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Matt Stephen

Matt Stephen is a writer, not a fighter. He is both a beer and fantasy league veteran and has written about hockey online and in print for The Hockey News. He now covers the spectrum from the White House to Mike Green. He carries a picture of Ovechkin in his wallet.

The Evolution of the Hockey Video Game

Matt Stephen | August 31, 2012

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…

The Origins of the Modern Rink

Matt Stephen | July 23, 2012

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…

Washington Capitals Leave Stingrays to Partner With Reading Royals

Matt Stephen | July 10, 2012

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…

Kovalchuk is What Ovechkin Needs To Be

Matt Stephen | May 31, 2012

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…

Hockey Handshake Etiquette: Then and Now

Matt Stephen | May 27, 2012

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…

The Week in Washington: A ReCap

Matt Stephen | May 24, 2012

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…

Alex Semin’s time in Washington and the reason he will be back

Matt Stephen | May 22, 2012

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…

UFAs Spotted Over Washington

Matt Stephen | May 16, 2012

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…

Dale Hunter is Going Home

Matt Stephen | May 14, 2012

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…

The Washington Capitals Autopsy

Matt Stephen | May 13, 2012

Get out the Kleenex, it’s over. It’s hard for the Washington Capitals not to ask “what if?” What if Joel Ward didn’t take a high sticking double minor in game…

The Capitals/Rangers Game 7 Drinking Game

Matt Stephen | May 12, 2012

We’re finally here. Tonight is Game Seven of an exceptionally tense series. What better way to celebrate undoubtedly the most entertaining of Round Two than with a toast to close…

Capitals and Rangers Are Going to Game 8

Matt Stephen | May 9, 2012

Well folks, it’s going to Game 8. You read right – both these teams have played enough hockey between the triple overtime and just how incredibly close this series has…

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