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Washington Capitals: Top 5 Forward Prospects

By Michael Marzzacco

HERSHEY, PA - DECEMBER 01: Hershey Bears left wing Shane Gersich (10) skates back in the defensive zone during the Springfield Thunderbirds at Hershey Bears on December 1, 2018 at the Giant Center in Hershey, PA. (Photo by Randy Litzinger/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
HERSHEY, PA - DECEMBER 01: Hershey Bears left wing Shane Gersich (10) skates back in the defensive zone during the Springfield Thunderbirds at Hershey Bears on December 1, 2018 at the Giant Center in Hershey, PA. (Photo by Randy Litzinger/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /
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Shane Gersich LW

LAS VEGAS, NV – JUNE 07: Nathan Walker #79 and Shane Gersich #63 of the Washington Capitals pose for a photo with the Stanley Cup after their team’s 4-3 win over the Vegas Golden Knights in Game Five of the 2018 NHL Stanley Cup Final at T-Mobile Arena on June 7, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NV – JUNE 07: Nathan Walker #79 and Shane Gersich #63 of the Washington Capitals pose for a photo with the Stanley Cup after their team’s 4-3 win over the Vegas Golden Knights in Game Five of the 2018 NHL Stanley Cup Final at T-Mobile Arena on June 7, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) /

First off, look at this amazing goal from his college days at the University of North Dakota.

Shane Gersich was drafted by the Capitals in the fifth round in 2014 (134th overall). His spin-o-rama goal from above came in his best season as collegiate athlete. Gersich recorded 37 points (21 goals, 16 assists) as only a sophomore.

Gersich finished the next season with 29 points (13 goals, 16 assists) and decided to forgo his senior season and sign an entry-level contract. He made his debut just a few days later on March 28, 2018 in a home game against the New York Rangers.

Gersich was one of the extras on the roster during the 2018 Stanley Cup run and played in Games 4 and 5 of the second round vs. the Pittsburgh Penguins at the beginning of Tom Wilson’s three-game suspension.

Other than that, just from watching and learning as a healthy scratch from the press box to being down on the ice with his new teammates, lifting the Cup likely inspired him. Just weeks after all the hoopla Gersich was back on the ice  for development camp and joined the Hershey Bears the ensuing autumn.

Gersich recorded 24 points (8 goals, 16 assists) in 66 games and had three points in nine playoff games. Just weeks after, the Capitals signed him to a one-year, two-way contract on May 19 worth $700,000.

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