Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals

Team Depth Chart of NHL Prospects
Strengths
  • Surplus of role players
  • Talented depth in goal
  • Several prospects with high-end potential
Weaknesses
  • Thin on defense and left wing
  • Shallow pool in terms of overall NHL potential.

About Prospect Scores and Probability

Prospect Criteria

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Pro
Playing in N.A. Pro (NHL, AHL, ECHL, etc.)
CHL
Playing in CHL (OHL, QMJHL, WHL)
NCAA
Playing in NCAA
Europe
Playing in Europe
Junior
Playing in Junior 'A' (USHL, BCHL, AJHL, etc.)
N/A
Not Categorized Yet

Goaltenders

 League Prosp. talent Prob. of success
1. Philipp Grubauer Pro 7.0 C
2. Steffen Soberg Europe 6.0 D
3. Sergei Kostenko Pro 6.0 D
4. Brandon Anderson Pro 5.5 D

Right Wing

 League Prosp. talent Prob. of success
1. Yevgeni Kuznetsov Europe 8.0 C
2. Tom Wilson CHL 7.5 C
3. Riley Barber NCAA 7.0 D
4. Austin Wuthrich NCAA 6.5 D
5. Garrett Mitchell Pro 6.0 C
6. Danick Paquette Pro 4.5 D

Left Wing

 League Prosp. talent Prob. of success
1. Stanislav Galiev Pro 7.0 C
2. Chandler Stephenson CHL 7.0 D
3. Nicolas Deschamps Pro 6.0 C
4. Greg Burke NCAA 4.5 D

Centers

 League Prosp. talent Prob. of success
1. Caleb Herbert NCAA 7.0 D
2. Michael Latta Pro 7.0 D
3. Casey Wellman Pro 6.5 C
4. Thomas Di Pauli NCAA 6.5 D
5. Mattias Sjogren Pro 6.0 C
6. Travis Boyd NCAA 6.0 D
7. Michael Carman Pro 5.5 C
8. Brett Bruneteau NCAA 5.5 D

Defensemen

 League Prosp. talent Prob. of success
1. Tomas Kundratek Pro 7.0 C
2. Cameron Schilling Pro 7.0 D
3. Connor Carrick CHL 7.0 D
4. Nate Schmidt Pro 7.0 D
5. Patrick Wey Pro 6.5 C
6. Christian Djoos Europe 6.5 D
7. Chay Genoway Pro 6.5 D
8. Jaynen Rissling CHL 6.5 D
9. Brett Flemming Pro 6.0 D
10. Garrett Haar NCAA 6.0 D
11. Dustin Stevenson Pro 5.5 D
12. Patrick Koudys NCAA 5.0 F

Washington Capitals Prospect Report

by Jeff Charlesworth
on

Hello and welcome to the latest Capitals Prospect Update. In addition to all the news and notes, I will give you up-to-date stats on all of the players on the top 50 list.

The Portland Pirates (AHL) have finished their regular season with a record of 46-23-10 placing them second in the New England Division behind Hartford (N.Y.R.). Portland starts the playoffs on Wednesday against Worcester (St.Louis). Goaltender Martin Brochu completed his amazing season by being named team MVP, the AHL’s top goaltender and AHL league MVP. The Pirates will have to start the post-season without leading scorer Glen Metropolit, who will make a run for the Stanley Cup with the Capitals.

The Hampton Roads Admirals (ECHL) have started their playoffs with a first round series against Huntington. They are up 2-1 in the best of five series, with game 4 going tonight. The Admirals have five players on loan from Portland: Forward Mike Omicioli, Defensemen Gerad Adams, Mike Siklenka and Dean Stork, as well as Goaltender Curtis Cruickshank.

The NCAA held their “Frozen Four” final tournament last week and Boston College (Kevin Caulfield) lost the finals to North Dakota 4-2. The IHL Houston Aeros (Scott Swanson) finish the regular season next week, and should make the Western Conference Wild Card series. In the OHL, Guelph (Charlie Stephens) lost their first round series to Plymouth 4-2, while London (Krys Barch) missed the post-season.

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Washington Capitals Prospect Report

by Jeff Charlesworth
on
Hello and welcome to the latest Capitals Prospect Update. In addition to all the news and
notes, I will give you up-to-date stats on all of the players on the top 50 list.

The Portland Pirates continued to slide after sitting atop the AHL for a couple of months.
Their record stands at 40-20-9 (90 pts.) and puts them 4 points behind Hartford (N.Y.R.) in the
divisional race and for the overall lead. The Pirates have clinched a playoff spot however, and
will start the post season in a couple of weeks. Leading scorer Glen Metropolit is back with
the Capitals, but may be back down to the AHL for the playoffs. The Pirates have six players
assigned to Hampton Roads (ECHL): Forwards Mike Omicioli and Mike Siklenka, Defensemen Gerad
Adams, Steve Shirreffs and Dean Sork, and Goaltender Curtis Cruickshank – who are all in their
first professional season.

The season is over for some of the Capitals’ North American prospects, as the College league
playoffs have finished. Princeton (Chris Corrinet) and Harvard (Kyle Clark) lost in the first
round of the ECAC playoffs. In the Hockey East playoffs, Providence (Michael Farrell) lost in
the first round and Boston College (Kevin Caulfield) made it to the finals but lost to Maine.
Finally, Minnesota (Erik Wendell) lost in the semi-finals of the WCHA tournament. In the OHL,
London (Krys Barch) missed the post-season, losing the last playoff berth to Guelph (Charlie Read more»

Washington Capitals Prospect Report

by Jeff Charlesworth
on
Hello and welcome to my latest Capitals Prospect Update. I will give you all the latest news and
up-to-date statistics on all of the players on the top 50 list.

The Portland Pirates struggled a bit this week and stand at 39-19-9 (88 points). Hartford
(N.Y.R.) has caught them in their own division, and they now sit tied for first overall in the
AHL – with Hartford holding a game in hand. The Pirates are without Glen Metropolit and Alexei
Tezikov who are currently playing in the NHL. The Pirates also have five players assigned to
Hampton Roads (ECHL): forwards Mike Omicioli and Mike Siklenka, defensemen Gerad Adams and Dean
Stork, and goaltender Curtis Cruickshank.

The CHL regular seasons are almost over, and most of the playoff spots have been clinched
already. In the OHL, Guelph (Charlie Stephens) and London (Krys Barch) are fighting for the last
spot and it would take a miracle for London to get in. Guelph has a seven point lead with five
games to play.
It looks like all of the Capitals’ WHL prospects will be in post-season play this year. Calgary
(Kris Beech & Rastislav Stana), Swift Current (Todd Hornung), Spokane (Roman Tvrdon), Seattle
(Nathan Forster), Tri-City (Jomar Cruz & Blake Evans) and Kelowna (David Johansson & Nolan
Yonkman) have all clinched playoff spots. Red Deer (Ross Lupaschuk) and Prince Albert (Michal
Sivek) are in good shape right now, being nine and six points respectively ahead of ninth-place Read more»

Washington Capitals Prospect Report

by Jeff Charlesworth
on
Hello and welcome to my latest Capitals Prospect Update. I will give you all the latest news and up-to-date statistics on all of the players on the top 50 list.

The Portland Pirates are still sitting atop the AHL right now, with only a little over a month until the playoffs begin. Their record stands at 37-17-9 which totals 84 points and places them first overall. They are followed closely by Hartford (N.Y. Rangers) in their own division who are only 5 points back. The Pirates are still without Alexei Tezikov – who is in the NHL, and have five players assigned to Hampton Roads (ECHL): forwards Mike Omicioli and Mike Siklenka, and defensemen Gerad Adams, Steve Shirreffs and Dean Stork.

It is getting near playoff time in the CHL, and the Capitals will be well represented. In the OHL, it looks like a three-way battle for the last playoff spot with ten games to go. Charlie Stephens (Guelph) and Krys Barch (London) will be battling each other and Owen Sound to get to the post-season.

Most of the Caps junior players are in the WHL, and a lot of them are headed to the playoffs. Kris Beech and Rastislav Stana (Calgary), Todd Hornung (Swift Current), Roman Tvrdon (Spokane) and Nathan Forster (Seattle) have all clinched playoff spots. While Ross Lupaschuk (Red Deer) and Michal Sivek (Prince Albert) are as good as in. Tri-City (Jomar Cruz and Blake Evans) and Kelowna (David Johansson and Nolan Yonkman) are going to have to fight to make it, but hopefully they can pull it off.

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Washington Capitals Prospect Report

by Jeff Charlesworth
on
Hello and welcome to my latest Capitals Prospect Update. I will give you all the latest news and up-to-date statistics on all of the players on the top 50 list.

The Portland Pirates are still rolling along full steam ahead. Their record stands at 32-14-9 (73 pts.) which puts them first overall in the AHL, four points ahead of Kentucky (San Jose) who have played one more game. Portland will be without Alexei Tezikov for a while as he has been recalled to the NHL. The Pirates currently have five players assigned to Hampton Roads (ECHL): forwards Mike Omicioli and Mike Siklenka, as well as defensemen Gerad Adams, Steve Shirreffs and Dean Stork.

Misc. Notes: The Capitals continued to restructure their minor league system by trading forward Alexandre Volchkov to the Edmonton Oilers for a third or fourth round pick in 2001 (depending on how he performs). The Washington scouting staff feels that the 2001 draft is very deep, and are stockpiling picks. There are only two major injuries in the Capitals’ system at the moment: forward Trevor Halverson has missed the entire season so far with a concussion, while defenseman Nathan Forster has sat out the past few weeks with a thigh contusion.

A++ players – performing above and beyond the call of duty.

5. Jason Shmyr: impressive numbers for this tough guy.

4. Patrick Boileau: +16 rating leads Portland.

3. Alexei Tezikov: earned his way back into the NHL.
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Top Prospects

  1. Yevgeni Kuznetsov
  2. Tom Wilson
  3. Tomas Kundratek
  4. Philipp Grubauer
  5. Stanislav Galiev
  6. Michael Latta
  7. Chandler Stephenson
  8. Riley Barber
  9. Nate Schmidt
  10. Patrick Wey
  1. Cameron Schilling
  2. Connor Carrick
  3. Garrett Mitchell
  4. Thomas Di Pauli
  5. Caleb Herbert
  6. Casey Wellman
  7. Jaynen Rissling
  8. Nicolas Deschamps
  9. Chay Genoway
  10. Brett Flemming

Notable Prospects

  1. Brandon Anderson
  2. Travis Boyd
  3. Brett Bruneteau
  4. Greg Burke
  5. Michael Carman
  6. Christian Djoos
  7. Garrett Haar
  1. Sergei Kostenko
  2. Patrick Koudys
  3. Danick Paquette
  4. Mattias Sjogren
  5. Steffen Soberg
  6. Dustin Stevenson
  7. Austin Wuthrich
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