Capitals’ Worst Contracts for the 2023-24 Season Raphael Caron | September 16, 2023 Money is particularly tight for the Washington Capitals as they try to make it back to the postseason after missing them for only the second time in 16 seasons. With…
NHL Players and Their Love Affair With Golf Paul Quinney | September 12, 2023 Hockey players from beer leagues to the NHL seem to love golf. It’s as if golf is the one hobby hockey players have in common outside the rink. The relationship between…
NHL’s Top 5 All-Time Indigenous Players Trege Wilson | June 13, 2023 *This was originally published in June 2021 The NHL has had 7,623 players suit up since it first started in 1917. Of those 7,000-plus players, only about 80 have been…
The TJ Oshie Trade Analyzed THW Archives | April 30, 2023 It has been more than six years since a blockbuster trade went down during the offseason between the St. Louis Blues and the Washington Capitals. The Blues sent forward TJ…
3 Teams Canadiens Can’t Sleep On Below Them in the Standings Ryan Szporer | November 23, 2022 Just as the Montreal Canadiens have exceeded expectations in 2022-23, some teams that haven’t lived up to them. Can any surpass the Habs?
3 Capitals Who Must Step Up in 2022-23 Luke James | August 4, 2022 It would be a disaster for the Washington Capitals to miss the playoffs this season. They will be expected to figure in the postseason for as long as Alex Ovechkin…
St. Louis Blues’ All-Time Lineup of First-Round Picks Mike Meyer | August 4, 2022 Since the 1968 NHL expansion that birthed the St. Louis Blues, the franchise has drafted 39 players in the first round of the NHL Entry Draft. Several of them have…
Capitals’ Season Undone by Goaltending, Inconsistent Effort vs. Panthers Ted Starkey | May 14, 2022 The Washington Capitals’ 2021-22 season ended in overtime Friday night at Capital One Arena, as the Florida Panthers sent the Caps home for the summer after a 4-3 win to…
3 Takeaways From Capitals’ Game 5 Collapse vs. the Panthers Luke James | May 12, 2022 In a disappointing 5-3 loss on Wednesday (May 11), the Washington Capitals allowed a three-goal lead to vanish versus the Florida Panthers, handing the Miami-based franchise outright control over the…
NHL Talk: Capitals, Lightning, Stars & Blackhawks Tom Pepper | April 26, 2022 In this edition of “NHL Talk,” these are the top hockey stories with quotes from players, coaches, managers, and more. Check Tom Pepper’s profile every day for a new edition of the…
NHL Talk: Canucks, Canadiens, Capitals & Oilers Tom Pepper | March 10, 2022 In this edition of NHL Talk, here are the top storylines with quotes from players, coaches, managers, and more. Listen to The Hockey Writers Podcast on iHeartRadio and wherever you listen to podcasts, every weekday…
Capitals Desperately Need a Good February Carl Knauf | February 1, 2022 The Washington Capitals should be thankful January is over. The team went 4-6-2 in the month which was good for 26th in the NHL in point percentage (.417), one spot…
