With the Caps’ splash in free agency over, we now turn our eyes to Development Camp. This is where the brightest young stars and hidden surprises often are first found. Earlier today the Capitals released the initial roster for next week’s camp, inviting 24 of their top prospects to their annual offseason camp. The list includes several of the Capitals brightest prospects, including defenseman John Carlson and center Anton Gustafsson.
As with previous Development Camps, we expect this roster to be supplemneted a bit in the coming days, especially with some local talents. Camp schedule can be found here.
| No. | Name | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Birthdate | 2008-09 Team | Acquired |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Brett Flemming | D | 6’0″ | 172 | 2/26/91 | Missisauga (OHL) | Draft ’09 |
| 36 | Francois Bouchard | RW | 6’0″ | 180 | 4/26/88 | Hershey (AHL) | Draft ’06 |
| 45 | Zach Miskovic | D | 6’1″ | 195 | 5/8/85 | St. Lawrence (NCAA) | Free agent signee |
| 50 | Cody Eakin | C | 5’11” | 176 | 5/24/91 | Swift Current (WHL) | Draft ’09 |
| 54 | Greg Burke | LW | 6’2″ | 190 | 5/1/90 | Cedar Rapids (USHL) | Draft ’08 |
| 59 | Joe Finley | D | 6’7″ | 240 | 6/29/87 | North Dakota (NCAA) | Draft ’05 |
| 65 | Andrew Glass | LW | 5’11” | 180 | 7/14/89 | Boston University (NCAA) | Draft ’07 |
| 67 | Benjamin Casavant | LW | 6’1″ | 213 | 1/21/91 | P.E.I. (QMJHL) | Draft ’09 |
| 70 | Braden Holtby | G | 6’1″ | 202 | 9/16/89 | Saskatoon (WHL) | Draft ’08 |
| 73 | Josh Godfrey | D | 6’1″ | 202 | 1/15/88 | S. Carolina (ECHL)/Hershey (AHL) | Draft ’07 |
| 74 | John Carlson | D | 6’2″ | 218 | 1/10/90 | London (OHL)/Hershey (AHL) | Draft ’08 |
| 75 | Phil DeSimone | C | 6’0″ | 195 | 3/19/87 | New Hampshire (NCAA) | Draft ’07 |
| 76 | Garrett Mitchell | RW | 5’10” | 180 | 9/2/91 | Regina (WHL) | Draft ’09 |
| 77 | Jake Hauswirth | C | 6’5″ | 210 | 2/16/99 | Omaha (USHL) | Free agent signee |
| 78 | Patrick Wey | D | 6’3″ | 203 | 3/21/91 | Waterloo (USHL) | Draft ’09 |
| 79 | Joel Broda | C | 6’1″ | 200 | 11/24/89 | Moose Jaw (WHL)/Calgary (WHL) | Draft ’08 |
| 80 | Dan Dunn | G | 6’5″ | 200 | 6/20/88 | St. Cloud State (NCAA) | Draft ’07 |
| 81 | Dmitri Orlov | D | 6’0″ | 197 | 7/23/91 | Novokuznetsk (KHL) | Draft ’09 |
| 84 | Stefan Della Rovere | LW | 5’11” | 196 | 2/25/90 | Barrie (OHL) | Draft ’08 |
| 85 | Mathieu Perreault | C | 5’9″ | 165 | 1/5/88 | Hershey (AHL) | Draft ’06 |
| 86 | Eric Mestery | D | 6’5″ | 196 | 5/28/90 | Tri-City (WHL)/Lethbridge (WHL) | Draft ’08 |
| 88 | Trevor Bruess | C | 6’0″ | 192 | 1/6/86 | Minnesota State (NCAA) | Free agent signee |
| 93 | Dmitry Kugreyshev | RW | 5’11” | 185 | 1/18/90 | Quebec (QMJHL) | Draft ’08 |
| 94 | Anton Gustafsson | C | 6’2″ | 194 | 2/25/90 | Bofors IK (Sweden) | Draft ’08 |
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Please tell me that is a mistake and that Jake Hauswirth is not a 6’5 210 lb 10 year Old but a 20yr old?……….. Other wise this is turning into soccer in Europe signing elementary school kids haha.