Some facts about the Washington Capitals draft class of 2019 to impress your friends and cause envy among your enemies…
- This is the first class since 2015 not to have a player born in the United States. Mitchell Gibson (Phoenixville, PA) was taken last season. Benton Maass (Elk River, MN) was taken in 2017. Chase Priskie (Pembroke Pines, FL) was taken in 2016.
- This is the smallest class (four draftees) since the 2015 class, which also had four members (Ilya Samsonov, Jonas Siegenthaler, Connor Hobbs, and Colby Williams).