Per Tim Leone:
Defenseman Jame Pollock is leaving the Hershey Bears to play in Russia.
“The listing on eurohockey.net is accurate,” Bears broadcaster John Walton said today. “For any further clarification, we’ll have to defer to the Washington Capitals.”
Washington suspended Pollock. However, since Russia operates outside the International Ice Hockey Federation agreement, the suspension has no real teeth in this situation and Pollock will be free to play for CSKA Moscow.
Here’s more from John Walton’s blog:
I’d gotten several calls and e-mails here today about Jame Pollock, and a blurb that appeared on Eurohockey.net about his signing a contract with a team in Russia. The rumor was that he had signed a contract with CSKA in Moscow. I honestly thought it was a mistake at first, because Pollock practiced with the team today, and I saw him at about 11:45 this morning once practice concluded. Turns out he has indeed decided to leave, and Russia is his destination. Upon hearing of his intentions, the Capitals were left little choice but to suspend Pollock, who was under NHL contract for the season. In any case, his days in Hershey have come to a sudden halt. Washington had no official comment on the situation. An already battered blue line takes another big hit, no question about that.
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Where’s pucksandbooks? He had this information at least 24 hours ago
Is this a major loss for the Caps/Bears? Or was he destined to be nothing more than a depth defenseman?
Pollock would not have been in the NHL this season; as for his development, it’s too early to tell for sure but he likely tops out as a 5-6 D-man in the bigs (at best).
But as with Alex Semin a couple years ago, when he failed to report to the AHL and was suspended by the Caps, this is nothing more than a temporary measure. The Caps still own his rights I believe, so they can bring him back in (or up) next season if they choose to do so.
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