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Ivan Miroshnichenko: “I Decided That I Needed to Pull Myself Together And Be Positive”

Posted on November 23, 2022 by Diane Doyle

Photo: HC Hawks/VHL Washington Capitals forward prospect Ivan Miroshnichenko was recently promoted from Avangard Omsk’s MHL club to their VHL club and recorded primary assists for the team’s first and last goals in their 3-2 victory on Monday.

Posted in Draft, Interview, NHL, Washington Capitals | Tagged 2022 NHL Draft, Cancer, Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Ivan Miroshnichenko, Mario Lemieux, Pavel Lysenkov, Vladimir Tarasenko | 4 Comments

Jakub Vrana Speaks About His Mother, Jana Vranova, And Her Fight With Cancer

Posted on November 26, 2020 by Diane Doyle

Photo: NHL via Getty Images As part of the NHL’s Hockey Fights Cancer initiative, which annually takes place in during the month of November, the Capitals and the NHL are profiling players in the game who have been impacted by … Continue reading →