Washington's 2018 Stanley Cup championship team featured 14 Hershey alumni. The affiliation began before the 2005-06 season and has four Calder Cup championships (2006, 2009, 2010, 2023).
The top developmental league of the NHL has been bountiful for the Capitals. 91, 2019) had assists on the Lapierre goal.
55, 2021 NHL Draft) and forward Aliaksei Protas (No. 22, 2020 NHL Draft) followed with a goal 3:17 later. 25, 2019 NHL Draft) had a power-play goal. A 3-2 overtime win against the Coachella Valley Firebirds (Seattle Kraken) in Game 7 of the Calder Cup Finals at Acrisure Arena on Wednesday gave Hershey its AHL-record 12th championship.ĭown 2-0 late in the second period, two first-round picks of the Capitals helped key the comeback. The Hershey Bears, the American Hockey League affiliate for the Washington Capitals, won the 2023 Calder Cup with a healthy presence of NHL prospects.
