Photo: x/@SyracuseCrunch The Hershey Bears fell to the Syracuse Crunch, 4-1 Friday night at the Upstate Medical University Arena in Syracuse, New York.
Screen cap: AHL TV The Hershey Bears held on to down the Bridgeport Islanders, 5-4 Friday night at the Giant Center in Hershey, PA. Ryan Hofer scored his first career professional goal, Ivan Miroshnichenko tallied his fourth goal of the season and Bogdan Trineyev recorded his third marker of the season in the win.
Washington Capitals prospect Ryan Hofer is a pain in the butt to play against. He’s physical, relentless on pucks and has some skill to his game. The 2022 sixth-round pick is going to be playing in the AHL for the first time in his career, after spending four seasons in the Western Hockey League (WHL).
In preparation for the 2023-24 season, Washington Hockey Now staff have compiled a list of the top 10 Washington Capitals prospects. The final rankings are based on the research and discussions of WHN staff.
There have been quite a few changes in Hershey this summer following the Bears winning their 12th Calder Cup Championship back in June. But that’s business as usual in the American Hockey League (AHL).
For years, the Caps had one of the worst prospect pools in the game, which is understandable given their 15-year run near the top of the standings.
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Ryan Hofer plays a rough and tough throwback style of hockey.
Next up in our annual Washington Capitals prospect review and forecast series is Ryan Hofer, center for the Kamloops Blazers of the WHL. (You can access all of our Capitals Prospect Reports and player analysis on our “Prospects” page in the top menu or right here.) Hofer, 21, is a 6’3″, 192-pound left-handed center from Headingley, Manitoba.
Washington Capitals forward prospect Ryan Hofer and the Kamloops Blazers completed their first-round series sweep of the Vancouver Giants on Thursday night.
Washington Capitals forward prospect Ryan Hofer, who recently inked his entry-level deal with the Capitals on March 1, has become a very popular teammate amongst his fellow Kamloops Blazers, once word spread about his signing bonus.
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