Several Washington Capitals participants were on the ice this morning as training camp inches closer and closer. Capitals insider Tarik El-Bashir of Monumental Sports Network was present.
The #Caps’ informal skates are picking up at MCI, as they often do post Labor Day. Among today’s attendees: Carlson, Dubois, Roy, Thompson, Strome, Dowd, Alexeyev, Raddysh, Protas, Iorio, Vrana, Limoges, Roe as well as an assortment of prospects. Snively is also here, decked out… pic.twitter.com/fHXQCZ0g0R
— Tarik El-Bashir (@Tarik_ElBashir) September 3, 2024
Today's list of attendees included John Carlson, Pierre-Luc Dubois, Matt Roy, Logan Thompson, Dylan Strome, Nic Dowd, Alex Alexeyev, Taylor Raddysh, Aliaksei Protas, Vincent Iorio, Jakub Vrana, Alex Limoges, Garrett Roe and several prospects including Joe Snively who's decked out in Detroit Red Wings gear.
El-Bashir also noted on Twitter/X that rookie camp will be held in Annapolis at McMullen Hockey Arena and run from September 13 through the 16th featuring prospects such as Terik Parascak, Andrew Cristall, Alexander Suzdalev, Ilya Protas, and Zac Funk. He added that training camp for the veterans will be on September 19 with Media Day at MedStar Capitals Iceplex.
Training camp for #Caps veterans is slated to begin Sept. 19 with media day at MedStar Capitals Iceplex. https://t.co/0MpOkDFf3k
— Tarik El-Bashir (@Tarik_ElBashir) September 3, 2024
Tomorrow MedStar Capitals Iceplex will be closed to the public as part of the NHLPA's Rookie Showcase that will feature the likes of Ivan Miroshnichenko representing your Washington Capitals. Other big names include Macklin Celebrini and Matt Rempe.
Per Sammi Silber of The Hockey News, who was also at the skate, Dowd was in high spirits and a scrimmage followed the informal skate. Dowd was just back in town and headlined a handful of new faces as the season draws closer. Pierre-Luc Dubois also took "good care of the puck and set up quite a few odd man rushes while getting some breakaway chances and scoring on Logan Thompson.
Dubois is continuing to acclimate himself to the team and the D.C. area after the Caps traded away Darcy Kuemper in the middle of the summer in a deal with the Los Angeles Kings.
As we were writing this the Caps announced the full release of the dates of the Rookie Camp which in the release says highlights Terik Parascak, Andrew Cristall, Alexander Suzdalev, Ilya Protas, and Zac Funk with a complete roster being announced at a later date.
On media day on September 19 at MCI all Caps players, coaches and managment willl be available to the media and the complete training camp schedule and roster will also be announced at a later date. On Wednesday September 18 the veterans will conduct physicals and off ice testing. This will mark the Caps 18th training camp at the practice facility that opened back in 2007. Training camp will be free and open to the public.
And don't forget about the preseason opener coming up Sunday September 22 against the Phiadelphia Flyers at Capital One Arena.