Capitals alternate captain John Carlson recorded his 700th career ... back-to-back Calder Cup championships with the AHL’s Hershey Bears in 2008-09 and 2009-10.

In total, nine players who saw more than a dozen playoff games during the Cup run had come through Hershey. Among those were John Carlson and Jay Beagle, members of the Bears’ 2009 and 2010 ...

As the NHL season passed the quarter mark, the best team was the Washington Capitals, and the best player on the Capitals was John Carlson ... a season with AHL Hershey, Carlson joined Washington ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Alex Limoges scored 2:21 into overtime to complete a remarkable comeback as the Hershey Bears overcame a three ... with assists from John Leonard and Sourdif.