OFFICAL WASHINGTON CAPITALS 2020 NHL DRAFT GUIDE Washington Capitals | 2020 NHL Draft Guide 2020 NHL DRAFT Conducted Live Round 1: Tues., Oct.6 | 7 p.m. ET | NBCSN Rounds 2-7: Wed., Oct. 7 | 11:30 a.m. ET | NBCSN The Washington Capitals hold five picks in the 2020 NHL Draft, which begins on Tuesday, Oct. 6 and will be televised on NBCSN at 7 p.m. ET. Rounds 2-7 will take place on Wednesday and will also be televised on NBCSN at CAPITALS 2020 DRAFT PICKS MEDIA INFORMATION 11:30 a.m. ET. Last year, the team made four selections, including forward Round Selection(s) Capitals releases, audio and Connor McMichael with the 25th overall selection. For more information video from the draft will be on the 2020 NHL Draft, visit WashCaps.com/NHLDraft. 1 24th posted at CapitalsToday.com. 3 80th CAPITALS DRAFT NOTES Media can also receive updates 4 117th by following @CapitalsPR on Twitter and Instagram. Homegrown – The Washington Capitals were one of 10 teams in the NHL 5 148th this season to have at least 16 drafted players on their roster (Nicklas 6 179th Backstrom, Travis Boyd, John Carlson, Christian Djoos, Martin Fehervary, Braden Holtby, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Tyler Lewington, Beck Malenstyn, Ilya FIRST-ROUND DRAFT ORDER Samsonov, Dmitry Orlov, Alex Ovechkin, Jonas Siegenthaler, Chandler Stephenson, Jakub Vrana and Tom Wilson). Capitals draftees accounted Pick Team for 64.4% of the team’s goals, 63.9% of the team’s assists and 64.1% of the 1. New York Rangers team’s points last season. 2. Los Angeles Kings 3. Ottawa Senators (from San Jose) 24 – The Capitals will be selecting 24th overall in the NHL Draft for the 4. Detroit Red Wings third time in franchise history. In team history, the Capitals used their 24th overall pick to select Marcus Johansson in 2009 and Errol Rausse in 5. Ottawa Senators 1978. In the last 10 NHL Drafts, players selected 24th overall have played 6. Anaheim Ducks a combined 1,321 NHL games, with Philadelphia’s Kevin Hayes leading the 7. New Jersey Devils way with 270 points (115g, 155a) in 450 career games. 8. Buffalo Sabres Counting on Connor – Connor McMichael, Washington’s first-round pick 9. Minnesota Wild in the 2019 NHL Draft, registered 102 points (47g, 55a) in 52 games with 10. Winnipeg Jets the London Knights in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) in 2019-20. No 11. Nashville Predators player selected in 2019 NHL Draft averaged more points per game than 12. Florida Panthers McMichael (1.96). The 6’0”, 181-pound forward became the third Knights player selected in the first round of the NHL Draft to record at least 100 13. Carolina Hurricanes (from Toronto) points in the season following their draft year since 2000, joining Mitch 14. Edmonton Oilers Marner (2015-16, 116 points) and Corey Perry (2003-04, 113 points). 15. Toronto Maple Leafs (from Pittsburgh) McMichael finished 34 points ahead of the next highest scoring forward on London (Liam Foudy: 68 points) this season. Internationally, McMichael 16. Montreal Canadiens also represented Canada in the 2020 World Junior Championship, 17. Chicago Blackhawks recording seven points (5g, 2a) in seven games en route to winning a gold 18. New Jersey Devils (from Arizona) medal. 19. Calgary Flames Early Returns from 2019 – In his first professional season, Brett Leason, the 20. New Jersey Devils (from Vancouver via Tampa Bay) Capitals’ second-round pick in the 2019 NHL Draft, recorded 14 points (3g, 21. Columbus Blue Jackets 11a) in 50 games with the Hershey Bears in the AHL. Aliaksei Protas, the Capitals’ third-round pick in the 2019 NHL Draft, registered 80 points (31g, 22. New York Rangers (from Carolina) 49a) in 58 games with the Prince Albert Raiders in the Western Hockey 23. Philadelphia Flyers League (WHL). Protas ranked ninth in the WHL in points and recorded the 24. WASHINGTON CAPITALS most points in the League by a European-born player. He became the third European player in Prince Albert’s history to record 80 points, joining Leon 25. Colorado Avalanche Draisaitl (2013-14: 105 points) and Milan Kraft (1998-99: 86 points). Martin 26. St. Louis Blues Has, the Capitals’ fifth-round pick in 2019, began the 2019-20 season in 27. Anaheim Ducks (from Boston) Finland, primarily playing with KOOVEE, recording one goal and a +4 rating in 13 games. The 6’4”, 192-pound defenseman was then then traded from 28. Ottawa Senators (from NY Islanders) the North Bay Battalion to the Guelph Storm of the OHL. In 21 games in the 29. Vegas Golden Knights OHL, Has recorded six assists. Internationally, Has represented the Czech Republic at the World Junior Championship, recording three points (1g, 30. Dallas Stars 2a) in five games. 31. San Jose Sharks (from Tampa Bay) @CapitalsPR www.capitalstoday.com Washington Capitals | 2020 NHL Draft Guide Top of Their Class – The Capitals feature three players on their roster who lead their respective NHL Drafts in numerous categories. Alex Ovechkin MONUMENTAL SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT ranks first among players drafted in 2004 in goals (706), points (1,278) and Chairman, Maj. Owner & CEO Ted Leonsis games played (1,152). Nicklas Backstrom ranks first among players drafted Vice Chairman & President Dick Patrick in 2006 in assists (684) and points (927). Braden Holtby ranks first among Vice Chairman Raul Fernandez goaltenders drafted in 2008 in games played (468), wins (282) and save Vice Chairman Sheila Johnson percentage (.916). Holtby was the 10th goaltender selected in the 2008 MSE Partner David Blair NHL Draft and has just 28 fewer career wins than the nine goaltenders MSE Partner Scott Brickman drafted before him combined (310). MSE Partner Neil Cohen MSE Partner Jack Davies First for a Reason – Ten players who played for the Capitals in 2019-20 were MSE Partner Richard Fairbank drafted in the first round in their respective drafts (Nicklas Backstrom, MSE Partner Michelle D. Freeman John Carlson, Lars Eller, Ilya Kovalchuk, Evgeny Kuznetsov, T.J. Oshie, MSE Partner Laurene Powell Jobs Alex Ovechkin, Ilya Samsonov, Jakub Vrana and Tom Wilson). MSE Partner Richard Kay MSE Partner Jeong H. Kim Capitalizing on Selections – From 2002 to 2014, the Capitals have had 17 of MSE Partner Mark D. Lerner their 20 first round draft picks play at least 150 games in the NHL, including MSE Partner Roger Mody each of their six first round picks from 2009 to 2014, despite having an MSE Partner Anthony Nader average draft position of 19th overall during that span. MSE Partner Frederick Schaufeld MSE Partner Earl Stafford MSE Partner George Stamas Quantity and Quality – Since 2006, 33 of Washington’s draft picks have MSE Partner Cliff White appeared in at least one game for the Capitals and have combined to play in 6,543 games for Washington. HOCKEY OPERATIONS Senior V.P. & General Manager Brian MacLellan In the History Books – The Capitals 2004 NHL Draft class has combined Asst. General Manager Ross Mahoney to play in 2,736 NHL games (Alex Ovechkin: 1,152 games; Mike Green: 880; Asst. General Manager, Jeff Schultz: 409; Sami Lepisto: 176; Andrew Gordon: 55; Chris Bourque: 51; Director of Legal Affairs Don Fishman Travis Morin: 13), ranking first in the NHL. In addition, Washington’s 2006 Director of Hockey Operations Kris Wagner Draft class ranks third in games played (2,336 games; Nicklas Backstrom: Director of Hockey Analytics Tim Barnes 956 games; Mathieu Perreault: 627; Semyon Varlamov: 493; Michal Manager of Hockey Analytics HT Lenz Neuvirth: 257; Oskar Osala: 3). Washington’s 2009 Draft class ranks sixth in Hockey Operations Assistant Jeremy Sinton games played (1,760 games; Marcus Johansson: 648 games; Cody Eakin: 586; Dmitry Orlov: 516; Patrick Wey: 9; Garrett Mitchell: 1). Washington’s SCOUTING STAFF 2012 Draft class features seven players that have played in the NHL, one Director of Player Personnel Chris Patrick of eight draft classes since 2010 to feature that many players, and the only Director of Player Development Steve Richmond one from the 2012 class. Head Amateur Scout Steve Bowman Pro Scout/Minor League Ops Jason Fitzsimmons Homegrown Goaltending – Since 2006, the 1,418 combined regular- Scout Rich Alger season games played by goaltenders drafted by the Capitals is the Scout Darrell Baumgartner highest such total among all teams. During the last 10 seasons (2010-20), Scout Matt Bradley goaltenders drafted by Washington have accounted for 400 of the team’s Scout Danny Brooks 449 wins (89.1%). Braden Holtby (2008), who was drafted by the Capitals in Scout Alan Haworth the fourth round, has the most wins in the NHL over the last five seasons Scout Phil Horner (2014-20: 222). In his rookie season, Ilya Samsonov (2015) became the first Scout Peter Ihnacak goaltender in franchise history to record 10 wins within his first 12 starts Scout Martin Pouliot (10-2-1) and became the second goaltender in NHL history to win his first Scout Matti Lamberg Scout Karl Stewart 10 road decisions. In the AHL with the Hershey Bears, goaltender Vitek Scout Brian Sutherby Vanecek (2014) became one of two active goaltenders to participate in Scout A.J. Toews each of the last two AHL All-Star Classics, recorded the lowest goals Scout Mats Weiderstal against average (2.26) and the highest save percentage (.917) in a single season in his AHL career, ranking fifth and 10th, respectively, in the COMMUNICATIONS categories in the AHL. Vice President of Communications Sergey Kocharov (703.405.0984; [email protected]) European Union – The Capitals have drafted a player from Europe in 12 consecutive drafts and have drafted 27 European players during that span.