With another contentious NHL lockout looming, fans will be searching for something to fill the hockey void. For some of us, the best way to do that is by getting into a game that you can actually have some control over. Rain or shine, the EA Sports franchise will be releasing this year’s installment of ...
They are everywhere. Nine dots, five circles, two trapezoids, six lines, 200 feet long, 85 feet wide, and at each corner have a radius of 28 feet. Not to be too specific, but of course, I’m talking about the modern hockey rink. But, how did we settle on the standard dimensions? Unlike baseball where every ...
The eight-year marriage between the Washington Capitals/Hershey Bears and the ECHL’s South Carolina Stingrays has come to an end. The Bears and Capitals are cutting ties with their affiliate and are going a new route with the Reading Royals next season. The Stingrays have groomed current Caps’ goaltenders Michal Neuvirth and Braden Holtby, but now ...
Tomas Vokoun had made it clear that he would not be returning to the Washingon Capitals next year, so it was really only a matter of time before he was dealt. Today that time was up; Washington traded their negotiating rights for Vokoun to the Pittsburgh Penguins for a seventh round pick in this year’s draft. ...
Alexander Ovechkin and Ilya Kovalchuk have something in common. They are both left wingers from Russia who were drafted first overall and signed to over decade-long contracts. Strangely enough they are even the exact same height (6’3’’) and weight (230 lbs.). These two also play a similar style by scoring barrels of goals every year, ...
When you really look at it, the NHL is its own little weird universe. The playoffs have enough customs and traditions to make up a whole new cultural experience in North America. In what other sport do you make a vow to discontinue grooming your facial hair in the name of the team? Then there’s ...
The Capitals and Bears Renew Vows To the uninitiated the Hershey Bears may sound like some sort of chocolate-candy confection, but the Bears are (and will continue to be) the Washington Capitals’ AHL affiliate. On Wednesday the Bears announced they are renewing their contract with the Capitals remaining as the Caps’ AHL affiliate for the ...
July 1st is creeping closer and everyone is wondering where Alex Semin’s heart lies. It’s hard to read Semin, who struggles with the English language and has never been a media-friendly player. What we have heard from his camp has come through his agent Mark Gandler, who told ESPN The Magazine, “Alex doesn’t fit into ...
What can be said for the Washington Capitals 2012 Cup drive? It was a team effort. They got OT winners from fourth liners, divvied up ice time so that everybody got a slice, won as a team, lost as a team, and now it looks like the team will be broken up. By July 1st ...
All the speculation was spot on – Dale Hunter is headed back to London, Ontario. Hunter announced early Monday morning that he will be stepping down as the head coach of the Washington Capitals two days after being eliminated by the New York Rangers in the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Hunter cites ...
