#bogdan-trineyev

#bogdan-trineyev

When Bogdan Trineyev took the ice at Canada Life Centre, he became the 89th player from the 2020 NHL Draft and just the second Washington Capitals player from that draft year - Hendrix Lapierre is the other - to play in an NHL game. But "Bogdan Crosby" accomplished something even rarer with the jersey number he was assigned, which has mostly fallen out of circulation as one of the greatest players in NHL history inches closer to the end of his career.

Trineyev, mentored by Aliaksei Protas at the start of his AHL career, has become one of the Hershey Bears' best players, serving as a major contributor offensively and defensively. He is the first player off the bench for the penalty kill and also gets power-play time on the team's second unit. He currently sits second on the team in points with 12 (6g, 6a) in 15 games. He rooms with Ilya Protas and Eriks Mateiko.