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Jonathon Warner’s “Saturday Night Caps” program on 3WT tomorrow will feature the first-ever appearance by our good friend Dmitry Chesnokov of SovetskySport, who’ll appear to discuss the Russian players on the Caps and Russia’s hockey culture more generally. With the early 1:00 start tomorrow afternoon, Warner will conduct an extended post-game on 3WT that will roll straight into “Saturday Night Caps.”
Having spoken with both program host and featured guest this week, I know they’re both eager to learn of specific topics to address late tomorrow afternoon and into the early evening with listeners. We’d be happy to pass along to them specific questions you may have. Send ‘em along in comments here or in email to us.
3WT can be found at 1500 and 820 on your AM dial, 107.7 on FM, and streaming on line here.
And on Sunday, beginning at 5:00 p.m., the NHL Network will air its first-ever “Ovechkin Ovation” — a symphony of AO’s 5-pt. games this season, one after another, intermission-free. The extravaganza will start with a look back to Ovechkin’s rookie season in the 30-minute program “Top 10 Alexander Ovechkin Goals of 2005-06.” Included in that list is his incredible, sprawling-on-the-ice, no-look, backhand goal against the Phoenix Coyotes that is still a favorite moment among fans.
Next up will be Ovie’s outburst in Ottawa on December 29 (4 goals, 1 assist); followed by his January 31 surreal slaughter of the Habs (4 goals, 1 assist); and the evening will conclude with this past Monday’s massacre of the Bs (3 goals, 2 assists).
There are obviously two important matin?ɬ©e hockey games to follow this weekend, but thanks to local radio and the NHL Network, we’re also being afforded a terrific opportunity to supplement our puck addiction and appreciate more a faraway land that has delivered to D.C. some exceptionally special athletes.
No need for NetFlix this weekend.