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RED ALERT: Happy 24th birthday Alex Ovechkin
Let's start out the Red Alert today with a Happy Birthday shout out to the greatest hockey player in the world, Mr. Alexander Ovechkin. The Great 8 turns the big 24 years old today. So С ДНЁМ РОЖДЕНИЯ Александр Михайлович ОвечкинOnward we...
So Sayeth This Blogger: First Line's Set
If only Jim Zorn had this kind of offense. Coach Boudreau called out his top line of Ovi-Backstrom-Knuble, somewhat, after Tuesday's Duchesne Cup scrimmage, and on Wednesday the trio apparently got wind of the middling review. The line spent much of Wednesday's scrimmage toying...
9/16 Pregame Notes and Lineups - Bruins at Maple Leafs
Here are the anticipated lineups for tonight's preseason game between the Boston Bruins and Toronto Maple Leafs at the Air Canada Centre. Face-off is scheduled for 7:00. The game can be seen live on the NHL Network in the United States, and on TSN2 in Canada.BOSTON BRUINS:#6 D...
Ovi's Aces Skate Away with the 2009 Duchesne Cup
Not quite a pitcher's duel -- 9-5 for Team A, Ovi's Aces (that's my shorthand for them), in the Duchesne Cup final.
On Being Young, a Longshot, Unknown, and Taught by a Jack Adams Winner
Very early in this training camp Capitals' general manager George McPhee made an observation about Bruce Boudreau I'd never heard before. The context was a question from a reporter seeking the GM to identify the core identity of his team, and McPhee noted that his head coach...
RED ALERT: Capitals preseason starts tomorrow
The Washington Capitals kickoff their 2009 preseason tomorrow against Buffalo. Folks, hockey is back!In case you plan on following as much as you can on Twitter, just make sure you are following a legit account. Tarik from the Washington Post singles out the back to back first round...
Rask Proves his Case in Preseason Opener
Tuukka Rask has spent each of the past two seasons in Providence with the hopes of some day locking up a spot in a National Hockey League crease. Although the Boston Bruins have yet to make a decision, Rask entered this year's training camp as the favorite to be Tim Thomas'...
Neuvirth and underdog status
The Hockey News published a story today on the training camp under dogs. Listed among those is Michal Neuvirth. One of the more interesting training camp goalie battles will have a
long-term effect on Alex Ovechkin's team. Jose Theodore is the
33-year-old veteran with a $4.5...
9/15 Pregame Notes and Lineups - Bruins at Rangers
Here are the anticipated lineups for tonight's preseason game between the Boston Bruins and New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden. Face-off is scheduled for 7:00.BOSTON BRUINS:#12 F Chuck Kobasew#16 F Marco Sturm#17 F Milan Lucic#26 F Blake Wheeler#32 G Dany Sabourin#33 D Zdeno...
NFL, NBA, NHL, and MLB Mock Draft Database updates
As you would expect, the NFL Mock Draft is the most active Database as far as updated mocks drafts. It isn't the busy season yet, but believe it or not, the NFL Mock Draft Database lists 65 total 2010 Mock Drafts. Some mocks are getting us updates after each college football...
An OFB Contest: What's Your Favorite Jersey?
I have a sickness: I've accumulated over 100 hockey jerseys. Supposedly the first step to recovery is to admit one has a problem (and Mrs. OC won't disagree that it's a problem, given how much closet space these puppies consume). I'll admit that some of my purchases...
RED ALERT: Caps preseason just 2 days away
The Washington Capitals 2009/10 season is just two days away from being underway. Ok, not for real, but for fake. The Caps kick off their preseason this Thursday against the Buffalo Sabres. Hockey is almost back, and for some of us who watched the Redskins/Giants game, well, exhale...
Multiple Blogger Viewpoints on the 2009 Pittsburgh Penguins
In order to prepare for the upcoming season, Penguins Experience asked Pittsburgh Penguins bloggers from around the Internet what they expect for the next season. What areas will be Pittsburgh Penguins be strongest and weakest? What players will you be watching? How will the Penguins...
Pittsburgh Penguins Season Preview - Around the Blogs
We here at Penguins Experience hope you enjoyed your summer.The days seem a little bit brighter when reflected off of the glare of the Cup and it's hard not to feel a little bit happier while watching the tears flow from Detroit.In order to prepare for the upcoming season, we asked...
RED ALERT: Flash out, Nylander a distraction
Despite training camp going on and preseason just three days away, the big stories center around two players, Tomas Fleichmann and Michael Nylander. As reported yesterday and right below this story, Tomas Fleischmann will miss all of training camp and possibly the first few weeks...
The King of Sports Returns to Sports Fans
Well, football is back.
After eight months of lingering and distracting ourselves with other sports, football is back. We waged through the summer with only baseball to keep ourselves occupied. We used the college basketball tournament to heal our wounds for a month in the spring...
The King of Sports Returns to Fans
Well, football is back.
After eight months of lingering and distracting ourselves with other sports, football is back. We waged through the summer with only baseball to keep ourselves occupied. We used the college basketball tournament to heal our wounds for a month in the spring...
Fleischmann out with blood clot, could miss first few weeks of season
Caps F Tomas Fleischmann will miss all of training camp and could end up missing the first week of the regular season from a blood clot found in his leg. The injury was not one the Capitals expected. "We were taken by surprise by it when it happened," Boudreau said. "...
Your 2009 Duschene Cup Rosters
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
28 - Alex Semin, F
21...
Dany Heatley is on his way to the San Jose Sharks
In NHL hockey news, Dany Heatley is on his way to the San Jose Sharks. The deal has been speculated for some time. In exchange for Dany Heatley, the San Jose Sharks are shipping two younger players to the Ottawa Senators in return, Milan Michalek and Jonathan Cheechoo. San Jose also...
Sharks Make Splash, Trade for Heatley
The San Jose Sharks pulled the trigger on the deal everyone has been
speculating would take place for some time. Dany Heatley is on his way
to the Pacific Coast to be the scoring option Joe Thornton needs, and
the Sharks are shipping two younger players to Ottawa in return, Milan
Michalek...
The Boys are Back in Town
The Boston Bruins are back! On Saturday morning, the 2009-10 version of the club checked into Boston for the off-ice testing portion of training camp, in preparation for their on-ice workouts. The on-ice work begins on Sunday, as the Bruins will be broken up into two separate groups...
No Skate at Kettler Today -- Except for Two of the World's Best Players
Today was Media Day at Kettler Capitals -- a chance for local hockey press to
chat up the Caps' vets and coaches and the GM before upwards of 70 players take to the ice tomorrow for the formal kickoff to the 2009 training camp. There was no scheduled
skating on Saturday, but near...
Excited Yet?
Last month I was contacted by Adam Proteau of The Hockey News. Adam was working on the cover story for the September 7th edition of the magazine.
"We're hoping to get a one-or-two sentence comment from a blogger in each of the 30 NHL cities regarding what one theme, issue...
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