Spencer Carbery on returning to Hershey to coach a Washington Capitals preseason game: 'I've had a lot of good memories there'

"Carbery coached the Capitals' AHL affiliate, the Hershey Bears, from 2018 to 2021, racking up a 104-50-17 record. In 2021, the team earned the Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy, awarded to the team with the most standings points in the league. That same season, Carbery also won the Louis A. R. Pieri Memorial Award as AHL coach of the year. "I'm really looking forward to it, to be honest with you. I've thought about it a little bit," Carbery told reporters Wednesday."

""It's a special place," he continued. "I've had a lot of good memories there. So being back in that building and being able to stand on the bench and coach the Washington Capitals there will be a great moment." The Capitals will "host" the Philadelphia Flyers in their second preseason contest this fall. The game will be the third time the Caps have hosted a game at Giant Center and the first NHL game at the arena in 19 years."

Spencer Carbery returns to Giant Center to coach the Washington Capitals in a preseason game, creating a full-circle moment after his Hershey Bears tenure from 2018 to 2021. Carbery compiled a 104-50-17 record with the Bears, won the 2021 Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy for most standings points, and captured the Louis A. R. Pieri Memorial Award as AHL coach of the year. The Capitals will host the Philadelphia Flyers in the game, marking the third NHL-hosted contest at Giant Center and the first in 19 years. The Capitals and Bears affiliation dates to 2005 and will celebrate its 20th anniversary, with 15 Capitals players having played for Hershey.

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