Liam O'Brien Signs Entry-Level Contract

 The Caps signed forward Liam O'Brien to a 3 year entry-level contract this afternoon. O'Brien, the 20 year old Halifax, Nova Scotia native was the surprise of the Caps training camp. He came in as an undrafted player who was invited to Development Camp back in July. He impressed enough to be invited to Rookie Camp a few weeks ago. Well again the underdog impressed to the coaching staff to the point were he was then invited to main camp.

 O'Brien had a great preseason, he got on the score sheet and was a great 4th line checker. O'Brien spearheaded the comeback against Boston, fought and won a fight with Zac Ronaldo, and on the final day of the preseason set up Evgeny Kuznetsov to get the Caps rolling yesterday. I don't know if this means he will start the season in Washington, Hershey, or if he will go back to juniors. One thing that is for sure is that this guy deserved this contract. I am very excited to see him develop as a player.