Capitals Sign Miskovic
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ARLINGTON, Va. – The Washington Capitals have signed free
agent defenseman Zach Miskovic, a St. Lawrence standout, to a
one-year entry-level contract for 2009-10, vice president and
general manager George McPhee announced. In keeping with club
policy terms of the deal were not disclosed. Miskovic will join the
Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League (AHL) this season on an
amateur tryout agreement.
Miskovic, 23, was a first-team All-ECAC Hockey selection this
season as a senior at St. Lawrence after earning third-team honors
in 2007-08. He shared the team lead and led all NCAA defensemen in
goals with 16 in 38 games. Miskovic, who played all 154 games in
his college career, scored five power-play goals this season and a
team-high four game-winners, while adding nine assists for 25
points.
A 6’1”, 195-pound native of River Forest, Ill.,
Miskovic had eight goals and 21 assists as a junior and was named
the Saints’ outstanding defenseman. He won the Clark Cup
(playoff champion) and Anderson Cup (regular-season champion) as a
member of the United States Hockey League’s Cedar Rapids
Roughriders in 2004-05, prior to attending St. Lawrence.
Miskovic joins an organization that has seen six former college
free agents contribute with the Capitals at the NHL level this
season: Keith Aucoin, Jay Beagle, Sean Collins, Graham Mink, Brian
Pothier and David Steckel.
