Tag Archives: 2020 NHL Entry Draft

MacLellen’s “Risky” First Round Draft Picks Are Necessary, And A Sound Long-Term Strategy

Photo: Russian Hockey Federation Washington Capitals general manager Brian MacLellan selected forward Hendrix Lapierre (#22 overall) in the first round of the 2020 NHLDraft and Ivan Miroshnichenko in the first round (#20 overall) of the 2022 NHL Entry Draft. Both … Continue reading

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We Could Have Had….?!” Part 2: Washington Capitals’ Draft Day Misses: 2017-2021

Photo: Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports The 2022 NHL Entry Draft is just 9 days away. As part of our pre-draft coverage, we continue our annual look at draft day misses – players the Washington Capitals could have selected, but ultimately decided … Continue reading

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Capitals Prospect Bogdan Trineyev Returns to Lineup, Records Assist In First Game Back

Photo: MHK Dynamo MHK Dynamo, the Moscow Dynamo youth hockey team, traveled to the Bobrov Ice Palace in Stupino to face Kapitan Stupino on Friday. Dynamo won the game with a commanding score of 9-1. The game on Friday was … Continue reading

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Capitals’ Prospect Bogdan Trineyev Missed His Name Being Called In NHL Draft Due To Brief Television Outage

Photo: VHL Moscow Dynamo Picture this. It’s one of the biggest days of your young hockey life. You are beaming with excitement and anticipation as you settle in to watch the NHL draft, thinking your name could be called at any moment. … Continue reading

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Capitals Prospect Bogdan Trineyev: The First Interviews – “He (Ovechkin) Is A Living Legend”

Photo: MHK Dynamo The Washington Capitals selected Bogdan Trineyev of MHK Dynamo Moscow with their 4th round pick (#117 overall). Since being selected, the 6’3” forward has continued play in Russia’s MHL (KHL minor hockey league). He has also held … Continue reading

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A Closer Look At Capitals 2020 Draft Pick Oskar Magnusson

On the second day of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, the Washington Capitals selected Oskar Magnusson with the 211h pick overall. The Capitals acquired the pick by trading next year’s seventh rounder pick to the Pittsburgh Penguins.

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A Closer Look at Capitals 2020 Draft Pick Bear Hughes

Larry Brunt/Spokane Chiefs On the second day of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, the Washington Capitals selected Cassius “Bear” Hughes with the 148h pick overall. Hughes, who is 6’1”, 165 pounds, was born in Post Falls, Idaho on May 30, 2001.

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A Closer Look At Capitals Draft Pick Bogdan Trineyev

On the second day of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, the Washington Capitals selected Bogdan Trineyev with the 117th pick overall.  Trineyev was born in Voronezh, Russia on March 4, 2002.

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A Closer Look at the Capitals First Round Pick: Hendrix Lapierre

Photo:Andre Emond | LHJMQ The Washington Capitals were scheduled to pick 24th overall in the first round of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft on Tuesday night. However, just before the Calgary Flames were to pick at #22, the Capitals made a … Continue reading

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Washington Capitals Draft Candidates For 2020 NHL Entry Draft – Defensemen

The Washington Capitals will make their first selection in the first round of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft with the 24th overall pick this Tuesday night. To set the stage, NoVa Caps is examining the players generally ranked between 20-29, based … Continue reading

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