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Don Fishman Fishman, who spent two seasons as director of legal affairs and hockey administration before his appointment to assistant general manager, also assists with other aspects of the Capitals hockey operations department, such as NHL regular season and preseason scheduling, department staff issues, and department budgeting. Fishman handles loans and recalls to and from Washington’s minor league affiliates Hershey (AHL) and South Carolina (ECHL) as well as negotiating the Capitals’ affiliation agreements with such organizations. In addition, Fishman handles legal matters relating to other departments of the Capitals organization and the Kettler Capitals Iceplex, Arlington, VA. Prior to joining the Capitals, Fishman served as general counsel of two Washington, D.C., city government agencies, the Office of Cable Television and the Department of Parks and Recreation. In his role with District government, he worked as part of the local host committee that successfully bid for the 2009 NCAA Men’s Hockey Frozen Four, held at Verizon Center in April 2009. Fishman also worked as a corporate and communications lawyer in Washington and Los Angeles with Latham & Watkins and Ervin, Cohen & Jessup. Fishman, a native Washingtonian, graduated from Harvard College, where he served as the radio voice of Harvard hockey, and UCLA School of Law. |
