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2008-2009 Washington Capitals Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#1	Brent Johnson (G)	47	1977	Farmington, MI, USA	6'3"	198	L
	#80	Brett Leonhardt (G)	42	1982	Kitchener, ON, CAN	6'7"	185	L
	#31	Daren Machesney (G)	38	1986	Hamilton, ON, CAN	6'0"	185	L
	#30	Michal Neuvirth (G)	36	1988	Usti nad Labem, CZE	6'1"	209	L
	#60	José Théodore (G)	48	1976	St-Bruno-de-Montarville, QC, CAN	5'11"	172	R
	#40	Semyon Varlamov (G)	36	1988	Samara, RUS	6'2"	209	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#27	Karl Alzner (D)	36	1988	Burnaby, BC, CAN	6'3"	214	L
	#62	Sean Collins (D)	41	1983	Troy, MI, USA	6'1"	209	R
	#4	John Erskine (D)	44	1980	Kingston, ON, CAN	6'4"	220	L
	#52	Mike Green (D)	39	1985	Calgary, AB, CAN	6'1"	207	R
	#43	Bryan Helmer (D)	52	1972	Sault Ste. Marie, ON, CAN	6'1"	209	R
	#23	Milan Jurcina (D)	41	1983	Liptovsky Mikulas, SVK	6'4"	254	R
	#44	Staffan Kronwall (D)	42	1982	Järfälla, SWE	6'4"	220	L
	#42	Sami Lepistö (D)	40	1984	Espoo, FIN	6'1"	190	L
	#26	Shaone Morrisonn (D)	42	1982	Vancouver, BC, CAN	6'4"	212	L
	#2	Brian Pothier (D)	47	1977	New Bedford, MA, USA	6'1"	201	R
	#3	Tom Poti (D)	47	1977	Worcester, MA, USA	6'3"	209	L
	#55	Jeff Schultz (D)	39	1986	Calgary, AB, CAN	6'6"	225	L
	#89	Tyler Sloan (D)	43	1981	Calgary, AB, CAN	6'3"	190	L
FORWARDS
	#20	Keith Aucoin (C)	46	1978	Waltham, MA, USA	5'8"	172	R
	#83	Jay Beagle (C/RW)	39	1985	Calgary, AB, CAN	6'3"	209	R
	#56	Chris Bourque (LW)	39	1986	Boston, MA, USA	5'8"	174	L
	#10	Matt Bradley (RW/LW)	46	1978	Stittsville, ON, CAN	6'3"	201	R
	#87	Donald Brashear (LW)	53	1972	Bedford, IN, USA	6'3"	238	L
	#19	Nicklas Bäckström (C)	37	1987	Valbo, SWE	6'0"	203	L
	#17	Chris Clark (RW)"C"	48	1976	South Windsor, CT, USA	6'0"	196	R
	#91	Sergei Fedorov (C)"A"	55	1969	Pskov, RUS	6'1"	205	L
	#16	Eric Fehr (C/RW)	39	1985	Winkler, MB, CAN	6'4"	207	R
	#14	Tomas Fleischmann (LW)	40	1984	Koprivnice, CZE	6'1"	192	L
	#33	Alexandre Giroux (LW/RW)	43	1981	Québec, QC, CAN	6'2"	198	L
	#63	Andrew Gordon (RW)	39	1985	Halifax, NS, CAN	5'11"	176	R
	#15	Boyd Gordon (C)	41	1983	Unity, SK, CAN	6'0"	201	R
	#25	Viktor Kozlov (C/RW)	50	1975	Togliatti, RUS	6'5"	236	R
	#21	Brooks Laich (C/LW)	41	1983	Wawota, SK, CAN	6'2"	201	L
	#53	Quintin Laing (LW)	45	1979	Rosetown, SK, CAN	6'2"	201	L
	#38	Graham Mink (RW)	45	1979	Stowe, VT, USA	6'3"	220	R
	#92	Michael Nylander (C)	52	1972	Stockholm, SWE	5'11"	192	L
	#48	Oskar Osala (LW/C)	37	1987	Vaasa, FIN	6'4"	243	L
	#8	Alexander Ovechkin (LW)"A"	39	1985	Moskva, RUS	6'2"	236	R
	#39	David Steckel (C)	42	1982	Milwaukee, WI, USA	6'5"	223	L
	#28	Alexander Syomin (RW/LW)	41	1984	Krasnoyarsk, RUS	6'2"	216	R

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2008-2009 Washington Capitals Staff

Head CoachBruce Boudreau
Asst. CoachDean Evason
Goaltending CoachDave Prior
General ManagerGeorge McPhee
Asst. General ManagerDon Fishman
Team ManagerIan Anderson
Amateur ScoutSteve Bowman
Amateur ScoutBlaine Forsythe
Amateur ScoutEd McColgan
Asst. Athletic TrainerBen Reisz
Asst. Equipment ManagerCraig Leydig
Asst. Equipment ManagerDave Marin
ChairmanTed Leonsis
Conditioning CoachMark Nemish
Dir. of Amateur ScoutingRoss Mahoney
Dir. of Player DevelopmentSteve Richmond

2008-2009 Washington Capitals Captains

"C"

Chris Clark

"A"

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Fantasy Hockey Feature: Ilya Protas turning heads

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Washington Capitals Facts

Plays in: National Hockey League
Team Colors: Red + Navy + White + Black
Town: Washington, DC, USA Map
Founded: 1974

2008-2009 Washington Capitals Roster Facts

Nationalities

17 players
10 players
5 players
3 players
2 players
2 players
1 player
1 player

Experience

Washington Capitals: 4 538 GP
NHL: 10 336 GP
WC: 292 GP
OG: 48 GP
SHL: 297 GP
Liiga: 282 GP
AHL: 6 777 GP
NL: 39 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Hershey Bears (AHL)
South Carolina Stingrays (ECHL)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Capital One Arena
Location: Washington, DC, USA
Capacity: 18 506
Construction Year: 1997

Washington Capitals Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
03/08/2025 12:00 AM UTC	Washington Capitals	Detroit Red Wings	-	NHL
03/06/2025 12:30 AM UTC	New York Rangers	Washington Capitals	-	NHL
03/01/2025 05:30 PM UTC	Washington Capitals	Tampa Bay Lightning	1 - 3	NHL
02/28/2025 12:00 AM UTC	Washington Capitals	St. Louis Blues	2 - 5	NHL
02/26/2025 12:00 AM UTC	Washington Capitals	Calgary Flames	1 - 3	NHL

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Latest Transactions

Date	Status		Player	Team
03/03/2025	extension		Charlie Lindgren (G)
01/31/2025	confirmed	leaving	Hardy Häman Aktell (D)	Unknown
01/27/2025	extension		Logan Thompson (G)
01/10/2025	Up/Down	joining	Ethen Frank (F)	Hershey Bears
11/13/2024	confirmed	joining	Lars Eller (F)	Pittsburgh Penguins
11/07/2024	confirmed	leaving	Lucas Johansen (D)	Henderson Silver Knights
10/28/2024	Up/Down	joining	Mike Sgarbossa (F)	Hershey Bears
10/07/2024	confirmed	joining	Jakub Vrána (F)	St. Louis Blues

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Washington Capitals History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2024-2025	NHL	60	33	14	-	5	8	215	157	84	1.4	1	-
2023-2024	NHL	82	32	31	-	8	11	220	257	91	1.11	8	Conference QF loss
2022-2023	NHL	82	27	37	-	8	10	255	265	80	0.98	13	Did not make playoffs
2021-2022	NHL	82	35	26	-	9	12	275	245	100	1.22	8	Conference QF loss
2020-2021	NHL	56	36	15	-	-	5	191	163	77	1.38	7	Conference QF loss
2019-2020	NHL	69	41	20	-	-	8	240	215	90	1.3	5	Conference QF loss
2018-2019	NHL	82	48	26	-	-	8	278	249	104	1.27	4	Conference QF loss
2017-2018	NHL	82	49	26	-	-	7	259	239	105	1.28	6	Champion
2016-2017	NHL	82	55	19	-	-	8	263	182	118	1.44	1	Conference SF loss
2015-2016	NHL	82	56	18	-	-	8	252	193	120	1.46	1	Conference SF loss
2014-2015	NHL	82	45	26	-	-	11	242	203	101	1.23	9	Conference SF loss
2013-2014	NHL	82	38	30	-	-	14	235	240	90	1.1	17	Did not make playoffs
2012-2013	NHL	48	27	18	-	-	3	149	130	57	1.19	10	Conference QF loss
2011-2012	NHL	82	42	32	-	-	8	222	230	92	1.12	15	Conference SF loss
2010-2011	NHL	82	48	23	-	-	11	224	197	107	1.3	2	Conference SF loss
2009-2010	NHL	82	54	15	-	-	13	318	233	121	1.48	1	Conference QF loss
2008-2009	NHL	82	50	24	-	-	8	272	245	108	1.32	4	Conference SF loss
2007-2008	NHL	82	43	31	-	-	8	242	231	94	1.15	12	Conference QF loss
2006-2007	NHL	82	28	40	-	-	14	235	286	70	0.85	27	Did not make playoffs
2005-2006	NHL	82	29	41	-	-	12	237	306	70	0.85	27	Did not make playoffs
2003-2004	NHL	82	23	46	10	-	3	186	253	59	0.72	28	Did not make playoffs
2002-2003	NHL	82	39	29	8	-	6	224	220	92	1.12	13	Conference QF loss
2001-2002	NHL	82	36	33	11	-	2	228	240	85	1.04	19	Did not make playoffs
2000-2001	NHL	82	41	27	10	-	4	233	211	96	1.17	10	Conference QF loss
1999-2000	NHL	82	44	24	12	-	2	227	194	102	1.24	5	Conference QF loss
1998-1999	NHL	82	31	45	6	-	-	200	218	68	0.83	23	Did not make playoffs
1997-1998	NHL	82	40	30	12	-	-	219	202	92	1.12	8	Final loss
1996-1997	NHL	82	33	40	9	-	-	214	231	75	0.91	18	Did not make playoffs
1995-1996	NHL	82	39	32	11	-	-	234	204	89	1.09	10	Conference QF loss
1994-1995	NHL	48	22	18	8	-	-	136	120	52	1.08	10	Conference QF loss

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Washington Capitals Stars And Cult Players

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Dmitrij Jaškin (F)	2024-2025	Ak Bars Kazan	KHL	61	30	19	49	40
2.	Henrik Borgström (F)	2024-2025	HV71	SHL	48	19	26	45	10
3.	Nicolas Deschamps (F)	2024-2025	Grenoble	Ligue Magnus	44	15	26	41	10
4.	Chandler Stephenson (F)	2024-2025	Seattle Kraken	NHL	60	10	31	41	22
5.	Matthew Phillips (F)	2024-2025	Colorado Eagles	AHL	47	14	25	39	6
6.	Philippe Maillet (F)	2024-2025	HC Ambrì-Piotta	NL	43	15	23	38	10
7.	Travis Boyd (F)	2024-2025	Iowa Wild	AHL	45	14	24	38	18
8.	Conor Sheary (F)	2024-2025	Syracuse Crunch	AHL	41	13	25	38	16
9.	Brian Pinho (F)	2024-2025	Bridgeport Islanders	AHL	48	21	16	37	8
10.	Daniel Carr (F)	2024-2025	HC Lugano	NL	50	16	21	37	22

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Avg Height	Avg Weight	Avg Age
2024-2025	View Roster	6'2"	203 lbs	29.09
2023-2024	View Roster	6'2"	201 lbs	28.25
2022-2023	View Roster	6'1"	203 lbs	28.92
2021-2022	View Roster	6'1"	201 lbs	28.18
2020-2021	View Roster	6'2"	205 lbs	29.54

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Alexander Ovechkin (F)	1470	884	714	1598
2.	Nicklas Bäckström (F)	1105	271	762	1033
3.	Peter Bondra (F)	961	472	353	825
4.	Mike Gartner (F)	758	397	392	789
5.	John Carlson (D)	1069	155	558	713

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Alexander Ovechkin (F)	1470	884	714	1598
2.	Peter Bondra (F)	961	472	353	825
3.	Mike Gartner (F)	758	397	392	789
4.	Nicklas Bäckström (F)	1105	271	762	1033
5.	Mike Ridley (F)	588	218	329	547

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Nicklas Bäckström (F)	1105	271	762	1033
2.	Alexander Ovechkin (F)	1470	884	714	1598
3.	John Carlson (D)	1069	155	558	713
4.	Michal Pivoňka (F)	825	181	418	599
5.	Yevgeni Kuznetsov (F)	723	171	397	568

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Dale Hunter (F)	872	181	556	2003
2.	Scott Stevens (D)	601	98	429	1628
3.	Tom Wilson (F)	813	172	375	1486
4.	Craig Berube (F)	419	26	64	1220
5.	Alan May (F)	345	27	69	1189

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Alexander Ovechkin (F)	1470	884	714	1598
2.	Nicklas Bäckström (F)	1105	271	762	1033
3.	John Carlson (D)	1069	155	558	713
4.	Calle Johansson (D)	984	113	361	474
5.	Peter Bondra (F)	961	472	353	825

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Dennis Maruk (F)	343	182	431	1.26
2.	Alexander Ovechkin (F)	1470	884	1598	1.09
3.	Jaromír Jágr (F)	190	83	201	1.06
4.	Mike Gartner (F)	758	397	789	1.04
5.	Mike Ribeiro (F)	48	13	49	1.02

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Dennis Maruk (F)	1981-1982	NHL	80	60	76	136	1.70	128
2.	Alexander Ovechkin (F)	2007-2008	NHL	82	65	47	112	1.37	40
3.	Alexander Ovechkin (F)	2008-2009	NHL	79	56	54	110	1.39	72
4.	Alexander Ovechkin (F)	2009-2010	NHL	72	50	59	109	1.51	89
5.	Alexander Ovechkin (F)	2005-2006	NHL	81	52	54	106	1.31	52

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Alexander Ovechkin (F)	2007-2008	NHL	82	65	47	112	1.37	40
2.	Dennis Maruk (F)	1981-1982	NHL	80	60	76	136	1.70	128
3.	Alexander Ovechkin (F)	2008-2009	NHL	79	56	54	110	1.39	72
4.	Bobby Carpenter (F)	1984-1985	NHL	80	53	42	95	1.19	87
5.	Alexander Ovechkin (F)	2014-2015	NHL	81	53	28	81	1.00	58

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Dennis Maruk (F)	1981-1982	NHL	80	60	76	136	1.70	128
2.	Adam Oates (F)	2000-2001	NHL	81	13	69	82	1.01	28
3.	Nicklas Bäckström (F)	2009-2010	NHL	82	33	68	101	1.23	50
4.	Nicklas Bäckström (F)	2008-2009	NHL	82	22	66	88	1.07	46
5.	Michal Pivoňka (F)	1995-1996	NHL	73	16	65	81	1.11	36

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Alan May (F)	1989-1990	NHL	77	7	17	0.22	339
2.	Craig Berube (F)	1993-1994	NHL	84	7	14	0.17	305
3.	Neil Sheehy (D)	1989-1990	NHL	59	1	6	0.10	291
4.	Scott Stevens (D)	1986-1987	NHL	77	10	61	0.79	283
5.	Randy Holt (D)	1982-1983	NHL	70	0	8	0.11	275

Nationalities Throughout History

Recent NHL Entry Draft Selections

rnd	#	player	born	birthplace	height	weight
2024
1	#17	Terik Parascak (F)	05/28/2006	Lethbridge, AB, CAN	6'0"	181 lbs
2	#43	Cole Hutson (D)	06/28/2006	North Barrington, IL, USA	5'10"	165 lbs
2	#52	Leon Muggli (D)	07/09/2006	Cham, SUI	6'1"	176 lbs
3	#75	Ilya Protas (F)	07/18/2006	Vitebsk, BLR	6'5"	201 lbs
3	#90	Eriks Mateiko (F)	11/18/2005	Jelgava, LAT	6'6"	209 lbs
4	#114	Nicholas Kempf (G)	03/01/2006	Morton Grove, IL, USA	6'2"	190 lbs
6	#178	Petr Sikora (F)	01/02/2006	Karvina, CZE	6'0"	174 lbs
7	#212	Miroslav Satan (F)	03/02/2006	East Amherst, NY, USA	6'7"	190 lbs
2023
1	#8	Ryan Leonard (F)	01/21/2005	Amherst, MA, USA	6'0"	192 lbs
2	#40	Andrew Cristall (F)	02/04/2005	Vancouver, BC, CAN	5'10"	183 lbs
4	#104	Patrick Thomas (F)	08/21/2004	Oakville, ON, CAN	6'0"	179 lbs
5	#136	Cam Allen (D)	01/07/2005	Toronto, ON, CAN	6'0"	196 lbs
7	#200	Brett Hyland (F)	02/18/2003	Edmonton, AB, CAN	5'11"	194 lbs
7	#206	Antoine Keller (G)	10/06/2004	Dijon, FRA	6'3"	176 lbs
2022
1	#20	Ivan Miroshnichenko (F)	02/04/2004	Ussuriysk, RUS	6'1"	194 lbs
2	#37	Ryan Chesley (D)	02/27/2004	Mahtomedi, MN, USA	6'0"	194 lbs
3	#70	Alexander Suzdalev (F)	03/05/2004	Khabarovsk, RUS	6'2"	181 lbs
3	#85	Ludwig Persson (F)	10/08/2003	Göteborg, SWE	6'0"	185 lbs
5	#149	Jake Karabela (F)	03/07/2004	Guelph, ON, CAN	5'11"	187 lbs
6	#181	Ryan Hofer (F)	05/10/2002	Winnipeg, MB, CAN	6'3"	192 lbs
7	#213	David Gucciardi (D)	10/09/2002	Toronto, ON, CAN	6'1"	201 lbs

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Elite Prospects Notes and Trivia

2018 Stanley Cup Championship Lineup

Alexander Ovechkin - Yevgeni Kuznetsov - Tom Wilson
Jakub Vrána - Nicklas Bäckström - T.J. Oshie
André Burakovsky - Lars Eller - Brett Connolly
Chandler Stephenson - Jay Beagle - Devante Smith-Pelly

Michal Kempny - John Carlson
Dmitri Orlov - Matt Niskanen
Brooks Orpik - Christian Djoos

Braden Holtby
(Philipp Grubauer)