The Washington Capitals have sent forward Jonny Brodzinski to the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League, with senior vice president and general manager Chris Patrick making the move official on Friday.
Brodzinski, 33, skated in two games for Washington after being recalled on Oct. 17 and picked up one assist in that short stint. The 6-foot, 210-pound forward has been productive at the AHL level this season as well, posting five points on two goals and three assists in four games with Hershey. That total puts him tied for second on the team in scoring.
Washington signed Brodzinski as a free agent on July 1, adding a veteran who had spent the previous six seasons in the New York Rangers organization. He has appeared in 207 NHL games overall, including 55 with New York last season, when he put up 16 points - six goals and 10 assists - while winning 53.0 percent of his faceoffs. Those 16 points tied for the 10th most in the NHL among skaters who averaged less than 11:30 of ice time per game.
Brodzinski’s recent Rangers run also included career-best numbers in several areas. In 2024-25, he set highs in goals with 12, plus-minus at plus-6 and average ice time at 11:41, while matching his career best with 19 points in 51 games. The season before that, he played a career-high 57 games and again finished with 19 points, this time setting personal bests with 13 assists and 19 points.
Originally selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the fifth round of the 2013 NHL Draft, Brodzinski has compiled 72 points - 33 goals and 39 assists - with a plus-12 rating in 266 career NHL games split among the Rangers, San Jose Sharks and Kings. In the AHL, he has been even more prolific, totaling 272 points on 128 goals and 144 assists in 317 career games.
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