Capitals Recall Spencer Smallman from AHL’s Hershey Bears Following Pierre-Luc Dubois Injury trucc
The Washington Capitals recalled forward Spencer Smallman from the AHL’s Hershey Bears on Saturday afternoon.
Smallman receives his first call-up to the big club after Pierre-Luc Dubois was injured early in the Capitals’ 3-1 loss to the New York Islanders on Friday night. The Capitals are already in Buffalo and will play the Sabres in the back half of a back-to-back on Saturday night.
“Everyone’s going to have to step up,” Tom Wilson said Friday. “We’ve got some big names out. It’s not an excuse. Just everyone just needs to give a little bit more. Each guy is going to have to collectively try and fill those voids. It’s not new to anyone. That’s hockey. It’s part of the gig. We just got to pull together and play well as a group, make plays, get our confidence back, and win some hockey games starting [Saturday] night.”
Smallman, 29, has never played in an NHL game. He joined the Capitals’ organization ahead of last year and then signed a two-year contract extension this past spring. In six games with the Bears this fall, Smallman has recorded three points (2g, 1a).
The Capitals are now carrying a full 23-man roster, with Ethen Frank and Rasmus Sandin still on injured reserve.
Here’s the full press release from the Capitals:
Capitals Recall Spencer Smallman
29-year-old forward has appeared in six games with Hershey this season
ARLINGTON, Va. – The Washington Capitals have recalled forward Spencer Smallman from the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League (AHL), senior vice president and general manager Chris Patrickannounced today.
Smallman, 29, has recorded three points (2g, 1a) in six games with Hershey this season.
The 6’1”, 205-pound forward recorded 34 points (10g, 24a) in 62 games with Hershey during the 2024-25 season. Smallman, who was in his first season with the Bears, ranked tied for third on the team in games played, tied for fifth in assists, and eighth in points. Smallman’s 24 assists and 34 points were both single-season AHL career highs. In addition, Smallman appeared in all eight of Hershey’s playoff games, registering four points (2g, 2a). The Capitals re-signed Smallman to a two-year, two-way contract on April 1.
Prior to joining Hershey, Smallman spent two seasons with the Colorado Eagles (AHL), tallying 21 points (12g, 9a) in 53 games in 2023-24 and 26 points (13g, 13a) in 61 games in 2022-23.
During the 2021-22 season, Smallman recorded 27 points (10g, 17a) in 65 regular-season games with the Chicago Wolves (AHL) and added six points (2g, 4a) in 18 playoff games to help the Wolves win the 2022 Calder Cup.
Originally drafted by the Carolina Hurricanes in the fifth round (138th overall) of the 2015 NHL Draft, Smallman has recorded 132 points (50g, 82a) in 312 career AHL games with Hershey, Colorado, Chicago and the Charlotte Checkers. In addition, Smallman has registered 11 points (5g, 6a) in 34 career Calder Cup Playoff games.
TOWIE's Georgia Kousoulou reveals she's found lump in breasts as she prepares for surgery liennhi
Georgia Kousoulou has told fans she is going into surgery after finding a lump in her breasts. The 34-year-old reality star has a son named Brody, who was born in 2019, and a daughter named Gigi, who turns one-year-old this month.
She shares her children with fellow The Only Way Is Essex star Tommy Mallet, 33, who she wed in December 2023. Taking to social media over the weekend, Georgia revealed she had contemplated having breast implants after she welcomed her children.
However, she went on to reveal she had discovered a lump in her breast - leading her to seek medical help. After being inspected by a doctor and scanned, she is now preparing to endure surgery to have her implants removed.
Taking to Instagram, Georgia updated her followers by revealing she had returned from a holiday in Dubai and had already set up her Christmas tree for the festive season. She explained: "I needed to do that all because next week I am going in for my op."
She then explained: "On the podcast I just recorded, We Need To Talk, I announced that I am going into surgery this week because I am getting my boobs redone. Removing the implants. It's quite a big job, actually.
"To cut a long story short, they are 14 years old but I would have left them because I always thought maybe after children I will change them. But in the summer I discovered a lump. So I went to the doctors and then had a scan because he felt the lump as well and then we've come to the realisation that they need to come out."
She went on: "There was one lump in one that I was concerned about. And then when we actually scanned them, one had - they both had - ruptured and one had actually flipped and moved and the doctor said to me, 'You need to get these out'."
The TV star went on: "Obviously I had just had the wedding and GG as a baby, so ideally didn't want to do this right now. So I tought, 'Right. I'll see a surgeon when I get home to London'."
She explained that she was recommended a specialist. She said: "He said to me, 'Are you not in agony?' Because they had both ruptured." Georgia went on to explain that she had some back pain and her implants felt hard, but she "got on with it".
She said: "You cannot ignore things. My advice to anyone is, if you've got implants or you are thinking about it, first you need to go to a really good surgeon. It is worth doing your research... I wish I had done my research like I am doing now. Back then I just wanted big boobs."
She added: "If you have got implants, you need to check them like you would with normal boobs. Sometimes the implants can hide things. If you've got lumps and bumps, get checked.
"I am so glad I found that lump, because I went and got scanned. I didn't know they could be ruptured. They can leak... you need to go for scans so they can see things."
