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OFFICIAL WASHINGTON CAPITALS 2021 NHL DRAFT GUIDE WASHINGTON CAPITALS | 2021 NHL DRAFT GUIDE 2021 NHL DRAFT Conducted Virtually Round 1: Fri., July 23 | 8 p.m. ET | ESPN2 Rounds 2-7: Sat., July 24 | 11 a.m. ET | NHLN The Washington Capitals hold five picks in the 2021 NHL Draft, which begins on Friday, July 23 and will be televised on ESPN2 at 8 p.m. ET. Rounds 2-7 will take place on Saturday and will be televised on the NHL Network CAPITALS DRAFT PICKS MEDIA INFORMATION at 11 a.m. ET. Last year, the team made five selections, including forward Round Selection(s) Capitals releases and video Hendrix Lapierre with the 22nd overall selection. For more information on from the draft will be posted 2 55th the 2021 NHL Draft, visit WashCaps.com/NHLDraft. on CapitalsToday.com. Media 3 75th can also receive updates by CAPITALS DRAFT NOTES 4 119th following @CapitalsPR on Twitter and Instagram. 55 – The Capitals’ first selection in the 2021 NHL Draft is in the 2nd Round, 5 151st 55th overall, marking the first time the Caps haven’t selected in the first 6 183rd round since 2017. Washington holds the 55th overall pick for the seventh time in franchise history. It will mark the first time the Capitals select 55th FIRST-ROUND DRAFT ORDER overall since selecting defenseman Dmitry Orlov in 2009. Each of the last Pick Team three selections the Capitals have made with the 55th overall pick have played at least 400 NHL games (Orlov, 2009: 567 games; Torrie Robertson, 1. Buffalo Sabres 1980: 442 games; Bengt Gustafsson, 1978: 629 games). 2. Seattle Kraken 3. Anaheim Ducks Counting on Connor – Connor McMichael, Washington’s first-round pick 4. New Jersey Devils in the 2019 NHL Draft, made his NHL and Capitals debut on Jan. 24 vs. Buffalo. McMichael led Hershey in goals (14) and points (27) in his first 5. Columbus Blue Jackets AHL season, appearing in all 33 of the Bears’ games in 2020-21. The 6’0”, 6. Detroit Red Wings 183-pound center tied for second in goals and sixth in points among AHL 7. San Jose Sharks rookies and ranked first in game-winning goals (8) and tied for fourth in 8. Los Angeles Kings power play goals (6) among all AHL skaters. McMichael was named to the 9. Vancouver Canucks AHL North Division All-Star Team and the AHL All-Rookie Team, becoming the first Capitals prospect to receive the honor since John Carlson (2009- 10. Ottawa Senators 10). 11. Arizona Coyotes (Forfeited Pick) 12. Chicago Blackhawks Playing with Hendrix – Hendrix Lapierre, Washington’s first-round pick 13. Calgary Flames in the 2020 NHL Draft, ranked eighth in the QMJHL in points per game (1.48) in 2020-21, recording 31 points (8g, 23a) in 21 games with Chicoutimi. 14. Philadelphia Flyers Lapierre led Chicoutimi in assists and ranked second on the team in points. 15. Dallas Stars The 6’0”, 178-pound forward recorded nine multi-point games, including 16. New York Rangers a career high four points (2g, 2a) vs. Shawinigan on Oct. 2. Lapierre also 17. St. Louis Blues recorded 12 points (5g, 7a) in nine playoff games. Additionally, Lapierre was named one of the QMJHL’s Scholastic Players for the month of 18. Winnipeg Jets December 2020. Lapierre was traded to the Acadie-Bathurst Titan from 19. Nashville Predators Chicoutimi on June 23. 20. Edmonton Oilers 21. Boston Bruins Capitalizing on Selections – From 2002 to 2015, the Capitals have had 32 draft picks play at least 100 games in the NHL. Washington has had at least 22. Minnesota Wild one draft pick appear in at least 100 games in each draft from 1996 to 2015. 23. Detroit Red Wings (from Washington) 24. Florida Panthers Quantity and Quality – Since 2006, 37 of Washington’s draft picks have 25. Columbus Blue Jackets (from Toronto) appeared in at least one game and have combined to play in 6,895 games for the Capitals. 26. Minnesota Wild (from Pittsburgh) 27. Carolina Hurricanes Homegrown – The Washington Capitals were one of 19 teams in the NHL 28. Colorado Avalanche this season to have at least 13 drafted players on their roster (Nicklas 29. New Jersey Devils (from NY Islanders) Backstrom, John Carlson, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Connor McMichael, Dmitry Orlov, Alex Ovechkin, Garret Pilon, Brian Pinho, Ilya Samsonov, Jonas 30. Vegas Golden Knights Siegenthaler, Vitek Vanecek, Jakub Vrana and Tom Wilson). Capitals 31. Montreal Canadiens draftees accounted for 47.9% of the team’s goals, 50.6% of the team’s 32. Columbus Blue Jackets (from Tampa Bay) assists and 49.4% of the team’s points last season. @CapitalsPR www.capitalstoday.com WASHINGTON CAPITALS | 2021 NHL DRAFT GUIDE Early Returns from 2020 – Forward Bogdan Trineyev, the Capitals’ fourth- round selection, 117th overall, in the 2020 NHL Draft, appeared in 33 MONUMENTAL SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT games with Dynamo Moscow 2 in the Junior Hockey League (Russia), Founder & CEO Ted Leonsis where he recorded 30 points (15g, 15a). The 6’3”, 198-pound forward Vice Chairman & President Dick Patrick added nine points (3g, 6a) in 14 playoff games, which tied for sixth on the Vice Chairman Raul Fernandez team. Additionally, Trineyev made his KHL debut with Dynamo Moscow, Vice Chairman Sheila C. Johnson appearing in three games. Forward Bear Hughes, the Capitals’ fifth-round MSE Partner David T. Blair choice, 148th overall, in the 2020 NHL Draft, recorded 24 points (9g, 15a) MSE Partner Scott Brickman in 35 games with the Fargo Force of the United States Hockey League MSE Partner Neil D. Cohen (USHL). Hughes ranked fifth on Fargo in points per game (0.69) and tied MSE Partner Jack Davies for fourth in game-winning goals (2). Additionally, Hughes recorded three MSE Partner Richard D. Fairbank MSE Partner Michelle DiFebo Freeman points (2g, 1a) in nine playoff games, helping Fargo reach the Clark Cup MSE Partner Laurene Powell Jobs Final. Goaltender Garin Bjorklund, the Capitals’ sixth-round choice, 179th MSE Partner In Memoriam Richard Kay overall, in the 2020 NHL Draft, posted a record of 10-7-0-1, with his 10 wins MSE Partner Jeong H. Kim ranking sixth in the WHL. Additionally, Bjorklund ranked tied for third in the MSE Partner Mark D. Lerner WHL in save percentage (.921) and tied for fourth in goals-against average MSE Partner Roger Mody (2.60) among goaltenders with at least 18 games played. Oskar Magnusson MSE Partner Anthony Nader appeared in 30 games with Tyringe SoSS in HockeyEttan (Sweden-3), MSE Partner Frederick D. Schaufeld where he recorded 16 points (9g, 7a) and tied for fourth on the team in MSE Partner Earl Stafford goals. MSE Partner George P. Stamas MSE Partner Cliff White Top of Their Class – The Capitals feature three players on their roster who rank highly among their respective NHL Drafts in numerous categories. HOCKEY OPERATIONS Alex Ovechkin ranks first among players drafted in 2004 in goals (730), Senior V.P. & General Manager Brian MacLellan points (1,320) and games played (1,197). Nicklas Backstrom ranks first Asst. General Manager Ross Mahoney among players drafted in 2006 in assists (722) and points (980). Among Asst. General Manager, Don Fishman defensemen selected in 2008, John Carlson ranks third in assists (407) and Director of Legal Affairs Director of Hockey Operations Kris Wagner points (522) and ranks fifth in goals (115). Since 2017-18, no defenseman Director of Hockey Analytics Tim Barnes has more assists and points than Carlson (204a, 257p). Manager of Hockey Analytics HT Lenz Hockey Operations Assistant Jeremy Sinton French Connections – Capitals 2020 first-round pick Hendrix Lapierre marked Washington’s first selection of a junior player from the Quebec SCOUTING STAFF Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) since 2010, when the Capitals Director of Player Personnel Chris Patrick selected both Stanislav Galiev and Samuel Carrier. Since 2019, the Capitals Director of Player Development Steve Richmond have signed, drafted or traded for four different French-Canadian players Head Amateur Scout Steve Bowman (Lapierre, Anthony Mantha, Zach Fucale and Philippe Maillet). Pro Scout/Minor League Ops Jason Fitzsimmons Scout Darrell Baumgartner In the History Books – The Capitals 2004 NHL Draft class has combined Scout Matt Bradley to play in 2,781 NHL games (Alex Ovechkin: 1,197 games; Mike Green: 880; Scout Danny Brooks Jeff Schultz: 409; Sami Lepisto: 176; Andrew Gordon: 55; Chris Bourque: 51; Scout Alan Haworth Travis Morin: 13), ranking first in the NHL. In addition, Washington’s 2006 Scout Phil Horner Draft class ranks third in games played (2,483 games; Nicklas Backstrom: Scout Peter Ihnacak Scout Martin Pouliot 1,011 games; Mathieu Perreault: 683; Semyon Varlamov: 529; Michal Scout Matti Lamberg Neuvirth: 257; Oskar Osala: 3). Washington’s 2009 Draft class ranks sixth in Scout Evan Marble games played (1,893 games; Marcus Johansson: 684 games; Cody Eakin: Scout Karl Stewart 632; Dmitry Orlov: 567; Patrick Wey: 9; Garrett Mitchell: 1). Washington’s Scout Brian Sutherby 2012 Draft class features seven players that have played in the NHL, one Scout A.J. Toews of 10 draft classes since 2010 to feature that many players, and the only Scout Mats Weiderstal one from the 2012 class. Scout Rich Alger Scout Jeremy Browning Homegrown Goaltending – Since 2006, the 1,571 combined regular-season Scout Ali Laaouan games played by goaltenders drafted by the Capitals is the highest total among all teams. During the last 11 seasons (2010-21), goaltenders drafted COMMUNICATIONS by Washington have accounted for 434 of the team’s 485 wins (89.5%). llya Vice President of Communications Sergey Kocharov Samsonov (2015) holds a career record of 29-10-3 and in 2020-21 became (703.405.0984; [email protected]) the first goaltender in franchise history to record a shutout in a shootout win (April 22 vs.