Washington Capitals 2019 Prospects Showcase Guide Ford Ice Center • Antioch, Tennessee September 7-10, 2019

Capitals Prospects Showcase Notes The will compete in a four-team prospect showcase to be held at Ford Ice Center in Antioch, Tenn., from Sept. 7-10. The 2019 Prospects Showcase will also feature top prospects from the Nashville Predators, the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Carolina Hurricanes. Capitals prospects will face each team once in the round robin showcase.

The Capitals’ tournament roster includes prospects who are under contract and recent Capitals draft picks who have not been signed yet. In addition, several undrafted and free agent amateur players will participate. Each game will feature three 20 minute periods, followed by a shootout, regardless of the score. Video of each game will be lived streamed by visiting WashingtonCaps.com, as well as audio only broadcasts on Caps Radio 24/7. The Capitals will also hold practice on Sept. 6 and 9, both at 11 a.m.

The complete Tournament schedule is listed below: Date Opponent Time Broadcast Saturday, Sept. 7 Washington vs. Carolina 1 p.m. washingtoncaps.com/Caps Radio 24/7 Saturday, Sept. 7 Tampa Bay vs. Nashville 4 p.m. predators.nhl.com Sunday, Sept. 8 Nashville vs. Washington 1 p.m. washingtoncaps.com/Caps Radio 24/7 Sunday, Sept. 8 Tampa Bay vs. Carolina 4 p.m. predators.nhl.com Tuesday, Sept. 10 Washington vs. Tampa Bay 10 a.m. washingtoncaps.com/Caps Radio 24/7 Tuesday, Sept. 10 Nashville vs. Carolina 1 p.m. predators.nhl.com All Times Central

Media Information Players will be made available to the media beginning five minutes after the conclusion of each game in the Capitals locker room. If the media wishes to interview a player who is not present in the locker room, please contact Tommy Chalk who will locate the player. The tournament precedes the official opening of training camp on the Capitals’ Media Day on Sept. 12 at MedStar Capitals Iceplex. The Capitals are scheduled to play their first preseason game on Sept. 16 against the at Capital One Arena.

Media members may pick up their credentials at the Ford Ice Center reception desk inside the venue’s main entrance.

Capitals’ communications staff: Sergey Kocharov, Vice President of Communications, 703-405-0984, [email protected] Tommy Chalk, Manager of Media Relations & Content, 240-446-2578, [email protected] (in Nashville) Megan Eichenberg, Senior Manager of Communications & Publicity, 202-266-2310, [email protected] Chase Pyke, Assistant Manager of Media Relations, 301-865-6504, [email protected]

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Player Bios

Alexander Alexeyev Defenseman (27) Drafted by WSH in the first round, 31st overall, in the 2018 NHL Draft

Alexeyev registered 43 points (10g, 33a) in 49 games for the Red Deer Rebels in the WHL. Alexeyev was named the Player of the Week from Oct. 22 to Oct. 28 after recording eight points (3g, 5a) in four games and was named the Red Deer Advocate Male Athlete of the Year in March, an award that recognizes amateur athletes for their success in sports. Additionally, the Capitals’ 2018 first round selection (31st overall) helped Team Russia win a bronze medal in the World Junior Championship, recording six points (2g, 4a) in seven games.

Kristofers Bindulis Defenseman (84) Signed with WSH as a Free Agent on March 7, 2017

Bindulis played in four games for the during the 2018-19 season before missing the remainder of the season with an upper body injury. During the 2017-18 season, Bindulis appeared in 12 games for the Bears, recording an assist, and 34 games for the in the ECHL, recording 15 points (4g, 11a).

Kody Clark Right Wing (71) Drafted by WSH in the second round, 47th overall, in the 2018 NHL Draft

Clark appeared in 57 games for the Ottawa 67’s in the OHL last season, recording 46 points (17g, 29a). Clark added another 14 points (5g, 9a) in 18 playoff games. Clark is the son of Wendel Clark, who was drafted first overall in the 1985 NHL Draft by the Toronto Maple Leafs and amassed 564 points (330g, 234a) in 793 games between the Maple Leafs, the Quebec Nordiques, the Detroit Red Wings, the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Chicago Blackhawks.

Martin Fehervary Defenseman (42) Drafted by WSH in the second round, 46th overall, in the 2018 NHL Draft

Fehervary registered seven points (1g, 6a) for HV-71 in the in 45 games during the 2018- 2019 season. Fehervary also captained Team Slovakia during the World Junior Championship, recording five points (1g, 4a) in five games. He was named a top three player on Slovakia during the tournament. Additionally, Fehervary represented Slovakia during the 2019 IIHF World Championship, recording an assist in seven games.

Eric Florchuk Center (58) Drafted by WSH in the seventh round, 217th overall, in the 2018 NHL Draft

Florchuk recorded 50 points (21g, 29a) in 68 games with the Saskatoon Blades in the WHL. The Fort Saskatchewan, Alta., native ranked fourth on the Blades in goals and fifth in points.

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Tobias Geisser Defenseman (46) Drafted by WSH in the fourth round, 120th overall, in the 2017 NHL Draft

Geisser played in 41 games last season for the Hershey Bears in the AHL, recording an assist. The defenseman from Stans, Switzerland, was named to Team Switzerland for the 2019 World Junior Championship, the second time he had been named to Switzerland’s World Junior team (2018). In 2018, he was named as one of the top three players for Switzerland.

Shane Gersich Left Wing (63) Drafted by WSH in the fifth round, 134th overall, in the 2014 NHL Draft

Gersich recorded 24 points (8g, 16a) in 66 games in his first professional season with the Hershey Bears last season. Gersich added another three points (1g, 2a) in nine playoff games with the Bears. He led Bears rookies in power play goals (2) and ranked second in points per game (0.36) among Hershey rookies with at least 10 games played.

Axel Jonsson-Fjallby Left Wing (45) Drafted by WSH in the fifth round, 147th overall, in the 2016 NHL Draft

Jonsson-Fjallby played in 16 games with the Hershey Bears last season, recording three points (2g,1a). Jonsson- Fjallby was loaned to Djurgardens IF in the Swedish Hockey League on Nov. 13, 2018, where he recorded 10 points (1g, 9a) in 36 games in the SHL.

Alex Kannok-Leipert Defenseman (53) Drafted by WSH in the sixth round, 161st overall, in the 2018 NHL Draft

Kannok-Leipert recorded 19 points (5g, 14a) and 93 penalty minutes in 67 games for the Vancouver Giants of the WHL. Kannok-Leipert added another 12 points (2g, 10a) in 22 playoff games, helping Vancouver reach the WHL Final.

Brett Leason Right Wing (49) Drafted by WSH in the second round, 56th overall, in the 2019 NHL Draft

Leason registered 89 points (36g, 53a) in 55 games with the of the (WHL) last season, where he led them in points and ranked eighth in the WHL. Additionally, Leason received the E.J. McGuire Award of Excellence this year, presented annually by the NHL to a prospect who best exemplifies commitment to excellence through strength of character, competitiveness and athleticism.

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Beck Malenstyn Left Wing (47) Drafted by WSH in the fifth round, 145th overall, in the 2016 NHL Draft

Malenstyn recorded 16 points (7g, 9a) in 74 games with the Hershey Bears last season. Malenstyn ranked third among first year players on the Bears in points and shots.

Connor McMichael Center (24) Drafted by WSH in the first round, 25th overall, in the 2019 NHL Draft

McMichael spent the 2018-19 season with the of the Hockey League (OHL). He ranked second on London with 72 points (36g, 36a) in 67 games and recorded five points (2g, 3a) in 11 playoff games. McMichael was selected for Team Canada’s Development Camp this summer.

Bobby Nardella Defenseman (88) Signed with WSH as a free agent on April 5, 2019

Nardella played in 38 games for The University of Notre Dame in the NCAA, recording 34 points (8g, 26a). Nardella became the first defenseman to lead Notre Dame in points in the program’s history. He was named to the Big 10 First All-Star Team and was a Hobey Baker Award nominee. Additionally, Nardella made his debut with the Hershey Bears last season, playing in two games.

Garrett Pilon Center (40) Drafted by WSH in the third round, 87th overall, in the 2016 NHL Draft

Pilon led first year players on the Hershey Bears with 33 points (10g, 23a) in 71 games and was tied for fourth in assists. Pilon is the son of Rich Pilon, who recorded 77 points (8g, 69a) in 631 career games between the , and St. Louis Blues.

Brian Pinho Center (64) Drafted by WSH in the sixth round, 174th overall, in the 2013 NHL Draft

Pinho recorded 12 points (4g, 8a) in 73 games in his first season with the Hershey Bears last season. Pinho scored the series-clinching overtime against the Bridgeport Sound Tigers in Game 5 to advance the Bears to the second round.

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Aliaksei Protas Center (59) Drafted by WSH in the third round, 91st overall, in the 2019 NHL Draft

Protas registered 40 points (11g, 29a) in 61 games with Prince Albert in the WHL last season. He ranked seventh among WHL rookies in points and he led all WHL rookies in playoff points with 22 (12g, 10a) in 23 games. Protas is the first player the Capitals have drafted from .

Kristian Roykas Marthinsen Left Wing (51) Drafted by WSH in the seventh round, 213th overall, in the 2017 NHL Draft

Marthinsen recorded 29 points (13g, 16a) in 62 games with the Saskatoon Blades in the WHL. Marthinsen also recorded two goals in five games for Team Norway at the D1A World Junior Championship, earning a bronze medal.

Ilya Samsonov Goalie (30) Drafted by WSH in the first round, 22nd overall, in the 2015 NHL Draft

Samsonov finished his first professional season in North America with a 20-14-2 record, a 2.70 goals against average and a .898 save percentage in 37 games with Hershey in the AHL. Samsonov tied for eighth in the AHL in shutouts (3) and won six consecutive games from Feb. 2 to Feb. 27, posting a 1.46 goals against average and a .947 save percentage in that span. Additionally, Samsonov appeared in five playoff games with Hershey, finishing with a 2-3-0 record, a 2.99 goals against average and a .897 save percentage.

Joe Snively Right Wing (91) Signed with WSH as a free agent on March 18, 2019

Originally from Herndon, Va., Snively recorded seven points (2g, 5a) in nine games with the Hershey Bears last season. Prior to Hershey, Snively recorded 36 points (15g, 21a) in 33 games with Yale University in the ECAC and was named to the ECAC’s First All-Star Team. He led Yale in points in all four years of his attendance and recorded 139 points (58g, 81a) in 129 career NCAA games. Snively was named as a Hobey Baker Award nominee this season.

Riley Sutter Center (67) Drafted by WSH in the third round, 93rd overall, in the 2018 NHL Draft

Sutter recorded 41 points (14g, 27a) in 38 games for the in the WHL, ranking sixth on Everett in points despite missing 30 games due to injury. Sutter is the son of Ron Sutter, who was drafted fourth overall in 1982 by the and amassed 535 points (205g, 330a) in 1,093 games between the Philadelphia Flyers, the St. Louis Blues, the Quebec Nordiques, the New York Islanders, the Boston Bruins, the San Jose Sharks and the Flames. Additionally, Sutter has five uncles who played in the NHL (Darryl, Duane, Brian, Rich and Brent Sutter).

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Logan Thompson (35) Signed by Hershey as a free agent on May 21, 2019

Thompson finished with a 18-6-0 record, a 2.22 goals against average and a .934 save percentage at Brock University in the Ontario University Athletics, ranking second and third in save percentage and goals against average, respectively, in the OUA in the 2018-19 season. Thompson was named to the All-Rookie Team, the First All-Star Team, the Rookie of Year and the Goaltender of the Year in the OUA West.

Mitchell Vanderlaan Left Wing (81) Free Agent invitee

Vanderlaan skated in two games with Utica in the AHL last season. Prior to Utica, Vanderlaan recorded 30 points (11g, 19a) in 36 games with Cornell University in the NCAA, where he ranked second on the team in points. Additionally, Vanderlaan was named an All-Ivy League Honorable Mention and won the Bill Doran Sportsmanship Award, presented to the Cornell player combining all the best attributes in sportsmanship, both on and off the ice, as well as being an excellent competitive player.

Sebastian Walfridsson Defenseman (48) Drafted by WSH in the fifth round, 151st overall, in the 2017 NHL Draft

Walfridsson recorded two assists in 22 games with MODO Hockey in the Swedish Hockey League, and another 11 points (4g, 7a) in 24 games with the junior MODO Hockey team. Walfridsson earned a gold medal with the MODO Hockey junior team.

Beck Warm Goaltender (60) Free Agent invitee

Warm finished with a 32-23-5 record, a 2.94 goals against average and a .916 save percentage with the Tri-City Americans in the WHL. Warm ranked third in both wins and save percentage among with at least 50 games in the WHL and was named to the WHL (West) Second All-Star Team.

Attendees by Country Draft Round Acquired Draft Canada: 11 1st Round: 3 2013: 1 United States: 4 2nd Round: 3 2014: 1 Russia: 2 3rd Round: 3 2015: 1 Sweden: 2 4th Round: 1 2016: 3 Slovakia: 1 5th Round: 4 2017: 3 Belarus: 1 6th Round: 2 2018: 6 Switzerland: 1 7th Round: 2 2019: 3 Latvia: 1 Free Agency: 3 Norway: 1 Invite: 3

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NUMERICAL ROSTER OF CAPITALS PROSPECTS AT SHOWCASE No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Birthdate Birthplace 2018-19 Team Acquired 24 McMICHAEL, Connor C 5’11” 174 Jan. 15, 2001 Ajax, ON, CAN London (OHL) Draft ‘19 27 ALEXEYEV, Alexander D 6’3” 197 Nov. 15, 1999 St. Petersburg, RUS Red Deer (WHL) Draft ‘18 30 SAMSONOV, Ilya G 6’3” 205 Feb. 22, 1997 Magnitogorsk, RUS Hershey (AHL) Draft ‘15 35 THOMPSON, Logan G 6’2” 175 Feb. 25, 1997 Calgary, AB, CAN Brock (USports) Invitee 40 PILON, Garrett C 5’11” 188 April 13, 1998 Kindersley, SK, CAN Hershey (AHL) Draft ‘16 42 FEHERVARY, Martin D 6’1” 194 Oct. 6, 1999 Bratislava, SVK HV71 (Sweden) Draft ‘18 45 JONSSON-FJALLBY, Axel LW 6’2” 191 Feb. 10, 1998 Stockholm, SWE Djurgardens (Sweden) Draft ‘16 46 GEISSER, Tobias D 6’5” 206 Feb. 13, 1999 Stans, CHE Hershey (AHL) Draft ‘17 47 MALENSTYN, Beck LW 6’2” 194 Feb. 4, 1998 Delta, BC, CAN Hershey (AHL) Draft ‘16 48 WALFRIDSSON, Sebastian D 6’0” 194 March 19, 1999 Ingaro, SWE Modo (Sweden-2) Draft ‘17 49 LEASON, Brett RW 6’4” 210 April 30, 1999 Calgary, AB, CAN Prince Albert (WHL) Draft ’19 51 MARTHINSEN, Kristian LW 6’0” 184 Aug. 28, 1999 Lorenskog, NOR Saskatoon (WHL) Draft ‘17 53 KANNOK-LEIPERT, Alex D 5’11” 193 July 20, 2000 Nakhon Ratchasima, THA Vancouver (WHL) Draft ‘18 58 FLORCHUK, Eric C 6’1” 175 Jan. 10, 2000 Edmonton, AB, CAN Saskatoon (WHL) Draft ‘18 59 PROTAS, Aliaksei C 6’4” 205 Jan. 6, 2001 Vitebsk, BLR Prince Albert (WHL) Draft ’19 60 WARM, Beck G 6’0” 179 April 22, 1999 Whistler, BC, CAN Tri City (WHL) Invitee 63 GERSICH, Shane LW 5’11” 174 July 10, 1996 Chaska, MN, USA Hershey (AHL) Draft ‘14 64 PINHO, Brian C 6’1” 195 May 11, 1995 Beverly, MA, USA Hershey (AHL) Draft ‘13 67 SUTTER, Riley C 6’3” 209 Oct. 25, 1999 Calgary, AB, CAN Everett (WHL) Draft ‘18 71 CLARK, Kody RW 6’1” 178 Oct. 13, 1999 Chicago, IL, USA Ottawa (OHL) Draft ‘18 81 VANDERLAAN, Mitchell LW 5’9” 175 April 30, 1995 Hanwell, NB, CAN Cornell (NCAA) Invitee 84 BINDULIS, Kristofers D 6’2” 195 Sept. 18, 1995 Riga, LVA Hershey (AHL) Free Agency 88 NARDELLA, Bobby D 5’8” 172 April 22, 1996 Rosemont, IL, USA Notre Dame (NCAA) Free Agency 91 SNIVELY, Joe RW 5’9” 165 Jan. 1, 1996 Herndon, VA, USA Yale (NCAA) Free Agency

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER OF CAPITALS PROSPECTS AT CAMP No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Birthdate Birthplace 2018-19 Team Acquired 27 ALEXEYEV, Alexander D 6’3” 197 Nov. 15, 1999 St. Petersburg, RUS Red Deer (WHL) Draft ‘18 84 BINDULIS, Kristofers D 6’2” 195 Sept. 18, 1995 Riga, LVA Hershey (AHL) Free Agency 71 CLARK, Kody RW 6’1” 178 Oct. 13, 1999 Chicago, IL, USA Ottawa (OHL) Draft ‘18 42 FEHERVARY, Martin D 6’1” 194 Oct. 6, 1999 Bratislava, SVK HV71 (Sweden) Draft ‘18 58 FLORCHUK, Eric C 6’1” 175 Jan. 10, 2000 Edmonton, AB, CAN Saskatoon (WHL) Draft ‘18 46 GEISSER, Tobias D 6’5” 206 Feb. 13, 1999 Stans, CHE Hershey (AHL) Draft ‘17 63 GERSICH, Shane LW 5’11” 174 July 10, 1996 Chaska, MN, USA Hershey (AHL) Draft ‘14 45 JONSSON-FJALLBY, Axel LW 6’2” 191 Feb. 10, 1998 Stockholm, SWE Djurgardens (Sweden) Draft ‘16 53 KANNOK-LEIPERT, Alex D 5’11” 193 July 20, 2000 Nakhon Ratchasima, THA Vancouver (WHL) Draft ‘18 49 LEASON, Brett RW 6’4” 210 April 30, 1999 Calgary, AB, CAN Prince Albert (WHL) Draft ‘19 47 MALENSTYN, Beck LW 6’2” 194 Feb. 4, 1998 Delta, BC, CAN Hershey (AHL) Draft ‘16 51 MARTHINSEN, Kristian LW 6’0” 184 Aug. 28, 1999 Lorenskog, NOR Saskatoon (WHL) Draft ‘17 24 McMICHAEL, Connor C 5’11” 174 Jan. 15, 2001 Ajax, ON, CAN London (OHL) Draft ‘19 88 NARDELLA, Bobby D 5’8” 172 April 22, 1996 Rosemont, IL, USA Notre Dame (NCAA) Free Agency 40 PILON, Garrett C 5’11” 188 April 13, 1998 Kindersley, SK, CAN Hershey (AHL) Draft ‘16 64 PINHO, Brian C 6’1” 195 May 11, 1995 Beverly, MA, USA Hershey (AHL) Draft ‘13 59 PROTAS, Aliaksei C 6’4” 205 Jan. 6, 2001 Vitebsk, BLR Prince Albert (WHL) Draft ’19 30 SAMSONOV, Ilya G 6’3” 205 Feb. 22, 1997 Magnitogorsk, RUS Hershey (AHL) Draft ‘15 91 SNIVELY, Joe RW 5’9” 165 Jan. 1, 1996 Herndon, VA, USA Yale (NCAA) Free Agency 67 SUTTER, Riley C 6’3” 209 Oct. 25, 1999 Calgary, AB, CAN Everett (WHL) Draft ‘18 35 THOMPSON, Logan G 6’2” 175 Feb. 25, 1997 Calgary, AB, CAN Brock (USports) Invitee 81 VANDERLAAN, Mitchell LW 5’9” 175 April 30, 1995 Hanwell, NB, CAN Cornell (NCAA) Invitee 48 WALFRIDSSON, Sebastian D 6’0” 194 March 19, 1999 Ingaro, SWE Modo (Sweden-2) Draft ‘17 60 WARM, Beck G 6’0” 179 April 22, 1999 Whistler, BC, CAN Tri City (WHL) Invitee

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2018-19 Stats No. Name Pos. 2018-19 Team GP G A PTS PIMS 27 ALEXEYEV, Alexander D Red Deer (WHL) 49 10 33 43 34 84 BINDULIS, Kristofers D Hershey (AHL) 4 0 0 0 2 71 CLARK, Kody RW Ottawa (OHL) 57 17 29 46 98 42 FEHERVARY, Martin D HV71 (Sweden) 45 1 6 7 10 58 FLORCHUK, Eric C Saskatoon (WHL) 68 21 29 50 40 46 GEISSER, Tobias D Hershey (AHL) 41 0 1 1 6 63 GERSICH, Shane LW Hershey (AHL) 66 8 16 24 57 45 JONSSON-FJALLBY, Axel LW Djurgardens (Sweden) 36 1 9 10 8 53 KANNOK-LEIPERT, Alex D Vancouver (WHL) 67 5 14 19 93 49 LEASON, Brett RW Prince Albert (WHL) 55 36 53 89 28 47 MALENSTYN, Beck LW Hershey (AHL) 74 7 9 16 66 51 MARTHINSEN, Kristian LW Saskatoon (WHL) 62 13 16 29 30 24 McMICHAEL, Connor C London (OHL) 67 36 36 72 19 88 NARDELLA, Bobby D Notre Dame (NCAA) 38 8 26 34 20 40 PILON, Garrett C Hershey (AHL) 71 10 23 33 12 64 PINHO, Brian C Hershey (AHL) 73 4 8 12 8 59 PROTAS, Aliaksei C Prince Albert (WHL) 61 11 29 40 4 91 SNIVELY, Joe RW Yale (NCAA) 33 15 21 36 17 67 SUTTER, Riley C Everett (WHL) 38 14 27 41 38 81 VANDERLAAN, Mitchell L Cornell (NCAA) 36 11 19 30 8 48 WALFRIDSSON, Sebastian D Modo (Sweden-2) 22 0 2 2 2

2018-19 Stats (Goalies) No. Name 2018-19 Team GP W L OTL GAA SV% 30 SAMSONOV, Ilya Hershey (AHL) 37 20 14 2 2.70 .898 35 THOMPSON, Logan Brock (USports) 27 18 8 0 2.33 .929 60 WARM, Beck Tri City (WHL) 61 32 23 5 2.94 .916