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 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 beginning on Wednesday, Oct. 12. Washington will open the 2016-17 regular season against the 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 is fulfilling his coaching responsibilities with Team Canada at World Cup of Hockey in .

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].

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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 , Alberta CAPITALS NHL 17 BOURQUE, Chris 5’7” 171 Left 1/29/86 Boston, 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, 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, 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

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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 ...... 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 ...... 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 ...... 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 .... C – Group Blue 61 Dan DeSalvo ...... LW – Group Blue 19 Nicklas Backstrom* .. C – Group Red 65 Andre Burakovsky .... LW – Group Red 20 Lars Eller ...... C – Group White 66 Dustin Gazley ...... LW – Group Red 21 Lucas Johansen...... D – Group White 70 * ...... G – Group Red 22 Madison Bowey ...... D – Group White 72 Travis Boyd ...... C – Group Red 23 ...... LW – Group White 73 John Parker ...... RW – Group Red 24 Riley Barber ...... RW – Group White 74 John Carlson* ...... D – Group Red 25 ...... LW – Group White 75 Tim McGauley ...... C – Group White 26 ...... LW – Group Blue 76 Garrett Mitchell ...... RW – Group White 27 Karl Alzner ...... D – Group Red 77 T.J. Oshie* ...... RW – Group Red 28 Paul Carey ...... C – Group Blue 78 Tyler Lewington ...... D – Group Red 29 Christian Djoos ...... D – Group Blue 79 Nathan Walker ...... LW – Group White 31 Philipp Grubauer* ..... G – Group Red 81 Adam Carlson ...... G – Group Blue 33 Parker Milner ...... G – Group Red 82 Zach Sanford ...... C – Group White 34 ..... D – Group White 83 Jay Beagle ...... C – Group Red 35 Joe Cannata ...... G – Group Red 84 Drew MacIntyre ...... G – Group White 36 Connor Hobbs ...... D – Group Red 85 Josh Pitt ...... LW – Group White 38 Colby Williams ...... D – Group Blue 87 Liam O’Brien ...... LW – Group Red 39 Christian Thomas ...... RW – Group Red 88 Nate Schmidt ...... D – Group Blue 40 Garrett Pilon ...... C – Group Blue 90 Marcus Johansson ..... LW – Group White 41 Vitek Vanecek ...... G – Group Blue 92 * .. C – Group Red 42 Brad Malone ...... LW – Group Blue 93 Steven McParland ..... LW – Group White 95 Dmitriy Zaitsev ...... D – Group Blue

* - At World Cup of Hockey in Toronto

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Washington Capitals Training Camp Schedule

Thursday, Sept. 22 NHL players physicals/testing – No Media Availability

Friday, Sept. 23 Capitals Media Day, Kettler Capitals Iceplex

9:30 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Group White practice (Arlington Rink) 10:15 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Group White practice (Capitals Rink) 11:15 a.m. – 12 p.m. Off-ice training 12:10 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. Video meeting 12:30 p.m. Group White media availability

11:00 – 11:45 a.m. Group Red practice (Arlington Rink) 11:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Group Red practice (Capitals Rink) 12:45 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Off-ice training 1:40 p.m. – 2 p.m. Video meeting 2 p.m. Group Red media availability

12:30 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. Group Blue practice (Arlington Rink) 1:15 p.m. – 2 p.m. Group Blue practice (Capitals Rink) 2:15 p.m. – 3 p.m. Off-ice training 3:10 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Video meeting 3:30 p.m. Group Blue media availability

Saturday, Sept. 24 9:30 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Group Blue practice (Arlington Rink) 10:15 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Group Blue practice (Capitals Rink) 11:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Off-ice training 12:10 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. Video meeting 12:30 p.m. Group Blue media availability

11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Group White practice (Arlington Rink) 11:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Group White practice (Capitals Rink) 12:45 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Off-ice training 1:40 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Video meeting 2:00 p.m. Group White media availability

12:30 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. Group Red practice (Arlington Rink) 1:15 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Group Red practice (Capitals Rink) 2:15 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Off-ice training 3:10 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Video meeting 3:30 p.m. Group Red media availability

Sunday, Sept. 25 9:30 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Group Red practice (Arlington Rink) 10:15 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Group Red practice (Capitals Rink) 11:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Off-ice training 12:10 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. Video meeting 12:30 p.m. Group Red media availability

11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Group Blue practice (Arlington Rink) 11:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Group Blue practice (Capitals Rink) 12:45 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Off-ice training 1:40 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Video meeting Washington Capitals News Release

2:00 p.m. Group Blue media availability

12:30 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. Group White practice (Arlington Rink) 1:15 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Group White practice (Capitals Rink) 2:15 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Off-ice training 3:10 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Video meeting 3:30 p.m. Group White media availability

***Groups will be adjusted daily beginning Monday, Sept. 26. An updated list will be provided in the media room ***

Monday, Sept. 26 10 a.m. – 11 a.m. Morning skate 7:00 p.m. Washington vs. Carolina (Verizon Center)

11:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. Scrimmage (Capitals Rink) 12:20 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. Scrimmage (Capitals Rink) 1:30 – 2 p.m. Off-ice training 2 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. Video meeting 2:15 p.m. Group Hunter media availability

11:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. Scrimmage (Capitals Rink) 12:20 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. Scrimmage (Capitals Rink) 1:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. Video meeting 2 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Off-ice training 2:30 p.m. Group Bondra media availability

Tuesday, Sept. 27 10 a.m. – 11 a.m. Morning skate 7:30 p.m. Washington at Montreal ()

11 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Group Pivonka practice (Arlington Rink) 11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Group Pivonka practice (Capitals Rink) 12:30 p.m. Group Pivonka media availability

12 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. Group Maruk practice (Arlington Rink) 12:30 p.m. – 1 p.m. Group Maruk practice (Capitals Rink) 1 p.m. Group Maruk media availability

Wednesday, Sept. 28 9:30 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Group Blue practice (Arlington Rink) 10:15 a.m. – 11 a.m. Group Blue practice (Capitals Rink) 11:15 a.m. – 12 p.m. Off-ice training 12:10 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. Video meeting 12:30 p.m. Group Blue media availability

11 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Group White practice (Arlington Rink) 11:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Group White practice (Capitals Rink) 12:45 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Off-ice training 1:40 p.m. – 2 p.m. Video meeting 2 p.m. Group White media availability

12:30 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. Group Red practice (Arlington Rink) 1:15 p.m. – 2 p.m. Group Red practice (Capitals Rink) 2:15 p.m. – 3 p.m. Off-ice training 3:10 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Video meeting Washington Capitals News Release

3:30 p.m. Group Red media availability

Thursday, Sept. 29 10 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Capitals Group practice (Arlington Rink) 10:30 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Capitals Group practice (Capitals Rink) 11:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Off-ice training 12:15 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. Video meeting 12:30 p.m. Capitals Group media availability

11:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. Group Stevens practice (Arlington Rink) 12:15 p.m. – 1 p.m. Scrimmage (Capitals Rink) 1:15 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. Off-ice training 1:45 p.m. – 2 p.m. Video meeting 2 p.m. Group Stevens media availability

11:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. Group Langway practice (Capitals Rink) 12:15 p.m. – 1 p.m. Scrimmage (Capitals Rink) 1:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Video meeting 1:45 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. Off-ice training 2:15 p.m. Group Langway media availability

Friday, Sept. 30 Day Off

Saturday, Oct. 1 10:15 a.m. – 11 a.m. Morning skate 7 p.m. Washington at NY Islanders (Bridgeport, Conn.)

11 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Group Gartner practice (Arlington Rink) 11:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Group Gartner practice (Capitals Rink) 12:45 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Off-ice training 1:30 p.m. Group Gartner media availability

Sunday, Oct. 2 11 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Group Red practice (Capitals Rink) 11:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Scrimmage (Capitals Rink) 12:30 p.m. Group Red media availability

11 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Group White practice (Arlington Rink) 11:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Scrimmage (Capitals Rink) 12:30 p.m. Group White media availability

Monday, Oct. 3 10 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Morning skate 7 p.m. Washington vs. St. Louis (Verizon Center)

11 a.m. – 12 p.m. Non-game group practice (Arlington Rink) 12:15 p.m. – 1 p.m. Off-ice training 1 p.m. Non-game group media availability

Tuesday, Oct. 4 10 a.m. – 11 a.m. Group Red practice (Arlington Rink) 11 a.m. Group Red media availability 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. Group White practice (Capitals Rink) 12 p.m. Group White media availability

Wednesday, Oct. 5 7 p.m. Washington at St. Louis (Kansas City, Missouri)

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11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Non-game group practice (Capitals Rink) 12 p.m. Non-game group media availability

Thursday, Oct. 6 Day off

Friday, Oct. 7 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Morning skate 7:30 p.m. Washington at Carolina (PNC Arena)

Saturday, Oct. 8 11:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. Practice (Arlington Rink) 12 p.m. – 12:45 p.m. Practice (Capitals Rink) 1 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Off-ice training 1:30 p.m. Media availability

Sunday, Oct. 9 5 p.m. Washington vs. NY Islanders (Verizon Center)

11 a.m. – 12 p.m. Non-game group practice (Capitals Rink) 12:15 p.m. – 1 p.m. Off-ice training 1 p.m. Non-game group media availability

Monday, Oct. 10 Day off

Tuesday, Oct. 11 Capitals Media Luncheon, Kettler Capitals Iceplex 10:30 a.m. – 11 a.m. Practice (Arlington Rink) 11 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Practice (Capitals Rink) 12 p.m. – 12:45 p.m. Off-ice training 1:15 p.m. Media lunch with Capitals players 2 p.m. Media availability