Capitals Announce Training Camp Schedule and Roster On-Ice Practices Are Open to the Public and Free of Charge
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – September 21, 2016 Capitals Announce Training Camp Schedule and Roster On-ice practices are open to the public and free of charge ARLINGTON, Va. – The Washington Capitals will begin their 2016-17 Training Camp at Kettler Capitals Iceplex on Friday, Sept. 23, senior vice president and general manager Brian MacLellan announced today. Training camp will last 19 days with the NHL regular season beginning on Wednesday, Oct. 12. Washington will open the 2016-17 regular season against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday, Oct. 13 at CONSOL Energy Center. This marks the Capitals’ 10th training camp at Kettler Capitals Iceplex, the Metro-accessible, inside-the-Beltway practice facility that features two NHL-sized rinks. All on-ice sessions, like every Capitals practice at Kettler Capitals Iceplex, will be open to the public and free of charge. The training camp roster will be broken up into three squads (Teams Red, White, Blue) and their schedules will vary. Players will be available to the media at the conclusion of their on-ice sessions (approximate times are listed below). Those media members seeking specific players should check with the Capitals media relations department in advance for the best time to gain access to individuals as it will likely change daily. Associate coach Todd Reirden will be made available to the media following the final on-ice session of each day while head coach Barry Trotz is fulfilling his coaching responsibilities with Team Canada at World Cup of Hockey in Toronto. The Capitals complete training camp roster and schedule is attached and listed below. The roster must be trimmed to 23 players by Tuesday, Oct. 11. Unlike other professional sports, there is no mandatory schedule for making roster cuts. Similar to previous years, Kettler Capitals Iceplex will be closed to the media on Thursday, Sept. 22 - the day Capitals veterans conduct physicals and off-ice testing. The Capitals will hold Media Day on Sept. 23. All Capitals players, coaches and management will be available to the media. There are three practice sessions scheduled that day (Group White at 9:30 a.m., Group Red at 11 a.m. and Group Blue at 12:30 p.m.). Players will be available to the media at the conclusion of their on-ice sessions. Friday, Sept. 23 Capitals Media Day Practice: Media availability: 9:30 a.m. Group White 12:30 p.m. 11 a.m. Group Red 2 p.m. 12:30 p.m. Group Blue 3:30 p.m. Associate coach Todd Reirden 2:45 p.m. Media planning on attending the Media Day are required to notify Megan Eichenberg in the Capitals’ media relations department by 3 p.m. on September 22 at [email protected]. Washington Capitals News Release 2016 Washington Capitals Training Camp Roster FORWARDS (38) # Player Ht. Wt. Shoots Born Birthplace 2015-16 Club League(s) 19 BACKSTROM, Nicklas 6’1” 213 Left 11/23/87 Gavle, Sweden CAPITALS NHL 24 BARBER, Riley 6’0” 190 Right 2/7/94 Pittsburgh, Pennslyvania Hershey AHL 83 BEAGLE, Jay 6’3” 215 Right 10/16/85 Calgary, Alberta CAPITALS NHL 17 BOURQUE, Chris 5’7” 171 Left 1/29/86 Boston, Massachusetts Hershey AHL 25 BOURQUE, Ryan 5’9” 185 Left 1/3/91 Boxford, Massachusetts Hartford/Hershey AHL 72 BOYD, Travis 5’11” 184 Right 9/14/93 Hopkins, Minnesota Hershey AHL 65 BURAKOVSKY, Andre 6’3’’ 202 Left 2/9/95 Klagenfurt, Austria CAPITALS NHL 28 CAREY, Paul 6’1” 200 Left 9/24/88 Boston, Massachusetts CAPITALS/Hershey NHL/AHL 10 CONNOLLY, Brett 6’2” 193 Right 5/2/92 Campbell River, British Columbia Boston NHL 61 DeSALVO, Dan 5’8” 175 Right 3/6/92 Rolling Meadows, Illinois Manitoba/Tulsa AHL/ECHL 20 ELLER, Lars 6’2” 207 Left 5/8/89 Rodovre, Denmark Montreal NHL 16 GALIEV, Stanislav 6’2” 197 Right 1/17/92 Moscow, Russia CAPITALS NHL 66 GAZLEY, Dustin 5’8” 165 Right 10/3/88 Novi, Michigan Hershey AHL 90 JOHANSSON, Marcus 6’1” 209 Left 10/6/90 Landskrona, Sweden CAPITALS NHL/AHL 92 KUZNETSOV, Evgeny 6’2” 192 Left 5/19/92 Chelyabinsk, Russia CAPITALS NHL 57 LaPORTE, Nolan 6’0” 192 Right 5/4/92 Mokena, Illinois Western Michigan NCAA 47 MALENSTYN, Beck 6’2” 191 Left 2/4/98 Delta, British Columbia Calgary WHL 42 MALONE, Brad 6’2” 207 Left 5/20/89 Miramichi, New Brunswick Carolina NHL 59 MARGONARI, Dylan 6’1” 190 Left 2/7/92 Greensburg, Pennslyvania Minnesota State NCAA 75 McGAULEY, Tim 6’0” 174 Left 7/23/95 Wilcox, Saskatchewan Brandon WHL 93 McPARLAND, Steven 5’11” 192 Left 2/13/91 Schreiber, Ontario Providence College NCAA 76 MITCHELL, Garrett 5’11” 195 Right 9/2/91 Regina, Saskatchewan Hershey AHL 48 MONARDO, Domenic 5’10” 187 Right 10/6/88 Oakville, Ontario Springfield AHL 87 O’BRIEN, Liam 6’1” 215 Left 7/29/94 Halifax, Nova Scotia Hershey AHL 77 OSHIE, T.J. 6’0” 189 Right 12/23/86 Everett, Washington CAPITALS NHL 8 OVECHKIN, Alex 6’3” 239 Right 9/17/85 Moscow, Russia CAPITALS NHL 73 PARKER, John 5’10” 188 Right 1/11/92 Green Brook, New Jersey Bemidji State NCAA 40 PILON, Garrett 5’10” 175 Right 4/13/98 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Kamloops WHL 85 PITT, Josh 6’3” 198 Left 6/3/92 Brockville, Ontario Western Michigan NCAA 82 SANFORD, Zach 6’4” 191 Left 11/9/94 Auburn, New Hampshire Boston College NCAA 23 SILL, Zach 6’1” 202 Left 5/24/88 Truro, Nova Scotia CAPITALS/Hershey NHL/AHL 18 STEPHENSON, Chandler 6’0’’ 202 Left 4/22/94 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Hershey AHL 39 THOMAS, Christian 5’9” 175 Right 5/26/92 Toronto, Ontario Montreal/Arizona/St. John’s/Springfield NHL/AHL 13 VRANA, Jakub 5’11” 195 Left 2/28/96 Prague, Czech Republic Hershey AHL 79 WALKER, Nathan 5’8’’ 179 Left 4/7/94 Cardiff, Wales Hershey AHL 14 WILLIAMS, Justin 6’1” 186 Right 10/4/81 Cobourg, Ontario CAPITALS NHL 43 WILSON, Tom 6’4’’ 215 Right 3/29/94 Toronto, Ontario CAPITALS NHL 26 WINNIK, Daniel 6’2” 207 Left 3/6/85 Toronto, Ontario CAPITALS/Toronto NHL DEFENSEMEN (19) 27 ALZNER, Karl 6’3” 214 Left 9/24/88 Burnaby, British Columbia CAPITALS NHL 22 BOWEY, Madison 6’2’’ 206 Right 4/22/95 Winnipeg, Manitoba Hershey AHL 74 CARLSON, John 6’3” 215 Right 1/10/90 Natick, Massachusetts CAPITALS NHL 4 CHORNEY, Taylor 6’0” 190 Left 4/27/87 Thunder Bay, Ontario CAPITALS NHL 46 DIETZ, Darren 6’1” 213 Right 11/17/93 Medicine Hat, Alberta Montreal, St. John’s NHL/AHL 29 DJOOS, Christian 6’0” 161 Left 8/6/94 Gothenburg, Sweden Hershey AHL 36 HOBBS, Connor 6’1” 197 Right 1/4/97 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Regina WHL 21 JOHANSEN, Lucas 6’1” 174 Left 11/16/97 Port Moody, British Columbia Kelowna WHL 51 LABRIE, Hubert 5’11” 194 Left 7/12/91 Victoriaville, Quebec San Antonio/Chicago AHL 50 LEACH, Joey 6’4” 211 Left 1/29/92 Wadena, Saskatchewan Hershey/South Carolina AHL/ECHL 78 LEWINGTON, Tyler 6’2’’ 196 Right 12/5/94 Sherwood Park, Alberta Hershey/South Carolina AHL/ECHL 55 NESS, Aaron 5’10” 183 Left 5/18/90 Roseau, Minnesota CAPITALS/Hershey NHL/AHL 2 NISKANEN, Matt 6’1” 200 Right 12/6/86 Virginia, Minnesota CAPITALS NHL 9 ORLOV, Dmitry 5’11” 212 Left 6/23/91 Novokuznetsk, Russia CAPITALS NHL 44 ORPIK, Brooks 6’3” 221 Left 9/26/80 San Francisco, California CAPITALS NHL 88 SCHMIDT, Nate 6’0’’ 191 Left 7/16/91 St. Cloud, Minnesota CAPITALS NHL 34 SIEGENTHALER, Jonas 6’3” 224 Left 5/6/97 Zurich, Switzerland Hershey/Zurich AHL/SWISS 38 WILLIAMS, Colby 6’0” 195 Right 1/26/95 Regina, Saskatchewan Regina WHL 95 ZAITSEV, Dmitriy 6’1” 185 Left 1/18/98 Moscow, Russia Wilkes-Barre/Scranton NAHL GOALTENDERS (8) 35 CANNATA, Joe 6’1” 200 Left 1/2/90 Wakefield, Massachusetts Utica AHL 81 CARLSON, Adam 6’3” 175 Left 2/13/94 Edina, Minnesota Mercyhurst College NCAA Washington Capitals News Release 31 GRUBAUER, Philipp 6’1” 182 Left 11/25/91 Rosenheim, Germany CAPITALS NHL 70 HOLTBY, Braden 6’2” 217 Left 9/16/89 Lloydminster, Saskatchewan CAPITALS NHL 84 MacINTYRE, Drew 6’1” 190 Left 6/24/83 Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island Charlotte/Rockford AHL 33 MILNER, Parker 6’1” 187 Left 9/6/90 Pittsburgh, Pennslyvania Bridgeport/Missouri AHL/ECHL 41 VANECEK, Vitek 6’1” 191 Left 1/9/96 Havlickuv Brod, Czech Republic Hershey/South Carolina AHL/ECHL 1 WILLIAMS, Jay 6’2” 187 Left 6/7/93 McLean, Virginia Miami (Ohio) NCAA Washington Capitals News Release 2016 Washington Capitals Training Camp Numerical Roster 1 Jay Williams .............. G – Group White 43 Tom Wilson .............. RW – Group Red 2 Matt Niskanen* ......... D – Group Red 44 Brooks Orpik ............. D – Group White 4 Taylor Chorney ......... D – Group Blue 46 Darren Dietz .............. D – Group White 8 Alex Ovechkin* ........ LW – Group Red 47 Beck Malenstyn......... LW – Group Red 9 Dmitry Orlov* ........... D – Group Red 48 Domenic Monardo .... RW – Group Blue 10 Brett Connolly ........... RW – Group Blue 50 Joey Leach ................ D – Group Red 13 Jakub Vrana ............... LW – Group Blue 51 Hubert Labrie ............ D – Group White 14 Justin Williams .......... RW – Group White 55 Aaron Ness ................ D – Group Red 16 Stanislav Galiev ........ RW – Group Blue 57 Nolan LaPorte ........... RW – Group White 17 Chris Bourque ........... RW – Group Red 59 Dylan Margonari ....... C – Group Red 18 Chandler Stephenson ...