Tag Archives: Connor Hobbs
Capitals Prospect Notebook – Week Ending September 10: Bogdan Trineyev Off To Good Start In KHL, Alexander Suzdalev, Jake Karabela And Ryan Hofer Begin Preseason Games
We are less than two weeks away from the start of Washington Capitals training camp. Capitals rookie camp is just five days away, with many of the Capitals prospects already making their way to D.C. for informal skates prior to the … Continue reading
Former Capitals Prospect Connor Hobbs Retires from Professional Hockey
Connor Hobbs, a Washington Capitals draft pick from 2015 and member of the Hershey Bears from 2017-18 through 2019-20, has retired from professional hockey. Hobbs cited injuries and a loss of passion for the game as his reasons for retiring. … Continue reading
Capitals Tender Qualifying Offers To Jonas Siegenthaler, Shane Gersich But Not Travis Boyd
The Washington Capitals tendered qualifying offers to two restricted free agents ahead of Wednesday’s deadline (5 PM ET) to issue them. They extended offers to defenseman Jonas Siegenthaler and forward Shane Gersich. Center Travis Boyd did not receive a qualifying … Continue reading
5-Year Development Projections For Washington Capitals Prospects
In this post we will take a look at the development of the Washington Capitals prospect pool from a five-year perspective. The extended perspective is utilized to look at the Capitals long-term organizational status based on five-year projections for each of … Continue reading
Tracking The PlayIng Time For Capitals Prospects During The COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic essentially stopped the hockey world cold during the first week of March. Since then, playing time for all of the Washington Capitals prospects has been scarce, with little guarantee of when league play will return to play.
Big Decisions Ahead For Capitals’ Non-Roster Free Agents
It’s a busy time for Washington Capitals’ general manager Brian MacLellan. Part of MacLellan’s immediate “to-do” list is includes assessing and re-signing all of the Capitals’ current non-roster free agents. This years free agents include four forwards and five defensemen, … Continue reading
Connor Hobbs: Annual Review and Forecast – 2019-2020 Season
Next up in our annual prospect review and forecast series is Connor Hobbs, defenseman for the Hershey Bears. (You can access all of our Capitals Prospect Reports and player analysis on our “Prospects” page right here.)
Assessing The Depth of the Washington Capitals’ Defensive Prospect Pool – The Three Year Plan
Once perceived a robust component of the Capitals overall organizational depth, the defensive prospect pool has somewhat shallowed over the last 12-18 months, with regards near-term readiness and future potential. Other than Martin Fehervary, who will likely join the Capitals … Continue reading
What Will the 2020-21 Capitals Roster Look Like?
Prior to the shutdown of NHL operations due to COVID-19, there were reports that the salary cap ceiling could increase to a value between $84M and $88.2M. Given the fact that the NHL may lose revenue from the key stretch … Continue reading
Washington Capitals Prospect Report – February, 2020
Welcome to the fifth installment of NoVa Caps’ Washington Capitals monthly prospects report for the 2019-2020 season. The report summarizes activities for each of the Capitals’ prospects for the month of February, 2020, and provides an overall “Trending” rating for each … Continue reading