Ilya Protas recalls disaster first shift in NHL, which included an icing, two lost faceoffs, and the ire of Alex Ovechkin
Ilya Protas made his highly anticipated NHL debut for the Washington Capitals against the Toronto Maple Leafs on April 8. To make the special day even better, Caps head coach Spencer Carbery had Protas start the game on a line with his older brother Aliaksei Protas and the legendary Alex Ovechkin. While Protas's first shift…