Capitals Make Six Cuts From Training Camp. Galiev, Grubauer Make Opening Night Roster

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Photo: Kyle Mace / Chocolate Hockey – 2014

The Washington Capitals made six cuts from their training camp roster Monday morning, setting up their final roster of 24 players. Included on that opening night roster are seven players who played with Hershey last season. Stan Galiev, Philipp Grubauer, Chris Brown, Nate Schmidt, Andre Burakovsky and Dmitry Orlov. Burakovsky and Orlov played only small stints with Hershey last year. Both Galiev and Grubauer make the opening night roster for the first time in their careers.

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Andre Burakovsky Talks About His Time with the Hershey Bears (Video & Photos)

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HERSHEY, PA – Washington Capitals prospect Andre Burakovsky brings the puck up ice for the Hershey Bears on Saturday night against the Springfield Falcons (Kyle Mace / Chocolate Hockey)

This past weekend the Hershey Bears got a treat. 2013 first round draft pick Andre Burakovsky spent two games with the Chocolate and White to get him back on the ice after being scratched the last five out of six games for Washington.

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PHOTOS: Hershey Falls in Third Straight with Loss to Springfield (OT)

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HERSHEY, PA – Philipp Grubauer is beat by T.J. Tynan in OT in Springfield’s win over Hershey on Saturday night (Kyle Mace / Chocolate Hockey)

The only thing missing from Saturday night’s Hershey Bears experience, was one more Bears goal. The evening began with the induction of five new members of the Hershey Bears Hall of Fame, MC’d by NHL legendary broadcaster Mike “Doc” Emrick. The new inductees includes three players, Nick Damore, Gil Gilbert and Dunc Fisher. Longtime Hershey executive Arthur Whiteman and PR Director Brent Hancock were also inducted.

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