Washington Capitals: Rookie Tournament Preview
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Washington Capitals Rookie Tournament Roster
The four-day tournament will be concluded into a Consolation and Championship game to be played between opponents on September 15th. While the event will certainly bring bragging rights to the victors and accolades among the coaches, it will provide players with a chance to distance themselves from their peer teammates and show coaches how they’re likely to perform on the big stage.
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Participants of last September’s Washington Capitals rookie camp, which include current Hershey Bears standouts Jakub Vrana, Chandler Stephenson, Christian Djoos, Caleb Herbert, Riley Barber and Nathan Walker. Joining them in the crowded Washington Capitals prospect locker room will be WHL risers Tyler Lewington, Miles Koules and Madison Bowey. 2015 Washington Capitals draft picks Jonas Siegenthaler, Connor Hobbs and Colby Williams will join them as well as any invited free agents.
There’s bound to be chemistry formed (Barber, Stephenson and Vrana sure formed some at Washington Capitals development camp). If the intra-team scrimmage fans were privy to at the Washington Capitals Development Camp earlier this summer is any indicator, there are likely going to be a lot of pretty goals scored. Washington Capitals goaltending prospect and 2014 second round pick Vitek Vanecek will likely join his team mates as well. However, there is no word yet on whether 2015 first round draft pick and top European goalie talent Ilya Samsonov will make the journey to the Sunshine State as he must prepare for his KHL season. The formal list of invitees will likely be posted to the Washington Capitals website later this month.
And how does our talented pipeline of skaters stack up to those from Tampa Bay, Sunrise and Nashville? Let’s take a pre-season peek.
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