{"id":322669,"date":"2025-11-30T16:45:26","date_gmt":"2025-11-30T16:45:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/322669\/"},"modified":"2025-11-30T16:45:26","modified_gmt":"2025-11-30T16:45:26","slug":"zac-funk-returns-to-hershey-bears-active-roster-after-being-out-with-injury-since-february","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/322669\/","title":{"rendered":"Zac Funk returns to Hershey Bears\u2019 active roster after being out with injury since February"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After nine months away, Washington Capitals prospect Zac Funk is officially ready to restart his professional career.<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, the Capitals announced that they activated the forward from their \u201cinjured non-roster\u201d and loaned him to the AHL\u2019s Hershey Bears.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Caps?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#Caps<\/a> have activated forward Zac Funk from injured non-roster and loan him to the Hershey Bears (AHL).<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Capitals PR (@CapitalsPR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CapitalsPR\/status\/1994858911355285948?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">November 29, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Funk had been rehabbing with the Bears after skating in a non-contact jersey during Capitals Training Camp.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Both Martin Fehervary and Justin Sourdif are still in no-contact jerseys today, as is Zac Funk, who didn&#8217;t skate yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Katie Adler (@katieEadler) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/katieEadler\/status\/1969065465902178507?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">September 19, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Funk\u2019s final game last season was <a href=\"https:\/\/echl.com\/games\/2025\/02\/21\/south-carolina-stingrays-vs-greenville-swamp-rabbits\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">on February 21 against the Greenville Swamp Rabbits<\/a> as a member of the ECHL\u2019s South Carolina Stingrays. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/StingraysFan\/status\/1899961673743503499\" rel=\"nofollow\">Per Travis Rogers on X<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/bearshockeynation.wordpress.com\/2025\/09\/30\/meet-the-new-bears-zac-funk\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a report by Bears Hockey Nation<\/a>, Funk absorbed a hit to the knee and was helped off by two of his teammates, not putting any weight on his leg. He missed the rest of the 2024-25 season.<\/p>\n<p>After turning pro last season, Funk recorded four points (2g, 2a) in 15 AHL games for the Hershey Bears and nine (3g, 6a) in 11 ECHL games with the Stingrays.<\/p>\n<p>Funk <a href=\"https:\/\/russianmachineneverbreaks.com\/2024\/03\/01\/capitals-sign-whls-leading-goal-scorer-zac-funk-to-three-year-entry-level-contract\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Capitals on March 1, 2024<\/a>, after leading the WHL with 67 goals as a member of the Prince George Cougars.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the full press release from the Hershey Bears:<\/p>\n<p>FORWARD ZAC FUNK JOINS HERSHEY\u2019S ROSTER<br \/>\nSecond-year skater activated by Capitals from injured non-roster<\/p>\n<p>(Hershey, PA \u2013 November 29, 2025) \u2013 The Washington Capitals, the National Hockey League affiliate of the Hershey Bears, announced today that they have loaned forward Zac Funk to Hershey. The announcement was made by Washington senior vice president and general manager Chris Patrick.<\/p>\n<p>Funk, 22, has officially been added to Hershey\u2019s roster after rehabbing with the Bears while being injured non-roster with the Capitals.<\/p>\n<p>In his injury-shortened rookie season in 2024-25, Funk skated in 15 games with Hershey, scoring four points (2g, 2a). He also played in 11 games with the ECHL\u2019s South Carolina Stingrays, tallying nine points (3g, 6a).<\/p>\n<p>Funk recorded 123 points (67g, 56a) in 68 games with the Prince George Cougars of the Western Hockey League (WHL) in 2023-24. Funk led the WHL in goals, power-play goals (31), plus\/minus (+56) and ranked second in points and fourth in shots (323). He had eight hat tricks while serving as an alternate captain for Prince George, and he was named a finalist for WHL Player of the Year. In the playoffs, Funk posted 18 points (8g, 10a) in 15 games with the Cougars.<\/p>\n<p>Funk was signed by the Capitals on March 1, 2024 to a three-year, entry-level contract.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"After nine months away, Washington Capitals prospect Zac Funk is officially ready to restart his professional career. 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