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Fay memorial game raises more than $9,500
July 26, 2009 by
Washington Times
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Put Cancer on Ice raised more than $9,500 for the Hockey Fights Cancer Foundation on Saturday at the third annual Dave Fay Memorial hockey game, which honors the memory of the late hockey reporter for The Washington Times. Washington Capitals defenseman Brian Pothier dropped the...
Offense from defensemen lifts Caps past Minnesota Wild, 3-1
15 days ago by
Washington Times
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Goals by a pair of defensemen for the first time this season helped the Washington Capitals survive a valiant effort from Minnesota goaltender Josh Harding and secure a 3-1 victory Friday night against the Wild at Verizon Center. Brian Pothier gave the Caps the lead two minutes into...
Your 2009 Duschene Cup Rosters
September 13, 2009 by
On Frozen Blog
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Team A
Team B
Team C
3 - Tom Poti, D
2 - Brian Pothier, D
10 - Matt Bradley, F
8 - Alex Ovechkin, F
4 - John Erskine, D
17 - Chris Clark, F
15 - Boyd Gordon, F
9 - Brendan Morrison, F
20 - Keith Aucoin, F
16 - Eric Fehr, F
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Pens' Fleury Stops Ovechkin and the Caps
October 21, 2007 by
NHLPens.com
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It was a rowdy night at the Verizon Center in the nation's capital on Saturday night as the Pittsburgh Penguins edged the Washington Capitals in front of a sellout crowd of 18,277, many of them Pittsburgh Penguins fans. From where I sat in Section 116 behind the net, I would estimate...
RED ALERT: Daily Links for your Capitals (AUG 6)
There really is not much to bring you in terms of Caps hockey. The dead dog days of summer are hovering over us, which means little Caps news. Besides the Nylander/Boudreau dispute, Caps land is quiet. The Nylander/Boudreau issue is no biggie for me, simply because I don't care...
The Promise That Could Be Potsy
March 11, 2009 by
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If we were to view the Caps as a three-legged barstool that's a little bit wobbly right about now, consensus might be that the weak leg is the team's blueline. A fair number of fans on line in the past week expressed disappointment with the team's failure to upgrade the...
Statement Showing on Night One
October 02, 2009 by
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Opening on the road is never easy. Opening on the road in a building in which the hosts lost in regulation just six times the previous season, and against a team coming off a 116-pt. campaign, and boasting both Norris and Vezina trophy winners, is a supreme challenge. The Caps on Thursday...
A Numbers Glut on the Blueline? It Would Appear
August 20, 2009 by
On Frozen Blog
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Chomping at the bit for hockey season to start? The Caps are, too, and they're not waiting until next month to ramp things up. The Capitals Report is back in full broadcast mode; I gave it a live listen yesterday, and it's one hour-plus jam packed full of insight, speculation...
New news is good news.
August 05, 2008 by
Three Grumpy Caps Fans
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Yes, it's a bit of a wasteland for hockey news these days... which makes Tarik's piece on Captain Clark a bit of a golden nugget in a river full of rocks. Word is that CCC should be ready for the start of training camp, which was until recently still very uncertain. Good news...
Gonchar Redeems Himself as Pens Rally to Beat Caps in OT
December 28, 2007 by
NHLPens.com
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The Pittsburgh Penguins managed to pick up a win in overtime at home on Thursday night against the Washington Capitals, after battling from behind and scoring a late 3rd period goal to tie the game and force the extra play. Sergei Gonchar scored the game winner in overtime, after a...
More Hockey in July? You Bet!
July 24, 2009 by
On Frozen Blog
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"Over? Did you say 'over'? Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no!"
Development camp wrapped up last Saturday and the kids have boarded flights to destinations across the world . . . but July Hockey...
Rangers Up 3-1, So Let's Talk About Penalties...
April 23, 2009 by
The Rivalry
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You've watched the game, you TiVo-ed Rangers in 60, and you already read all about the game on the Internet.Let me just say a few things, then...- - Sean Avery took 2 penalties in the last half of the third period, the first being on a race for the puck by the Capitals' goal...
Capitals: Sometimes brain dead but always talented
October 15, 2009 by
SportingNews.com
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Couch Bruce Boudreau wishes he could get inside the heads of his players, some of whom go "brain dead."
Their owner, Ted Leonsis, recently said they played like spoiled teenagers. Their coach, Bruce Boudreau, could only think of one explanation why dumb penalties keep happening...
Hershey Bears Playoff Roster
March 12, 2009 by
On Frozen Blog
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From the Hershey Bears press release:
HERSHEY - The Hershey Bears announced today its 2009 Clear Day roster in preparation for the upcoming 2009 Calder Cup playoffs. The announcement was made Thursday by BEARS President/GM Doug Yingst. Each American Hockey League team submits...
Capitals Roster Set
After weeks of training camp, and seven pre-season games, the Washington Capitals introduced their official 2007 roster on Tuesday. The 23-man list includes two goaltenders, eight defensemen, and fourteen forwards. So how did it all shake out, and what does the team look like?
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Capital Offensive
I'm not the most scholarly person, so there are a lot of things I don't understand. The following items have left me confused at one point or another in life:The relative popularity and six-year existence of the sitcom "Yes, Dear," while shows like "Arrested...
Capitals Knock Off Sabres 4-3 in Overtime
September 18, 2009 by
Bleacher Report
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Alexandre Giroux, Mike Knuble and Jay Beagle scored for the Capitals in regulation, and Brian Pothier netted the game winner in OT to give the Caps a 4-3 win against Buffalo in their first preseason game.
Pothier's goal came on a 5-on-3 advantage in the extra frame after Mike...
Not Our Time.... Yet.
Not much I can say right now.
That pretty much sucked. The Caps were outplayed somewhat during the series, but fought real hard and were able to get to Game 7. They were outplayed pretty badly in Game 7 and that's why the season is over.
The one thing I hope the team takes...
Capitals open preseason with a win
September 18, 2009 by
Washington Times
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BUFFALO, N.Y. | Jay Beagle and Andrew Gordon already were having a solid night, but combining for a goal late in the third period made it a special one. After Beagle tied it up in regulation, Brian Pothier's power-play goal 49 seconds into overtime gave the Washington Capitals...
Depth Not an Issue For The Capitals As They Enter The 2009-10 Season
August 08, 2009 by
Bleacher Report
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With a roster full of talented young players that led the Washington Capitals to the second round in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, and a solid farm system that saw both the Hershey Bears win the AHL's Calder Cup championship and the South Carolina Stingrays win the ECHL's Kelly...
Three more games...
April 07, 2009 by
Pass Shoot Score
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Caps thankfully only have three more games left before the second season starts. They played a good 3rd period against the Atlanta Thrashers the other night generating 4 goals in the last twenty to win 6-4. Apparently, Coach Boudreau yelled at them for their lazy playing in the...
Capitals Do Not Address Defense in the Offseason
September 02, 2009 by
Bleacher Report
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From Washington Capitals Examiner
It might seem an odd analogy to make, but this Capitals offseason to me kind of played out like that children’s tale “The Emperor's New Clothes.”
…Huh?
Well, without forcing you to recall that desultory period as a child...
Caps Can't Be Finished
July 11, 2009 by
Bleatings From a Caps Nut
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Well folks, we've been spending too much time playing Poker online (not for real money, we're using our real names on Facebook) to do much blogging but after the signing of Brendan Morrrissonn yesterday, we felt as though we needed to chime in.First of all, backing up to the...
Recap: Washington vs. Minnesota
15 days ago by
Miami Herald
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Brian Pothier's third-period tally proved to be the game-winner, as the Washington Capitals defeated the Minnesota Wild, 3-1, at Verizon Center.
Recap: Buffalo vs. Washington
September 17, 2009 by
Miami Herald
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Brian Pothier scored on the power play 49 seconds into overtime, as the Washington Capitals edged the Buffalo Sabres, 4-3, in a preseason tilt at HSBC Arena.
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