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The Washington Capitals promoted the Hershey Bears' leading goal-scorer on Wednesday. Pierrick Dubé got the call to the NHL from Capitals' general manager Brian MacLellan after Washington lost Nic Dowd to injury the night before against the New Jersey Devils. Dowd left the ice late in the first period and did not return to the…

The Washington Capitals have a problem as they head to Florida on a two-game road trip. Nic Dowd, an integral part of the team's center group, is not joining the rest of the group on the trip due to an upper-body injury he suffered against the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday night. The Capitals recalled…

Washington Capitals' 2020 first-round pick, Hendrix Lapierre, had another banner day down in the minors. Lapierre scored his second career hat trick in the Hershey Bears' 4-2 victory over the Belleville Senators. And he did it with style. The Aylmer, Quebec native tallied a natural hat trick -- three consecutive goals -- and scored at…

Ethen Frank was injured in the Hershey Bears' 3-1 win over the Providence Bruins, Friday. The game marked Hershey's first game back from the All-Star break. The Bears' second-leading goal-scorer was injured midway through the first period as he tied up Bruins forward Justin Brazeau driving hard to the net. Frank's balance was upset and…

Washington Capitals prospect Bogdan Trineyev was suspended one game by the AHL on Friday. Trineyev was assessed a two-minute minor for high-sticking in the Hershey Bears' 4-0 win over the Bridgeport Islanders on February 3. The league reviewed the play and determined it was worthy of a one-game suspension. https://twitter.com/AHLPR/status/1755992956513775622 The play in question occurred with…

Welcome back, friends. After a 10-day span between games, the Washington Capitals are back to take on the Montreal Canadiens. This is another important game for the Caps' future this season. Washington sits seventh in the Metropolitan Division, seven points out of the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. They have the toughest strength…

Mike Vecchione scored one of the biggest goals in Hershey Bears' history last season. He also invented the team's defining celebration. Now both are being immortalized in bobblehead form. The first 4,000 fans who enter Giant Center for the team's March 26 game against the Providence Bruins (tickets here) will receive Mike Vecchione ROAR bobbleheads.…

Hershey Bears' goaltender Hunter Shepard made 33 saves and registered his first pro career point in Hershey's 4-1 victory over the Springfield Thunderbirds Wednesday night. Shepard received credit for a secondary assist on an empty net goal from Ethen Frank with 1:49 left in the game. Shepard's first point comes 112 games into his pro…

The Washington Capitals have their first major transaction of the new year. The team announced that Aliaksei Protas has agreed to a five-year extension worth $3.375 million per season. The big, Belorussian forward was scheduled to become a restricted free agent next offseason. Protas's new deal is a raise of $2.71 million from his entry-level…

Ivan Miroshnichenko achieved another AHL career first on Monday. In the Hershey Bears' 2-1 loss to the Bridgeport Islanders, head coach Todd Nelson had Miro kick off the skills competition. The 19-year-old Russian sharpshooter made no mistake and scored his first career shootout goal. Ivan Miroshnichenko scored his first AHL shootout goal in today’s game.…