Alexander Alexeyev Will be 10th Alex on the Caps
With the 31st pick in the 2018 NHL draft, the Washington Capitals selected Alexander Alexeyev from the WHL.
Caps Outsider will let others details the significance of selecting the 6’3″, 190 pound, left-handed defenseman, and instead, focus on the number of Alex’s the Caps have had on their team.
The answer is ten. Alexeyev, assuming he makes the Caps’ roster, will be the 10th player named Alex to play for the Caps, assuming the criteria allows for variations of the nickname ‘Alex.’
Here are the top players named Alex in Caps history.
GP | G | A. | Pts | PIM | Seasons | |
Alex Ovechkin | 1003 | 607 | 515 | 1122 | 649 | 2005-18 |
Alexander Semin | 469 | 197 | 211 | 408 | 450 | 2003-12 |
Alex Chiasson | 61 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 26 | 2017-18 |
Alexandre Giroux | 30 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 2006-10 |
Alexander Urbom | 20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 2013-14 |
Alexei Tezikov | 28 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1998-00 |
Alex Forsyth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1976-77 |
Alex Henry | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 2002-03 |
Alexandre Volchkov | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1999-00 |
Okay, maybe Alexei shouldn’t count, but for the purpose of writing this post, it makes it that much more interesting.
Fun fact: The Caps have had two player named Sean Collins. I don’t remember either of them.
Other stupid facts:
The Caps have had 11 players named Bob (12 with Bobby Carpenter), ten named Chris (11 if you include Christian Djoos), ten named Dave or David, ten name Jim, 12 named John, 22 named Mike and five others who went by Michael or Michal, 10 named Pete, Peter or Petr, 10 named Steve or Steven, and eight named Tom or Tomas.
Let’s just say, the Caps have had a good run with players named Alex, and the Caps doubled down with Alex Alexeyev.
Get to know @Alexeyev04 as he talks with the media for the first time after being drafted 31st overall at the 2018 #NHLDraft. #CapsDraft #ALLCAPS pic.twitter.com/kHx1pq9OEw
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) June 23, 2018
The #ALLCAPS selected defenseman Alexander Alexeyev 31st Overall! The Great 8 @ovi8 welcomed him to the team with a FaceTime… pic.twitter.com/lSHnUtwCfw
— SiriusXM NHL Network Radio (@SiriusXMNHL) June 23, 2018