{"id":898617,"date":"2026-10-29T10:14:17","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T10:14:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/898617\/"},"modified":"2026-10-29T10:14:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T10:14:17","slug":"ryan-leonard-and-cole-hutson-mostly-fail-to-scare-teammates-in-capitals-halloween-prank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/898617\/","title":{"rendered":"Ryan Leonard and Cole Hutson mostly fail to scare teammates in Capitals\u2019 Halloween prank"},"content":{"rendered":"

Brandon Duhaime<\/a> may be gone, but his Halloween prank lives on another year<\/a> \u2014 now with two much less scary dudes.<\/p>\n

Ryan Leonard<\/a> and Cole Hutson<\/a> did their best to terrorize their teammates ahead of Halloween, donning clown and zombie masks to ambush them as they walked into the rink.<\/p>\n

Not only did the young guns mostly fail, but Alex Tuch<\/a> gave Hutson a stern talking-to after he popped up behind the door to the weight room.<\/p>\n

\u201cHello, Tucher,\u201d Hutson said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat was bad,\u201d Tuch said, not flinching. \u201cThat was really bad.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ryan Leonard and Cole Hutson try to scare their teammates (Video)<\/p>\n

Dylan Strome<\/a>, who last year lost control of his body and hit a seated Heisman pose when Duhaime popped up out of nowhere<\/a>, was wise to the trick in 2026, giving a look at Leonard like Nope, not fallin\u2019 for it.<\/p>\n

\"DylanScreenshot: @capitals\/X<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cDidn\u2019t get me, not this year,\u201d Strome said, before pumping his fist like he had just won the Stanley Cup. \u201cLET\u2019S GO!!!!!\u201d<\/p>\n

Then Hutson popped up above the door frame.<\/p>\n

\u201cDidn\u2019t get me either,\u201d Strome said, pointing in his face before celebrating further.<\/p>\n

Jakob Chychrun<\/a> was also unfazed by Hutson\u2019s efforts.<\/p>\n

\u201cNooooo way,\u201d he replied as Leonard laughed in the background.<\/p>\n

\"JakobScreenshot: @capitals\/X<\/a><\/p>\n

Dylan McIlrath<\/a> put his fists up, scaring the scarer.<\/p>\n

Logan Thompson<\/a> responded, \u201cWhat are you doing, man???\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI just wanna get one person good,\u201d Leonard said, having realistic expectations. He would eventually get his wish with several guys.<\/p>\n

Timothy Liljegren<\/a>, in his first full season with the Capitals, had\u00a0some fright when Leonard, the insane clown, appeared out of nowhere.<\/p>\n

Pierre-Luc Dubois<\/a> became Pierre-Luc DuNOPE, appearing to see his life flash before his eyes.<\/p>\n

\u201cDude, I was worried about my bagels,\u201d he said, trying to play it off.<\/p>\n

Aliaksei Protas<\/a> cowered, then backed up slightly before realizing what was going on.<\/p>\n

\"AliakseiScreenshot: @capitals\/X<\/a><\/p>\n

Leonard then lowered the temperature by hugging the big Belarusian, who was appropriately wearing a hat that read HAPPY.<\/p>\n

\"RyanScreenshot: @capitals\/X<\/a><\/p>\n

Finally, Justin Sourdif<\/a> remained cool and calm, but his insides were not. He put his fingers on his neck to check his elevated heart rate.<\/p>\n

Happy Halloween, if you dare.<\/p>\n

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