Washington Capitals Development Camp News: 3 on 3 Saturday frenzy plus Terik signs
Hockey in July is always a fun time
The Washington Capitals concluded their annual development camp with a 3 on 3 scrimmage. Here's how it all went down at MedStar Capitals Iceplex. Before we get to that, the Capitals did make some news by signing their top draft pick Terik Parascak. It'll carry an AAV of $975K and is a three year entry level deal, per the team.
The 18 year old was picked 17th overall and scored 43 goals and 62 assists in 68 games with the Prince George Cougars of the WHL. Overall the vibes were good at MedStar Capitals Iceplex as there was a packed crowd for Saturday plus decent turnouts each day as fans are excited to see the Caps of the future.
Packed house at @MedStarIceplex for the #CapsDevCamp 3-on-3 Tournament!
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) July 6, 2024
Thanks for showing your support, #ALLCAPS fans ❤️ pic.twitter.com/sYP9FTorcJ
Washington Capitals Development Camp - Friday, July 5, 2024. On-ice testing and positional play. @Capitals @NoVa_Caps @Stars_AndSticks #ALLCAPS #CapsDevCamp pic.twitter.com/rFdFRBgsEr
— Bill Bride (@DMVSportsShots) July 6, 2024
Be sure to check out these twitter highlights from Sammi Silber of The Hockey News:
Man, Oasiz Wiesblatt is here to make an impression.
— Sammi Silber 🏒 (@sammisilber) July 6, 2024
Goes a bit with Ryan Leonard. pic.twitter.com/b6jirN2O5f
Cristall’s shot ricochets off boards to Hanelt, who sets up Lemay. pic.twitter.com/tgDCa1v7Ua
— Sammi Silber 🏒 (@sammisilber) July 6, 2024
Grey beats light blue.
— Sammi Silber 🏒 (@sammisilber) July 6, 2024
Hanelt with some good hands pic.twitter.com/Ck07mCzdGV
Want more Ryan Leonard content? Silber provided more Leonard content!
Ryan Leonard celebrates as Ilya Protas scores, then Cole Hutson goes down and scores the other way. pic.twitter.com/2zgn1Lf9W5
— Sammi Silber 🏒 (@sammisilber) July 6, 2024
Leonard would win it for Team White over Team Red, you can check out her recap here. Leonard would hoist the Future Caps Cup and dish it off to Ilya Protas, the two connecting right away.
White team wins. Ryan Leonard hoists the development camp cup first, and passes it to Ilya Protas pic.twitter.com/NYUHFdAgND
— Washington Capitals on The Hockey News (@Capitals_THN) July 6, 2024
Now for some sad news, T.J. Oshie provided an update on where he's at as he's pondering his future and he's up there in age at 37. There was a new interview where Oshie said it would be "unfair" to the team if he came back and played with the back issues that he had. This interview came via NHL Network:
"The back is kind of a different story. I'm still grinding away. Going to start really training here soon, and it'll just be a matter of whether or not I can get my body healthy enough to compete when training camp rolls around."
He also admitted that the "list is running out of things we've tried." Silber breaks it more down here:
"I want to come back... It's also unfair to my teammates, coaching staff, everyone upstairs if I'm not reliable."
— Washington Capitals on The Hockey News (@Capitals_THN) July 6, 2024
On NHL Network, Capitals RW T.J. Oshie shares the latest on his back and where he's at as he considers whether or not to continue his career.https://t.co/szz6XR47s9
Some of the other beat writers who were in attendance at Development Camp were also impressed with the work from Ryan Leonard.
Exactly 17 seconds into the three-on-three tournament, Ryan Leonard is pushing and shoving and exchanging slashes with Oasiz Wiesblatt. Incredible stuff
— Bailey Johnson (@BaileyAJohnson_) July 6, 2024
Whatever Leonard decides to do just let him do what he wants. Same for Oshie. If the additions improve speed and Oshie can't make it, dang. But if things all work out this Caps team could be interesting as they approach season number 50.
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