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Oskar Magnusson And Haakon Hanelt Faceoff In Final Game Of Preliminary Round Of 2022 World Junior Championship, Magnusson Named Player Of The Game For Sweden
Photos: IIHF The two speedy wingers were working out together at the Washington Capitals development camp just three short weeks ago and ended the week-long camp as teammates for the prospect scrimmage. But on Monday night the Capitals’ prospects were on opposite … Continue reading
Capitals Prospect Ludwig Persson Is One Of 22 Swedes On The Roster For “Four Nations Tournament” In Preparation For 2023 World Junior Championship
While many of the world’s top hockey players under the age of 20 are currently competing in the re-scheduled 2022 World Junior Championship in Edmonton, including Washington Capitals prospects Haakon Hanelt (Germany) and Oskar Magnusson (Sweden), many of the national … Continue reading
Capitals Forward Prospect Ludwig Persson Records Two Goals, Assist In 2023 World Junior Championship Preparation Game
While the rescheduled 2022 World Junior Championship is set to start next week in Edmonton, Alberta, national teams are also busy beginning preparations for the 2023 World Junior Championship, set for December in Halifax, Nova Scotia and Moncton, New Brunswick.
Oskar Magnusson Selected For Sweden’s National Junior Team
Somewhat lost in the disappointing news that Hendrix Lapierre and Vincent Iorio were cut from Canada’s National Junior team was Washington Capitals’ forward prospect Oskar Magnusson being selected for Sweden’s National Junior team. Magnusson will be competing in this year’s … Continue reading
For Nicklas Backstrom, The Upcoming Winter Olympics Signify An Opportunity For Redemption
The 2022 Winter Olympics are now just six months away. And with NHL players potentially set to participate for the first time since the Sochi games in 2014, Washington Capitals’ forward Nicklas Backstrom sees the upcoming games as an opportunity … Continue reading
Nicklas Backstrom, Carl Hagelin Will Meet With Members Of Team Sweden In Stockholm Next Week
Photo: Bruce Bennett/Getty Images Team Sweden will hold an Olympic preparatory meeting in Stockholm next week with 27 NHL players available to the media. Capitals forwards Nicklas Backstrom and Carl Hagelin will attend the meeting. Former Capitals’ forward Andre Burakovsky … Continue reading
Carl Hagelin Will Help Henrik Lundqvist Get Acclimated In D.C., Just Like Lundqvist Did For Him In New York
Getty Images As a 23-year-old, heading into his first NHL season back in 2011, Carl Hagelin found himself in the big city, getting ready to play for the New York Rangers. One of his mentors at the time was fellow … Continue reading
All 43 Players On Sweden’s Women’s National Hockey Team Announce Boycott
Photo TOMI HÄNNINEN / BILDBYRÅN All 43 players on Sweden’s women’s national hockey team announced on Wednesday that they will boycott both the next national team camp set for this weekend, and the upcoming five-nation tournament in Finland. The reason … Continue reading
Washington Capitals Prospect Review and Forecast – Axel Jonsson-Fjällby
Photo: Tori Hartman We continue our prospect review and forecast series with a review and forecast for winger Axel Jonsson-Fjällby. (You can access all of our Capitals Prospect Reports and player analysis on our “Prospects” page right here.)
Capitals Prospect Axel Jonsson-Fjallby Selected For National Team
The start of the season has been rough for Capitals prospect Axel Jonsson-Fjällby, who returned to Sweden on loan from Washington. However, things are looking up, as today the winger was notified he was selected to be a member of … Continue reading