Washington Capitals Place Veteran Winger on Waivers

There wasn't much action on the NHL waiver wire today, with only one name being included in the latest round of players up for grabs.

The Washington Capitals have announced that they've placed veteran forward Sheldon Rempal on waivers, and he'll have 24 hours to either be claimed by one of the other 31 NHL teams or he'll otherwise be sent to the AHL's Hershey Bears, where he's already played 4 games this year.

Rempal is in his 1st year with the Capitals organization after signing a 1 year contract; he played last year in the KHL with Salavat Yulaev Ufa, where he had 61 points (31G, 30A) in 68 games played.

Rempal was never drafted into the NHL, as he played 3 years with the Nanaimo Clippers in the British Columbia Hockey League and was even named to the BCHL 1st Team All-Stars in 2016.

After playing 2 years with Clarkson University during which he was named to the NCAA (ECAC) All-Rookie Team, he signed a 2 year entry level contract with the Los Angeles Kings.

He mostly played in the AHL and was named to the Pacific Division All-Stars for the 2019 American Hockey League All-Star Classic.

He then signed a 1 year, 2 way contract with the Carolina Hurricanes in 2020, and later signed a similar deal with the Vancouver Canucks a year later.

Eventually signing with the Vegas Golden Knights, he mostly played with the AHL's Henderson Silver Knights and had 45 points (27G, 18A) in 63 games in 2023-24.

He has 3 points (2G, 1A) in 21 career NHL games.