August 11, 2009

Camp Helps Miskovic Get Contract

The following article featuring former St. Lawrence standout Zach Miskovic appeared August 11 on the Washington Capitals Web site.


By Mike Vogel
WashingtonCaps.com Senior Writer

The main purpose of the Capitals’ annual summer development camp is to get the team’s young prospects into town and give them a brief indoctrination into the making of an NHL player both on and off the ice. Recent camps have provided a bonus, allowing the Caps a chance to see and eventually sign undrafted free agent players who are ready to get their start in to professional ranks.

One of those players is defenseman Zach Miskovic. Miskovic attended Washington’s 2008 summer camp, prior to his senior season at St. Lawrence University. The Caps liked what they saw from the 6-foot-1, 185-pound blueliner, and they signed him to a pro contract at the end of the 2008-09 season. He came to the 2009 camp under contract and on the verge of starting his pro career.

At 24 years of age, Miskovic is a shade older than most players who are setting out for the start of their pro hockey careers. But Miskovic has had the benefit of several seasons of competitive hockey at various levels. He spent three seasons with the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders of the United States Hockey League followed by four seasons with St. Lawrence University. Remarkably, he never missed a regular season game in any of those seven seasons, rolling up a string of 334 consecutive games played. He left St. Lawrence with a school record of 154 consecutive games played.

Complete article can be accessed via the Capitals' Web site by clicking here.