From the Hershey Bears press release: HERSHEY - The Hershey Bears announced today its 2009 Clear Day roster in preparation for the upcoming 2009 Calder Cup playoffs. The announcement was made Thursday by BEARS President/GM Doug Yingst. Each American Hockey League team submits a Clear Day roster to the league consisting of a maximum of 22 players. According to AHL by-laws, only those players listed on a team's Clear Day roster are eligible to compete in the remainder of the 2008-09 AHL regular season and in the 2009 Calder Cup Playoffs, unless emergency conditions arise as a result of recall, injury or suspension. Goaltenders: ...
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(c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - We haven’t heard much since the flurry of activity in the middle of July and it’s hard to find a link on the Caps web site, but today is the start of a new era for the Washington Capitals. Registration and auditions for the Washington Capitals Ice Girls Spirit Squad begins this evening. The squad has experienced quite a transformation before even one girl (or guy) survived the cuts and earned their, um, pom-poms? What started as a group of “ ladies who can represent The Washington Capitals and be the face of the organization ” is now “ ...
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Per the Washington Capitals press release: The Washington Capitals have recalled defenseman Tyler Sloan from the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League (AHL), vice president and general manager George McPhee announced today. Sloan, 27, is a seventh-year pro who is in his third season with the Bears. This is his second recall of the season, as he played four games with the Capitals last month. Sloan made his NHL debut on Oct. 21 in his hometown of Calgary, Alberta and scored his first NHL goal on Oct. 25 at Dallas. The 6'4", 203-pound Sloan has played in seven games for Hershey this season, ...
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Per the Washington Capitals press release: The Washington Capitals have recalled defenseman Tyler Sloan from the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League (AHL), vice president and general manager George McPhee announced today. Sloan, 27, is a seventh-year pro who is in his third season with the Bears. This is his second recall of the season, as he played four games with the Capitals last month. Sloan made his NHL debut on Oct. 21 in his hometown of Calgary, Alberta and scored his first NHL goal on Oct. 25 at Dallas. The 6'4", 203-pound Sloan has played in seven games for Hershey this season, ...
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With the injury bug decimating the Washington Capitals' locker room, the club has summoned a quartet of Bears to bolster the lineup. The following Hershey players will be in D.C. tonight: Karl Alzner Chris Bourque Sami Lepisto Graham Mink No official word on who among these farm-purging call-ups will be in tonight's lineup. Update: per Tarik , the Capitals have assigned Chris Clark (broken arm) and Jeff Schultz (broken finger) to the Long-Term IR, which means they'll be out for a minimum of 10 games. It also clears approximately $3.4 million in cap space for the Hershey crew. Update: per Corey , the Capitals retroactively placed ...
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