Bjorklund will become an unrestricted free agent Wednesday after he didn't receive a qualifying offer from the Capitals.
Bjorklund spent the majority of his time in 2025-26 with AHL Hershey, where he went 5-9-3 with a 3.72 GAA and .876 save percentage across 17 regular-season appearances. He'll attempt to seek out other opportunities ahead of the 2026-27 season.
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Capitals' Garin Bjorklund: Assigned to AHL
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Bjorklund was loaned to AHL Hershey on Monday.
Washington activated Charlie Lindgren (lower body) from injured reserve in a corresponding move. Bjorklund has posted a 4-5-3 record with a 3.47 GAA and an .881 save percentage in 12 AHL appearances this season. He has also gone 4-2-0 with a 2.37 GAA and a .929 save percentage in seven outings for ECHL South Carolina during the 2025-26 campaign.
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Capitals' Garin Bjorklund: Brought back up
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Bjorklund was recalled from AHL Hershey on Tuesday.
Clay Stevenson was loaned to Hershey in a corresponding transaction. Bjorklund is now the No. 2 goaltender on Washington's roster behind Logan Thompson, as Charlie Lindgren is currently on injured reserve due to a lower-body injury. The 23-year-old Bjorklund has yet to appear in an NHL game.
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Capitals' Garin Bjorklund: Returns to minors
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Bjorklund was reassigned to AHL Hershey on Saturday, per Sammi Silber of The Hockey News.
Bjorklund hasn't made his NHL debut yet after being the backup goalie behind Logan Thompson in Thursday's 3-2 shootout loss to Carolina. The 23-year-old Bjorklund has a 3.01 GAA and an .895 save percentage in nine outings with Hershey this season. Charlie Lindgren (upper body) was activated off injured reserve in a corresponding move.
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Capitals' Garin Bjorklund: Secures first AHL shutout
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Bjorklund posted a 25-save shutout in AHL Hershey's 2-0 win over Providence on Saturday.
Bjorklund earned his first AHL shutout in just his sixth game at the level. He's allowed just seven goals on 101 shots to begin 2025-26, going 3-0-1 in four contests. Clay Stevenson is the presumed starter for Hershey and the first in line for a call-up should the Capitals need one, but Bjorklund is just 23 years old and looks to be developing into a decent prospect in his own right.
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Capitals' Garin Bjorklund: Agrees to one-year contract
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Bjorklund signed a one-year, two-way contract with Washington on Monday.
Bjorklund posted a 21-4-3 record with a 2.02 GAA and a .927 save percentage in 29 regular-season appearances with ECHL South Carolina in 2024-25. He also went 2-0-0 with a 1.49 GAA and a .942 save percentage in two outings with AHL Hershey during the 2024-25 regular season. The 23-year-old netminder doesn't have any NHL experience yet, and he'll likely spend most of the 2025-26 campaign in the minors.
