The Washington Capitals have terminated the contract of former Canucks forward Sheldon Rempal after he passed through NHL waivers unclaimed. Former Vancouver Canuck Sheldon Rempal has <a href='https://www.hockeylatest.com/nhl/news/former-vancouver-canucks-forward-gets-placed-on-waivers-by-eastern-conference-team' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>cleared waivers and will have his contract terminated</a> by the Washington Capitals, according to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman. <h3>It appears that Sheldon Rempal will continue his playing career in Europe</h3> <a href='https://www.prohockeyrumors.com/2025/10/capitals-place-sheldon-rempal-on-unconditional-waivers.html' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>The 30-year-old forward is said to be heading abroad to continue his career</a> after a stint of several weeks with the Washington Capitals organization. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/prohockeyrumors/status/1981784216242147810'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> Signed to a two-way deal in free agency, Rempal began the season with the AHL's Hershey Bears, posting a goal and an assist in four games. Prior to signing with the Capitals, he played in Russia's KHL with Salavat Yulaev Ufa, where he put up respectable numbers, 31 goals and 61 points in 68 games, in the 2024-25 season. <h3>Sheldon Rempal was never drafted in the NHL</h3> Signed as an undrafted free agent by the Los Angeles Kings in 2018, Rempal has played in 21 NHL games with four teams: the Kings, Hurricanes, Canucks, and Golden Knights. Though only 5'10, 165 pounds, he built a successful minor-league career, posting 254 points in 332 AHL contests. With the Capitals having an abundance of young players on their roster, Rempal's exit creates space for the next crop of prospects to receive more ice time. It also provides Washington's front office with another contract hole. In short, Rempal's emigration abroad is only another installment in a consistent but curving career, one defined by determination, offensive skill, and an unremitting hunger for opportunity where it might exist.