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Pat Hirtle

Pat Hirtle is a communications management professional in municipal government in the hockey hotbed of Nova Scotia, Canada. With an academic background is history, five years’ experience as co-host of the sports-talk radio show Three For All, and more than a decade in the community newspaper industry as a reporter and award-winning columnist, Pat brings a strong writing, research, and analysis background to his work covering the Washington Capitals for THW.

Examining Capitals 2022 Trade Options on the Canucks

Pat Hirtle | February 10, 2022

After nearly two months near the top of the Metropolitan Division to start the season, the Washington Capitals have spent more than a month in mediocrity, and cracks in a…

Categories Editor's Choice, Washington Capitals

Evander Kane Worth the Gamble for Capitals

Pat Hirtle | January 26, 2022

The biggest trade deadline acquisition the Washington Capitals could make may not cost the team any picks or prospects, but it comes with substantial risk: the baggage of Evander Kane.…

Categories Editor's Choice, Washington Capitals

Takeaways From the Capitals’ Weekend Split – 1/15-1/16

Pat Hirtle | January 17, 2022

The Washington Capitals managed only a split in a pair of weekend games on Jan. 15 and 16 against the New York Islanders and Vancouver Canucks. In a perfect world,…

Categories Washington Capitals

Capitals Need to Acquire Goaltending Help

Pat Hirtle | January 12, 2022

The Washington Capitals were looking good early on Monday night. After three straight losses last week, they returned home for a tilt with the Boston Bruins, and the Caps had…

Categories Washington Capitals

Time, Age May Be Catching Up With Capitals

Pat Hirtle | January 8, 2022

There’s no question that 2022 has not started off the way the Washington Capitals would have preferred, but the team’s recent play may be a symptom of a larger looming…

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