Ilya Protas did whatever his coach, Aliaksei Protas, told him to do over the summer: ‘You see how he works and you’ve got to work the same way’

Ilya Protas did whatever his coach, Aliaksei Protas, told him to do over the summer: ‘You see how he works and you’ve got to work the same way’

ANNAPOLIS, MD — After a successful debut year in the OHL, Ilya Protas knew he needed a strong offseason of training before returning to DC in the fall. Luckily for him, he knew just the right coach for the job: Aliaksei Protas, his older brother and current Capitals winger. “(I focused on) what my coach told me to do — it was my brother,” the younger Protas said at Capitals Rookie Camp on Friday. “So what he wanted me to do, I did.” The two brot…