington Capitals and St. Louis Blues – Part 1
Photo: Washington Capitals As most hockey fans know, the last two Stanley Cup winners, the St. Louis Blues in 2019 and the Washington Capitals in 2018, had never won the Stanley Cup until their recent wins. However, the two teams … Continue reading
Draft Class Grades: Grading the Capitals’ Draft Picks in the Last 10 Years
Photo: Richard Wolowicz/Getty Images In recent weeks the “10-year Challenge” has been the craze on social media, something NoVa Caps did for the Caps’ players a few weeks ago. Keeping up with the 10-year theme, NoVa Caps is currently assessing … Continue reading
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Tagged 2008 NHL Entry Draft, 2009 NHL Entry Draft, 2010 NHL Entry Draft, 2011 NHL Entry Draft, 2012 NHL Entry Draft, 2013 NHL Entry Draft, 2014 NHL Entry Draft, 2015 NHL Entry Draft, 2016 NHL Entry Draft, 2017 NHL Entry Draft, 2018 NHL Entry Draft, Diane Doyle, Draft, Washington Capitals, Washington Capitals Prospects
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Top-Line Tom: Tom Wilson Finally Molding into the Top-Six Player the Caps Envisioned
James Guillory/USA Today After an impressive performance in the first round of 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs, Capitals right wing Tom Wilson seemed to have begun to turn his career around after beginning it as a fourth-line player through his first … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 NHL Entry Draft, First-Line, Michael Fleetwood, Offense, Tom Wilson
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5-Years Later: Evaluation of Top Forwards Picked in 2012 Draft
Leading into the NHL Entry Draft of 2012, the consensus #1 pick was expected to be Nail Yakupov, a Russian-born player who played Juniors with the Sarnia Sting. One slogan for slumping teams in tank mode was “Fail for Nail”.
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Tagged 2012 NHL Entry Draft, Alexander Galchenyuk, Andreas Athanasiou, Brandon Gaunce, Brian Bickell, Codi Ceci, Colton Parayko, Connor Brown, Diane Doyle, Filip Forsberg, Hampus Lindholm, HC Slavia Praha, Henrik Samuelsson, Jacob Trouba, Jimmy Vesey, Josh Anderson, Mark Jankowski, Matthew Dumba, Mikhail Grigorenko, Morgan Reilly, Nail Yakupov, Olli Maatta, Radek Faksa, Ryan Murray, Sarnia Sting, Scott Laughton, Shayne Gostisbehere, Stefan Matteau, Tanner Pearson, Teuvo Teravainen, Tom Wilson, tomas hertl;, Zemgus Girgensons
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Is This the Year Tom Wilson Breaks Out?
Tom Wilson is one of many fan favorites on the Washington Capitals roster, and rightfully so. In his first two NHL seasons, Wilson has established himself as a no-nonsense type of player who is willing to drop the gloves in … Continue reading
