Capitals Announce Rookie Camp Schedule and Roster

Per the Washington Capitals Media Relations Department:

Capitals rookies will take to the ice at Kettler Capitals Iceplex next week for the 2011 Washington Capitals rookie camp, vice president and general manager George McPhee announced today.

Several players will participate in rookie camp, which begins Sunday, Sept. 11, with a 10:30 a.m. practice and runs through Thursday, Sept. 15, when the Caps rookies face off against the Philadelphia Flyers’ rookies at 5 p.m. at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.

The public is welcome to attend every practice, free of charge, beginning Sunday, Sept. 11.

Head coach Bruce Boudreau and players will be made available to the media following the on-ice session of each day (approximate times listed on the next page). Please make player requests to a member of the Caps media relations staff.

Note: A complete rookie camp roster and schedule follows on the next page. Veterans will report to training camp on Friday, Sept. 16 for physicals and fitness testing. The first practice session and media availability will take place on Saturday, Sept. 17 at Kettler Capitals Iceplex. A training camp roster and schedule will be released at a later date.2011 Washington Capitals Rookie Camp Roster

FORWARDS
# Player Ht. Wt. Shoots Born Birthplace 2010-11 Club(s) League(s)
89 DE KASTROZZA, David* 6’3” 201 Right 10/20/86 Toms River, New Jersey South Carolina/Hershey ECHL/AHL
50 EAKIN, Cody 5’11” 179 Left 5/25/91 Winnipeg, Manitoba Swift Current/Kootenay WHL
88 EDMONDSON, Reid* 6’2” 194 Left 4/30/88 Richmond, British Columbia Laredo CHL
61 ELLIOT, Mitch* 6’5” 217 Left 7/15/93 Prince George, British Columbia Seattle WHL
95 FRAZEE, Thomas* 6’4” 205 Right 3/31/90 N. Vancouver, British Columbia Regina/Kamloops WHL
49 GALIEV, Stanislav 6’1” 188 Right 1/17/92 Moscow, Russia Saint John QMJHL
87 HENLEY, Samuel* 6’3” 175 Left 7/25/93 Val d’Or, Quebec Lewiston QMJHL
73 LOCKHART, Luke* 5’10” 182 Right 11/1/92 Burnaby, British Columbia Seattle WHL
76 MITCHELL, Garrett 5’11” 195 Right 9/2/91 Regina, Saskatchewan Regina/Hershey WHL/AHL
54 PAQUETTE, Danick 5’11” 201 Right 7/17/90 Montreal, Quebec Gwinnett ECHL
63 ROSS, Garrett* 6’0” 170 Left 5/26/92 Dearborn Heights, Michigan Saginaw OHL
33 SJOGREN, Mattias 6’1” 209 Left 11/27/87 Landskrona, Sweden Farjestad SEL
96 STEFISHEN, Taylor 6’0” 185 Right 8/15/90 N. Vancouver, British Columbia Prince George WHL

DEFENSEMEN
65 CARRIER, Samuel 6’1” 186 Right 4/28/92 Varennes, Quebec Lewiston QMJHL
68 FLEMMING, Brett 5’11” 184 Right 2/26/91 Regina, Saskatchewan Mississauga OHL
97 LUDWIG, Tyler* 6’1” 205 Left 5/24/85 Colleyville, Texas Idaho ECHL
94 OLIGNY, Jimmy* 5’10” 190 Left 4/30/93 St. Michel, Quebec P.E.I. QMJHL
81 ORLOV, Dmitry 6’0” 197 Left 7/23/91 Novokuznetsk, Russia Novokuznetsk/Hershey KHL/AHL
66 STEVENSON, Dustin 6’5” 220 Left 8/12/89 Gull Lake, Saskatchewan South Carolina ECHL
98 TABISZ, Nick* 5’11” 178 Right 6/1/87 Kettering, Ohio St. Norbert/South Carolina NCAA Div. III/ECHL
47 WIETECHA, Scott* 6’1” 201 Right 10/19/87 Wolverine Lake, Michigan Ferris State/Elmira CCHA/ECHL

GOALTENDERS
78 ANDERSON, Brandon 6’0” 163 Left 7/13/92 Langley, British Columbia Lethbridge WHL
31 GRUBAUER, Philipp 6’0” 180 Left 11/25/91 Rosenheim, Germany Kingston OHL
40 SOBERG, Steffen 5’11” 176 Left 8/6/93 Oslo, Norway Manglerud Norway
Rosters as of Sept. 7, 2011
* Amateur Tryout Agreement
2011 Washington Capitals Rookie Camp Numerical Roster

31 Philipp Grubauer.......... G
33 Mattias Sjogren............ C/RW
40 Steffen Soberg.............. G
47 Scott Wietecha............. D
49 Stanislav Galiev........... C/LW
50 Cody Eakin................... C/LW
54 Danick Paquette........... RW
61 Mitch Elliot.................... LW
63 Garrett Ross................. LW
65 Samuel Carrier.............. D
66 Dustin Stevenson......... D
68 Brett Flemming............. D
73 Luke Lockhart............... RW
76 Garrett Mitchell............. RW
78 Brandon Anderson...... G
81 Dmitry Orlov................. D
87 Samuel Henley.............. LW
88 Reid Edmondson......... F
89 David De Kastrozza...... RW/LW
94 Jimmy Oligny............... D
95 Thomas Frazee............. C
96 Taylor Stefishen........... LW
97 Tyler Ludwig................. D
98 Nick Tabisz................... D


WASHINGTON CAPITALS ROOKIE CAMP SCHEDULE


Day Time Event Media Availability
Sunday, Sept. 11 10:30 A.M. – 11:30A.M. Practice 11:45 A.M.
11:45 A.M. – 1 P.M. On-Ice Testing
Monday, Sept. 12 10:30 A.M. – 12 P.M. Practice 12:30 P.M.
Tuesday, Sept. 13 10:30 A.M. – 12 P.M. Practice 11:45 A.M.
Wednesday, Sept. 14 10:30 A.M. – 12 P.M. Practice
11:45 A.M. – 1 P.M. Scrimmage 1 P.M.
Thursday, Sept. 15 5 P.M. Game at Philadelphia Flyers, Wells Fargo Center Post-Game