<p>The <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/washington-capitals/line-combinations" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Washington Capitals</a> have announced that they’ve signed defensemen Calle Rosen &amp; Louie Belpedio and winger Graeme Clarke to contracts.</p>



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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">NEWS | The Washington Capitals have signed defenseman Louie Belpedio to a two-year, two-way contract, defenseman Calle Rosen to a one-year, two-way contract and forward Graeme Clarke to a one-year, two-way contract.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ALLCAPS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ALLCAPS</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/Shift4?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Shift4</a></p>— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Capitals/status/1940456982844264669?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 2, 2025</a></blockquote><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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<p>Belpedio was the only player of the three new additions to get a two-year contract, which comes in at the league-minimum cap hit of $775,000. He was an unrestricted free agent after the conclusion of his two-year contract with the <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/philadelphia-flyers/line-combinations" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Philadelphia Flyers</a>, which also came in at a league-minimum cap hit. His contract is a two-way deal, with his minor league salary only being $450,000.</p>



<p>Belpedio spent the entirety of his 2024-25 season in the AHL with the Flyers’ minor league affiliate, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, where he had five goals and 23 assists for 28 points in 66 games. He last played in the NHL with the Flyers in 2023-24.</p><div class="injected-ad injected-video" data-nn-ad-tech-injection-count="0" data-nn-ad-tech-max-gap="130" data-nn-ad-tech-current-gap="165"></div>



<p>Rosen also signs with the Capitals with a league-minimum salary of $775,000, but his contract comes in on a one-year, two-way deal. He was a UFA after the conclusion of his identical one-year, league-minimum contract with the <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/colorado-avalanche/line-combinations" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Colorado Avalanche</a>. His minor league salary will be $525,000.</p>



<p>Rosen spent last season with the Avalanche’s AHL team, the Colorado Eagles. He had 10 goals and 24 assists for 34 points in 62 games, with his 10 goals being a career high in the AHL. He last played in the NHL with the <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/st-louis-blues/line-combinations" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">St. Louis Blues</a> in 2023-24.</p>



<p>Like Rosen, Clarke joins the Capitals on a one-year, two-way contract at a league-minimum cap hit of $775,000. The 24-year-old was a UFA after the <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/minnesota-wild/line-combinations" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Minnesota Wild</a> opted to not qualify him after the conclusion of his one-year, $800,000 contract in 2024-25. His minor-league salary is $350,000.</p><div class="injected-ad" data-nn-ad-tech-injection-count="1" data-nn-ad-tech-max-gap="130" data-nn-ad-tech-current-gap="142"></div>



<p>Clarke spent the entirety of his 2024-25 season in the AHL with the Wild’s minor league affiliate, the Iowa Wild, where he had 16 goals and 21 assists for 37 points in 64 games. His only NHL experience thus far has been a three-game stint with the <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/new-jersey-devils/line-combinations" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">New Jersey Devils</a> in 2023-24.</p>


St. Louis Blues defenseman Calle Rosen (43) shoots against the Toronto Maple Leafs during the second period at Enterprise Center.