Overview
- The Capitals announced on Sunday that they signed 33-year-old Jacob MacDonald to a one-year, two-way contract carrying an $850,000 NHL salary and a $525,000 AHL salary.
- MacDonald brings rare AHL scoring pedigree after a 2024-25 season in which he led AHL defensemen with 31 goals and 55 points and won the Eddie Shore Award.
- He missed the first five months of the most recent season for hip surgery, returned to post 12 points in 17 regular-season games and played 17 playoff games for the Colorado Eagles.
- MacDonald is a veteran NHL-AHL depth player with 135 NHL games and 27 NHL points, and he will compete for a Capitals roster spot at training camp as Rasmus Sandin recovers from a torn ACL.
- If he does not make the NHL roster, MacDonald is expected to be a top-pairing, scoring defenseman for the Hershey Bears, a need made clearer by recent backend departures from that club.