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Your savory breakfast of champions links:
- Congrats to Joe Beninati, who won his 12th Capital Emmy for his work as the Caps’ play-by-play man. [NoVa Caps]
- With picks at #46, #47, #93, #124 and #217, the Caps have completed their dance card for the 2018 NHL Entry Draft. [Dump-n-Chase, NBCSW, NHL]
- Post-draft presser with AGM Ross Mahoney. [@Capitals]
- Meet the newest new guys:
- Martin Fehervary, Defenseman, Allsvenskan League (Sweden). [Rink, NoVa Caps, RMNB]
- Kody Clark, Right Wing, Ottawa 67’s (OHL). [Rink]
WATCH THIS: The son of long-time #NHL great Wendel Clark, @Ottawa67sHockey forward @kody_clark99 brings a high compete level to the @Capitals who selected him in the 2nd round (47th overall). #NHLDraft #OHL pic.twitter.com/hftY2JyF56
— OntarioHockeyLeague (@OHLHockey) June 23, 2018
“Watching both of those young men play, they do a lot of the little things properly.” — #ALLCAPS Assistant GM Ross Mahoney on Kody Clark and Riley Sutter, both the sons of longtime NHLers (Wendel Clark and Ron Sutter). pic.twitter.com/aK9d1FnJvB
— Tarik El-Bashir⌨️ (@TarikNBCS) June 23, 2018
- Mitchell Gibson, Goaltender, Lone Star Brahmas (NAHL). [Rink, RMNB, @NicholasMarek]
With the #NHLDraft in Dallas this weekend, take a look back at the @NAHLHockey Goaltender of the Year's journey with the Brahmas. Reminisce with some of our favorite moments of the season and see what's up next for the Harvard commit!
— Lone Star Brahmas (@LoneStarBrahmas) June 20, 2018
https://t.co/chCB3zUreW pic.twitter.com/97HC3swcRp
- Alex Kannok-Leipert, Defenseman, Vancouver Giants (WHL). [Rink, RMNB, Peace Arch News]
- And with the final pick of the 2018 NHL Entry Draft, the Caps selected Eric Florchuk, center/right wing, Saskatoon Blades (WHL). [Rink, RMNB, and he impressed at the Draft Combine]
Just spoke with Eric Florchuk... first thing he says is: "Rasmus Dahlin opened the draft and I closed it."
— Tyler Wawryk (@TylerWawryk) June 23, 2018
- Draft picks high on character - and hockey DNA. [WaPo]
- Corey Pronman’s graded the Caps’ draft as a “C”, with safe choices but no true impact players. [The Athletic]
- Bleacher Report liked it a bit better with a grade of B-. [BR]
- Winner - Caps GM Brian MacLellan with his splashy trade. [ESPN, NoVa Caps]
- The Caps have their offer in to Michal Kempny and are still working to sign John Carlson. Today begins the “window” of time where pending free agents can speak with other teams, so probably worry or whatever. [WaPo, NoVa Caps]
- Meet Robert Clarke, the man who edits the videos for the Caps. [Tallahassee Democrat]
- Finally, happy 53rd birthday to Alain Raymond.