Sammi Silber
Sammi Silber covers the Capitals beat for The Hockey Writers and is an NHL contributor with Sporting News. She has also contributed to USA TODAY College, Huffington Post, FanSided and the Nation Network. Silber has written four books and recently worked on graphics for the film, The California Golden Seals Movie.
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Capitals Orpik Re-Signing a Smart Bet
July 26th, 2018 For the last month, long-time NHL defenseman Brooks Orpik was facing an extremely uncertain future. After the Washington Capitals traded him and Philipp Grubauer to the Colorado Avalanche to clear up cap space, Colorado decided to buy out the last year of his $4.5 million AAV contract, leaving the 37-year-old without a job. Following...
Capitals' Prospects Break Ice With Meals, Movies & Monuments
July 23rd, 2018 As the Washington Capitals prospects found themselves uniting with familiar and new faces at development camp, nerves had kicked in, especially for the newest members of the organization who were drafted just a week earlier. However, it took just one day together for the nerves to pass, and by the end of the week, many of the prospects...
Capitals' Clark Chasing NHL Dream
July 19th, 2018 Throughout his time at the Capitals' development camp, Kody Clark has been all smiles, whether he's in the midst of tough drills or a scrimmage. In fact, even as he packs his Ottawa 67s bag, he's still smiling, and his eyes light up with excitement as he talks about his journey since the draft. "It's been a really good experience,"...
Capitals' Siegenthaler Continues North American Journey
July 15th, 2018 As the Washington Capitals prospects stumble over their hockey bags and pack for the summer, stay-at-home defenseman Jonas Siegenthaler leans casually against his stall, the one that usually belongs to Alex Ovechkin during the regular season. In the midst of the chaos that comes with the last day of development camp, he's cool and...
Capitals' Prospect Malenstyn & His Wild Season
July 10th, 2018 Washington Capitals prospect Beck Malenstyn sits in his stall at Kettler Capitals Iceplex, taking a well-deserved breather after an entire day on the ice. Still, despite the exhaustion, he'a full of enthusiasm and excitement as he discusses his past year and third development camp. "It hasn't quite hit me yet, but it's getting close,"...
Capitals Locking Up Wilson a 'Big Priority'
July 8th, 2018 Washington Capitals winger Tom Wilson had a season that's perhaps not one of a kind, but rather rare. In a season surrounding controversy, as well as increased ice time and career milestones, Wilson, whether critics like it or not, played an integral part in Washington's season that eventually led the team to its first Stanley Cup...