When the Washington Capitals held their development camp last summer, a surplus of bodies created a cramped situation inside the locker room, whereby rows of folding chairs were plopped into the middle of the floor as makeshift stalls. Among those transplants was forward Miles Koules, an undrafted free agent whose career began with the U.S. national development team and continued in the Western Hockey League, which made this week’s setup particularly notable. Friday afternoon, Koules parked himself at an actual stall, still fully dressed from practice, a red Capitals baseball cap by his side.
“It’s a great feeling to be sitting in a stall talking to you guys right now instead of a chair,” he said.