Washington Capitals Release 2024 Training Camp Roster, Schedule


The Washington Capitals will begin their 2024-25 Training Camp, in partnership with MedStar Health, at MedStar Capitals Iceplex with Capitals Media Day on Thursday, Sept. 19, senior vice president and general manager Chris Patrick announced today.

This marks the Capitals’ 18th training camp at MedStar Capitals Iceplex, the Metro-accessible, inside-the-Beltway practice facility that features two NHL-sized rinks. All on-ice sessions will be open to the public and free of charge.

Washington’s training camp will include 41 forwards, 24 defensemen and seven goalies, and will be broken up into three squads (Group A, Group B and Group C) and their schedules will vary. The full roster can be seen below:

Graphic: @Capitals

Backstrom may be listed on the roster but he is expected to spend the season on long-term injured reserve due to a hip injury. Oshie may not play either due to a nagging hip injury. If neither suit up, the Capitals will be free of Backstrom’s $9.2 million and Oshie’s $5.75 million salary cap charges for the season. Even with Backstrom off of the salary cap, Washington is still currently $1.27 million over it, which could be telling for Oshie’s status. Oshie has not participated in any of the team’s informal skates.

Vrana will attend on a PTO agreement.

During the start of training camp, select players and head coach Spencer Carbery will be available to the media in a scrum format outside the Caps locker room following their on and off-ice sessions. For Thursday’s Media Day, all general media availabilities will be held in the second floor interview room overlooking the Capitals rink and one-on-ones with local T.V. affiliates will be held on the balcony. The Caps locker room will be open to media in the later stages of training camp. Those media members seeking specific players should check with the Capitals media relations department in advance for the best time to gain access to individuals as it will likely change daily. Carbery will be made available to the media following the final on-ice session of each day.

The Capitals complete training camp roster and schedule through the first week is listed below. Training camp will last 22 days with the NHL regular-season beginning on Tuesday, October 8. The Capitals will open the season against the New Jersey Devils at Capital One Arena on Oct. 12 at 7 PM ET.

*Schedule subject to change. Updated schedule information will be announced on @CapitalsPR

Thursday, Sept. 19

Capitals Media Day

Media Availability

Alex Ovechkin (C)

Not before 1:45 p.m.

John Carlson (A)

Not before 11 a.m.

Tom Wilson (A)

Not before 11 a.m.

Pierre-Luc Dubois

Not before 11 a.m.

Jakub Chychrun

Not before 11 a.m.

Dylan Strome

Not before 1:45 p.m.

Matt Roy

Not before 1:45 p.m.

Head Coach Spencer Carbery

2 p.m.

SVP & General Manager Chris Patrick

3 p.m.

2024-25 Washington Capitals

11 am – 4:30 pm

2024-25 Training Camp Schedule (first six days)

Wednesday, Sept. 18

 Medical/Testing – No media availability

Thursday, Sept. 19

9 a.m.

Group A skate test (Capitals Rink)

9:45 a.m.

Group A practice

11 a.m.

Group A media availability

11:45 a.m.

Group B skate test (Capitals Rink)

12:30 p.m.

Group B practice

1:45 p.m.

Group B media availability

2 p.m.

Head coach Spencer Carbery media availability

2:30 p.m.

Group C skate test (Capitals Rink)

3 p.m.

SVP and General Manager Chris Patrick media availability

3:15 p.m.

Group C practice

4:30 p.m.

Group C media availability

Friday, Sept. 20

9 a.m.

 Group A practice (Arlington Rink)

9:35 a.m.

Group A practice (Capitals Rink)

10:30 a.m.

Group A off-ice workouts (Gym)

11 a.m.

 Group A media availability

11:20 am

Head coach Spencer Carbery media availability

11:45 p.m.

Group B practice (Arlington Rink)

12:20 p.m.

Group B practice (Capitals Rink)

1:10 p.m.

Group B off-ice workouts (Gym)

1:40 p.m.

Group B media availability

1:45 p.m.

Group C practice (Arlington Rink)

2:20 p.m.

Group C practice (Capitals Rink)

2:55 p.m.

Group C media availability

Saturday, Sept. 21

9 a.m.

 Group A practice (Arlington Rink)

9:35 a.m.

Group A practice (Capitals Rink)

10:30 a.m.

Group A off-ice workouts (Gym)

11 a.m.

 Group A media availability

11:20 am

Head coach Spencer Carbery media availability

11:45 p.m.

Group B practice (Arlington Rink)

12:20 p.m.

Group B practice (Capitals Rink)

1:10 p.m.

Group B off-ice workouts (Gym)

1:40 p.m.

Group B media availability

1:45 p.m.

Group C practice (Arlington Rink)

2:20 p.m.

Group C practice (Capitals Rink)

2:55 p.m.

Group C media availability

Sunday, Sept. 22

 3 p.m.

 Washington vs. Philadelphia (Capital One Arena)

Postgame

Players and head coach media availability

9 a.m.

Non-game group practice (Both rinks)

10 a.m.

Non-game group scrimmage (Capitals Rink)

Monday, Sept. 23

Day Off

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