Michal Kempny, Washington Capitals Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports
The evening began with bad news for the Washington Capitals.
Just an hour before the draft, not even, a tweet from the Washington Capitals public relations department indicated that Michal Kempny suffered an injury while training and even though it was off the ice it left a severe impact.
The tweet read, “Washington Capitals defenseman Michal Kempny underwent a successful surgery to repair an Achilles tendon. Kempny sustained his injury while training in the Czech Republic. Based on the nature of this injury, Kempny is expected to miss 6-8 months.