The Capitals had a pretty good sense of the type of player they were getting when they drafted Ilya Protas, 17, in the third round.
Ilya Protas was all smiles Saturday at Capitals development camp. “It’s just a dream come true,” he said. “ always pushed me hard on and off the ice. ... He’s a great brother and he always helped me a lot.” Brother Aliaksei, “Big Pro,” influences Ilya’s NHL path.It seems inconceivable that anyone would call Ilya Protas — listed at 6-foot-5 and 198 pounds — “Little Pro.”Of course, MacLellan also drafted Ilya’s older brother, Aliaksei, five years ago.
“It’s just a dream come true,” Protas said. “ always pushed me hard on and off the ice. ... He’s a great brother, and he always helped me a lot.” Ilya used the year to adapt, learning English in the Buccaneers’ locker room and on the ice. He models his game after Aliaksei’s. The two have similar prospect profiles: big and skilled with skating issues.In 2019, the Athletic’s Corey Pronman called Aliaksei a “gangly skater who awkwardly gets up the ice.” In 2024, Pronman called Ilya’s skating “quite heavy ... for the NHL level.”
Ahead of Ilya’s first development camp, Aliaksei told him to enjoy the experience and be outgoing. Ilya has heeded the advice.On Saturday, the last day of development camp, Washington’s prospects played against each other in a three-on-three tournament. Protas, playing on a team with forward
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