Hairspray Can Be for NHL Players, Too; Also, Beagle Compliments Female Fans’ Hockey Knowledge
Ladies line the Capitals’ locker room at Kettler as part of the organization’s annual Hockey ‘n Heels event.
Even the most diehard Capitals fan could likely have learned something new at the Capitals’ Hockey ‘n Heels event at Kettler Monday evening.
I’ve been covering the team for over three seasons now, and I had no idea, for example, that, along with players’ skates...
Capitals re-Sign Jay Beagle
Per a team release, the Washington Capitals have re-signed center Jay Beagle to a three-year, $2.7 million contract. The deal will count $900,000 towards the salary cap for each of the next three years.
Beagle, 26, who was a restricted free agent, set career highs in goals (4), points (5) and games played (41) this past season. He broke out in the playoffs, where he won almost...
Offseason Evaluation: Jay Beagle
As the 2011-12 season has come to a close, the time has come to evaluate what it meant for the Capitals, both as a team and as individuals. As such, as the summer progresses, I will be writing a report card, or individual evaluation, for each player who played in 9 (~10%) of the team's games, or 4 playoff games. Next up is center Jay Beagle, who finished his fifth season in...
Capitals C Beagle to return vs. Rangers
Washington Capitals center Jay Beagle will return to the ice for Wednesday's game against the New York Rangers.
Beagle has been sidelined since suffering a concussion on Oct. 13.
"He's one of these kids that wants to play, you see how hard he works in practice," Capitals coach Dale Hunter told the Washington Post.
"He'll give us some energy, give us...
Arron Asham-Jay Beagle Fights Spurs Discussion of Fighting's Role in NHL
Where do you stand on fighting in the NHL? After the Arron Asham-Jay Beagle fight last week, many around the league have begun questioning whether or not fighting will remain in the league long-term. Many fans point to the fighting as hypocrisy while the league tries to cut down on headshots in play. If Brendan Shanahan and co. are so concerned about headshots while skating, why...
Steven Hindle: Asham KO's Beagle but Pens Cannot Topple Caps
Beagle Takes One for the Team as Caps Hang on For Win
While story-lines anywhere you looked prior to the Capitals/Penguins opening their season series last night in Pittsburgh, there would be no other story by the end of the night than the knockout punch and ensuing behavior of Aaron Asham as he KO'd Washington's Jay Beagle.
As is the design of fighting in the NHL,...
Jay Beagle Gets Knocked Out During
Like it or not fighting is part of hockey. Sure many in the NHL want to move the game away from it's brawling past, but sometimes tempers flare and a bit of a punch up is needed to settle things. This is especially the case when two heated rivals get together on the ice.
On Thursday night the Washington Capitals traveled north to take on the Pittsburgh Penguins continuing...
Hockey player finishes fight in two punches
Washington Capitals center Jay Beagle picked the wrong dude to fight Thursday night. Beagle, an inexperienced fighter, ended up fighting Penguins winger Arron Asham. Asham dropped Beagle with one devastating punch that left the Caps center bloodied. Here is a video of the fight: Beagle really didn’t have a choice in the matter; Asham approached [...]
Pittsburgh's Aaron Asham Pounds Washington's Jay Beagle Before Capitals Winger Appears to Pull Out Own Tooth (Video)
Pittsburgh's Aaron Asham has a reputation in the NHL as someone who can hold his own when the gloves have been dropped. Washington's Jay Beagle? Not so much. That didn't stop the Capitals winger from going after Asham in a spirited game between the two rivals on Thursday night. What ensued may not have been the best fight of the young season, but it was certainly the...
The Case for Jay Beagle
The headline for the Caps’ preseason shootout win Friday against the Buffalo Sabres rightfully belonged to Nicklas Backstrom, who found the net for the first time in an NHL game since March 22 (h/t to David Nichols for the stat) and ended up with two goals. But a game like Friday’s is also the perfect case study of how much a third/fourth line grinder like Jay Beagle has to...
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