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The Captain's Dozen
The Vancouver Canucks and their captain, goaltender Roberto Luongo, have agreed to a deal that sees him with the club until 2022.In the precedent setting contract, the Canucks have locked up the 6'3, 205 lb Montreal, Quebec native for $64 million over 12 years. Less than 2 weeks...
Top Game #1: They Have Beaten Them, and Tonight, They Have Beaten Them Up!
For a little more than one year, the Boston Bruins had nothing but trouble when they played against the Montreal Canadiens during the regular season. Starting on March 20, 2007, the Bruins lost 12 consecutive regular season contests against their biggest rivals, picking up only two...
Capitals LootFest 2009/10
Single-game tickets fro the Washington Capitals hit the streets Saturday, September 12, at 10:00 a.m. EDT. You can snag yours at 202-397-SEAT, on WashingtonCaps.com, at Kettler Capitals Iceplex and
at all local Ticketmaster outlets, including the Verizon Center box
office. Call early...
New Initiative: Daily Faceoff
I have launched a new website with five colleagues at www.dailyfaceoff.com. It will cover everything from fantasy to betting to general NHL updates. If you are a hockey fan or avid fantasy hockey player, it is definitely worth checking out.
We are currently posting previews on...
RED ALERT: Post reports Boudreau thinking of lines
Well, we are now under one month until the NHL season kick off and just 5 days until the rookies report to Washington Capitals training camp. This means well, HOCKEY IS ALMOST HERE! More than just missing hockey, we miss writing the Red Alert as well. But, it looks like the red...
Best Nicknames in NHL History
The SI Valut has a great compliation of photos with the theme "Best Nicknames in NHL History". It's always fun to look through their lists and this one reminds us that hockey season is right around the corner. Among the nicknames are distinct groups:
Animals - "...
Top Game #2: Bruins Teach Stars About Poking the Bear
One of the strengths of the 2008-09 Boston Bruins was their ability to stick up for one another when things got out of hand on the ice. In fact, this club tended to use that as an extra motivational force to push them past their opposition.The month of October was a decent one for...
Direct TV axes Versus
For the time being, don't bother tuning into the Versus channel on DirecTV. It's gone, taken down last night, after the contract between Versus and DirecTV expired. The companies remain in talks for a new deal, but not done yet. This effect the NHL because of the NHL TV contract...
Team Canada Red And White Scrimmage Game Painted Blackhawk
For a live perspective on how the four Chicago Blackhawks performed during the Team Canada Olympic Red and White scrimmage game:http://paintitblackhawks.com/2009/08/29/team-canada-red-and-white-scrimmage-game-painted-blackhawk/Which Blackhawks do you think will make it?
Introducing...Paint It Blackhawks
The Hockey Spy is now also covering the Chicago Blackhawks at Paint It Blackhawks! It's a part of the Fanball Sports Network (fanball.com)I'm in some great company:- Flames covered by James Duplacey: former curator of Hockey Hall Of Fame and author of over 50 sports books-...
RED ALERT: August is gone, Hockey is one month away
The long month of August, long for at least hockey fans, comes to a close today. That means September. That means training camp and preseason. Speaking of, here is your Caps calendar for dates upcoming. September 7: Caps rookies report to campSeptember 11: Caps rookies face off...
Top Game #3: Lucic Sees Hats
In June of 2006, the Boston Bruins used their third pick (50th overall) in the NHL Entry Draft to select forward Milan Lucic. That season, the Vancouver, BC native returned home, where he led the Vancouver Giants to a Memorial Cup Championship. The following autumn, Lucic earned a...
Sharks Trade Away Talent for Cap Space
The San Jose Sharks finally made moves to clear almost $5 million in
cap space late last week, shipping veteran defencemen Brad Lukowich and
Christian Ehrhoff to Vancouver for prospects C Patrick White and D
Daniel Rahimi. This should give the Sharks enough space to fill
out their...
NHLPA Carousel Keeps On Spinning
The revolving door at the NHL Players' Association has picked up speed with its members showing Executive Director Paul Kelly to the exit. According to NHLPA Ombudsman Buzz Hargrove, the players didn't have the "trust and confidence" in Kelly required to lead them...
NHL's Top 10 Best and Worst Fans
Is there really a definitive way to determine which NHL team's fans are the best? NHL teams ranked as having the best fans all have one thing in common; they sell out virtually every game and they have a considerable online presence that follows their team's every move.
...
Top Game #4: Krejci Banks Bruins Past Capitals
Over the past two seasons, the transformations of the Boston Bruins and Washington Capitals have been pretty amazing to watch. In the spring of 2007, Boston and Washington finished 13th and 14th respectively in the Eastern Conference, with both clubs failing to reach the 80-point mark...
RED ALERT: Broda awaiting Caps
Washington Capitals drafted the Western Hockey League's leading scorer, Joel Broda, in the 5th round of the 2009 NHL amateur draft. He is ready to begin his professional career. Only problem --- he has no contract. "Maybe at the start of the off-season, I certainly thought...
Top Game #5: Bruins Complete Season Series with Overtime Win
The difference that one year makes can be mind-boggling at times. The 2007-08 version of the Boston Bruins had a successful season for the most part, posting a 41-22-11 mark against 23 of their 24 opponents. Unfortunately, that final opponent was the one that caused the most trouble...
Let's Go Camping
Here is a sure sign that summer is almost over. The Capitals have annouced the dates for both rookie and training camp. Session times and rosters will be announced later.
From the press release:
The Washington Capitals 2009 rookie camp and training camp will once again be held...
Ranking NHL Fan Bases, Caps fans ranked 10th
Our MVN Partner site, the State of Hockey News, ranks the NHL fan bases. Your Rock the Red, Washington Capitals fan base makes the Top 10 list, a sure sign of the progression and resurgence in hockey in the Washington, DC metro area. Surprising what winning can do for a sport and...
Five Storylines that Defined the Summer
The intern is back in D.C., having endured a long hot summer grappling with not one but two seven-game losses to Pittsburgh -- as a fan of my hometown Wings and my adopted Caps. Summer of my serious discontent. Anyway, I thought I'd offer up my Top 5 storylines for this offseason...
Top Game #6: Bruins are Beasts of the East
Claude Julien's tenure as the head coach of the Boston Bruins has been
quite impressive to watch, as his team has made a habit of exceeding
expectations. In the two years prior to his arrival, the Bruins
struggled, finishing in the bottom third of the league with 74 and 76
points...
Top Game #7: Recchi's Pair Jump-Starts Success with Bruins
After three lengthy trips back in time, our time machine has been refueled, and is ready to go on another adventure in the 2008-09 Boston Bruins' regular season. The first three spots on the countdown all featured games played on the road. From this point on, the TD Banknorth Garden...
Do You Like the Revamped Olympic Threads?
This week Team USA and Nike unveiled the sweaters to be worn by the Americans at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver next February, including a 3rd sweater.
Our reaction?OrderedChaos:A clean & classic look. The Nike swoosh is an unfortunate, but unsurprising, blemish.OFB intern...
Boudreau's Wicked Fastball
For a Saturday smile, check out the Washington Capitals' Coach Bruce Boudreau's first pitch at the Nationals game this past Thursday. The Caps' site has some terrific video from before, during, and after the pitch. Gabby is in top form in the video -- well, maybe not as...
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