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One of the most common songs fans hear at sporting events is “Final Countdown” by Europe, and that is the theme for the Washington Capitals (36-27-9, 81 points) heading into the final 10 games of the season.
The Capitals, for the better part of two months, have embraced the playoff intensity a little earlier than they would’ve liked. Despite this season marked by roller coaster results, the locals find themselves in the second wild card spot following Thursday’s action.
Martin Fehervary is adjusting to North American hockey with the Hershey Bears while making an impact on the team and demonstrating how he can benefit the Caps in the future. The Capitals drafted him in the second round of the…
Brian Pinho has been apart of the Capitals’ organization for a while, but currently, he is demonstrating how he fits within the system in Hershey. The forward was drafted in the sixth round as the 174th overall pick in the…
As first reported by Isabelle Khurshudyan of the Washington Post, forward Nathan Walker will be placed on waivers with the intent to send him to the Hershey Bears if he is not claimed by another team.
Walker, 23, has played in only seven games for Washington this season and skated only 64 minutes all season.
The shuffling of Bears and Caps players continued this afternoon with defenseman Aaron Ness being placed on waivers Tuesday at noon. Ness had played in just eight games for the Caps, recording one assist and eight penalty minutes.
Domenic Monardo, seen here during a game in 2016, had an assist in South Carolina’s 2-1 victory Friday night.
The South Carolina Stingrays tied their series with Manchester Friday night as they picked up a 2-1 win behind goals from Andrew Cherniwchan and Rob Flick, along with Parker Milner making 33 saves on 34 shots. The win puts South Carolina, the only remaining team in affiliation with the Washington Capitals playing playoff hockey, two wins away from heading back to the Kelly Cup Finals.
Zach Sanford spent 19 games in the NHL with the Capitals to start the season but was still missing that first professional goal. He finally got it Sunday night with the Hershey Bears. On a feed from behind the goal line, Nathan Walker sent the puck to the tape of Sanford’s stick, who was able to put the puck past Kristers Gudlevskis of the Syracuse Crunch, giving him that first pro goal.
“It was a good feeling,” Sanford said after the game. “Walker had been working hard all night. One finally popped out to me and I was finally able to put it in the back of the net.”
Forward Jakub Vrana has been recalled by the Washington Capitals – his first NHL call-up.
In 18 games for Hershey this season, Vrana has 16 points with nine goals. Vrana, 20, is in his third season with the Bears, playing 57 games for the Chocolate and White, including 31 playoff games.
Vrana was drafted by the Capitals in the first round in 2014, 13th overall. The Czech Republic native came to Hershey in 2015, scoring his first pro goal on May 2, 2015.
The Hershey Bears and Washington Capitals have announced an affiliation extension through the 2019-20 season.
“I think it’s good considering the coaching staff is under contract for a couple more years,” Bears head coach Troy Mann said. “I think it has been a great fit for both organizations. A lot of winning has been done here since 2005-06. It’s important to the community, important to the fan base to know that the NHL team is going to be here long term. I think once Bryan [Helmer] became the VP, one of the things he talked about was doing a longer extension.”
