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Belarus Alexei Protas
#21 Washington Capitals / NHL - 23/24
1-time AHL Calder Cup Champion 1
1-time WHL (East) First All-Star Team 1
1-time WHL Champion 1
Date of Birth
Jan 06, 2001
Position
C
Age
23
Height
6'6" / 198 cm
Place of Birth
Vitebsk, BLR
Weight
225 lbs / 102 kg
Nation
Belarus
Shoots
L
Youth Team
HK Vitebsk
Contract
28/29
Cap Hit
$789,167 Powered by
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Washington Capitals Washington Capitals / Signed
Drafted
2019 round 3 #91 overall by Washington Capitals
Agency
PREMIUM

Brother: Ilya Protas

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Alexei Protas Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2016-17 Team Belarus U17 Belarus Vysshaya 4* 0* 1* 1* 0* -* |
2017-18 Team Belarus U17 Belarus Vysshaya 49* 9* 11* 20* 8* -* | Playoffs 3 1 3 4 0 -
Belarus U18 WJC-18 5* 1* 3* 4* 0* 2* |
2018-19 Prince Albert Raiders WHL 61* 11* 29* 40* 4* 24* | Playoffs 23 12 10 22 6 12
Belarus U20 WJC-20 D1A 5* 2* 3* 5* 0* -1* |
2019-20 Prince Albert Raiders “A” WHL 58* 31* 49* 80* 8* 37* |
Belarus U20 “A” WJC-20 D1A 5* 4* 3* 7* 6* 3* |
2020-21 Dinamo Minsk KHL 58* 10* 8* 18* 4* 0* | Playoffs 5 1 3 4 4 0
Hershey Bears AHL 16* 2* 5* 7* 2* 1* |
Belarus WC 6* 0* 2* 2* 0* -6* |
Belarus (all) International 6* 0* 2* 2* 0* -* |
2021-22 Washington Capitals NHL 33* 3* 6* 9* 0* 4* |
Hershey Bears AHL 42* 8* 16* 24* 10* -3* | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 0 1
Belarus OGQ 3* 0* 1* 1* 2* 0* |
Belarus (all) International 5* 1* 2* 3* 2* 2* |
2022-23 Washington Capitals NHL 58* 4* 11* 15* 12* -8* |
Hershey Bears AHL 9* 2* 3* 5* 0* -4* | Playoffs 20 5 8 13 2 4
2023-24 Washington Capitals NHL 78* 6* 23* 29* 8* -3* | Playoffs 2 0 1 1 0 0
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Alexei Protas Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2017-18 Team Belarus U20 Belarus Dev. Cup 2* 0* 0* 0* 2* 1* |
2018-19 Team Belarus U18 Belarus Cup 2* 1* 1* 2* 2* -1* |
Team Belarus U20 Belarus Cup 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Prince Albert Raiders Memorial Cup 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* -4* |
2020-21 Dinamo Minsk Belarus Cup -* -* -* -* -* -* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 1

Alexei Protas Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 3 67* 12* 24* 36* 0.54* 12* -6* | 2 23 5 * 9 * 14 * 0.61 * 2 * 5 *
Belarus Cup 2 3* 1* 1* 2* 0.67* 2* -1* | 1 2 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * 1 *
Belarus Dev. Cup 1 2* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
Belarus Vysshaya 2 53* 9* 12* 21* 0.40* 8* -* | 1 3 1 * 3 * 4 * 1.33 * 0 * - *
International 2 11* 1* 4* 5* 0.45* 2* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
KHL 1 58* 10* 8* 18* 0.31* 4* 0* | 1 5 1 * 3 * 4 * 0.80 * 4 * 0 *
Memorial Cup 1 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* -4* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 3 169* 13* 40* 53* 0.31* 20* -7* | 1 2 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.50 * 0 * 0 *
OGQ 1 3* 0* 1* 1* 0.33* 2* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 1 6* 0* 2* 2* 0.33* 0* -6* | 0 * * * * * *
WHL 2 119* 42* 78* 120* 1.01* 12* 61* | 1 23 12 * 10 * 22 * 0.96 * 6 * 12 *
WJC-18 1 5* 1* 3* 4* 0.80* 0* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 D1A 2 10* 6* 6* 12* 1.20* 6* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Alexei Protas Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
01/19/2024
01/19/2024 Extension Washington Capitals Washington Capitals
08/07/2020
08/07/2020 Loan Washington Capitals Dinamo Minsk
07/10/2019
07/10/2019 Confirmed Prince Albert Raiders Washington Capitals
07/30/2018
07/30/2018 Confirmed Team Belarus U17 Prince Albert Raiders
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2018, 1 #26 overall by Prince Albert Raiders in the CHL Import Draft

2019 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #137 by FCHockey

2019 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #94 by McKeen's Hockey

2019 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #44 by NHL Central Scouting