The Washington Capitals are gradually getting to their final roster lineup for the 2024-25 season. The team announced they trimmed their roster down to 31 players. The final amount the organization can run with is 23. It will not be long before the final group for the Capitals is confirmed.
Training Camp Roster Sent to the Hershey Bears
The Capitals sent ten players to their AHL affiliate Hershey Bears. Zac Funk, Alexander Suzdalev, Bogdan Trineyev, Pierrick Dube, and Henrik Rybinski are the forwards sent down. On the blue line, the Bears also receive defensemen Vincent Iorio, Nicky Leivermann, and Jake Massie (both Leivermann and Massie are on AHL deals). Hershey also gets three goalies in Clay Stevenson and Mitch Gibson.
Training Camp Roster Rehabbing in Hershey
In addition to the ten talents sent down to Hershey, the AHL club receives four players continuing to rehab. Two forwards in this group are Luke Philp and Spencer Smallman. The other two who are rehabbing with the Bears are defenders Logan Day and Jon McDonald. Both blueliners have AHL contracts with the Bears.