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Monthly Archives: July 2007

Truer Words

25 July, 2007

Jason LaCanfora had the great honor of delivering the eulogy for Dave Fay this past weekend. Jason got to know Dave quite well as they shared the Caps’ beat for rival newspapers for five years. It was a moving and insightful recounting of Dave’s life and work. Jason and Dave’s wife Pat were kind enough [...]

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Russia's Windy City – More on Ovechkin's Offseason Training

24 July, 2007

More from OFB’s friends at Sovetsky Sport: These days Alex Ovechkin, Evgeni Malkin, Sergei Gonchar and other Russian NHL players are sweating at their training camp in St Petersburg. Sovetsky Sport decided to pay the guys a visit. It is quite rare to see a dozen [Russian] NHL players live and train together. Such a [...]

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No Summer Vacation for Ovechkin

24 July, 2007

While we enjoy our summer cookouts and fun in the sun, Alexander Ovechkin is hard at work training for the 2007-08 NHL season. Pavel Lysenkov of Sovetsky Sport recently spoke with Ovechkin during his hockey training regimen. Below is a translation of the article “Washington Forward Alex Ovechkin: We Live Here Like It’s a Pioneer [...]

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The Silent Indictment

23 July, 2007

I read no new Harry Potter this past weekend and instead familiarized myself with details about likely indictments in baseball (Barry Bonds) and basketball (NBA referee Tom Donaghy). In Saturday’s Washington Post, Dave Sheinen had a fascinating account of Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig’s startling indifference to Bonds’ inevitable home run record. The commissioner [...]

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Russian Red?

23 July, 2007

Here is our first look at Alexander Ovechkin wearing the new logo and colours, courtesty of OFB friend Dmitry Chesnokov of Sovietsky Sport. On the right, fellow Russian and new Capitals teammate Viktor Kozlov poses with Ovechkin. Photos by Sovietsky Sport.

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Hockey Jobs Galore

23 July, 2007

Love the Washington Capitals? Enjoy getting paid? Well perhaps you can start receiving paychecks stamped with the Capitals’ new logo: the team is looking to hire a†Guest Services Specialist. While the Capitals have only one listing at the moment, other hockey jobs on NHL.com include a webmaster for the Devils, a huge array of sales [...]

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Washington Capitals Depth Chart, Summer 2007

20 July, 2007

Herewith, our attempt to devise a depth chart for the Caps to coincide with the recent completion of the team’s annual Rookie Development Camp. It’s important to note that with it we are not forecasting specific line combos but rather attempting to slot players by position according to their professional production and most recent performances [...]

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Hit the Ice to Beat Cancer

20 July, 2007

Our friends at PutCancerOnIce.org will be holding their monthly charity hockey game on July 29th from 2 – 3:30 pm at Kettler, and will be donating the proceeds to Hockey Fights Cancer in the name of the recently departed Dave Fay. Please take a moment to head to their website and see how you can [...]

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On Poorly Conceived PR Pranks

20 July, 2007

The news that the Islanders have lured Hall of Fame Coach Al Arbour out of retirement to come back and coach a single game†behind their bench on November 3 has the smell of misguided gimmick to it.†(He’ll sign a one-day contract the previous day, which the league† apparently will honor.) Certainly the move†doesn’t bolster the [...]

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Additional Inkings: Steckel, Hunt

19 July, 2007

Two more promising young players have re-upped with the Caps: center Dave Steckel signed a two-year deal, and defenseman Jamie Hunt is in the fold for 2007-08, the Caps announced today. Steckel is coming off his finest season as a pro, scoring 30 goals and adding 31 assists in 71 games in his second full [...]

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