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Monthly Archives: July 2008

Introducing Free Loot Friday

25 July, 2008

Over some summertime puck sodas, we thought we would lift a page from a very popular (non-sports) blog. Now we don’t have a Wii Fit to give away, but we do have some cool stuff in the OFB Store. Periodically — perhaps the final Friday of every month — we are going to give away [...]

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Rockin' the NHL Awards Red Carpet Red: "It's always Ovie time"

25 July, 2008

Here’s a great video from HockeyBarn.com — one in which stellar cameos feature Comcast’s Lisa Hillary, owner Ted Leonsis, Head Coach Bruce Boudreau, Calder candidate Nicklas Backstrom, some Ovechkin fella, and Caps’ media maestro Nate Ewell doing real good by a monkey suit. Enjoy. [quicktime]http://web.mac.com/aroofeh/Hockey_Barn_for_Ted/Media/Capitals%20Final%20Video.mov[/quicktime]

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Hurricane Huet

17 July, 2008

With the news that the Caps will be playing the Blackhawks in the season home opener, it figures that the next potential hurricane could be churning it up in the Atlantic soon. And the name of that storm? Just think of a recently departed goalie whose time in Washington was a brief tumultuous whirlwind, not [...]

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Gabby Gets Honored

17 July, 2008

Tim Leone, blogging for the Patriot News, captured as he always does the flavor of the moment in Harrisburg, Pa., yesterday, where Caps’ head coach Bruce Boudreau was honored alongside Bears’ GM Doug Yingst. The Dauphin County Commissioners declared Wednesday Bruce Boudreau Day in the county. Bears’ GM Yingst was also honored for his years [...]

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On the Road Again for Rock

17 July, 2008

I’m in Hershey amid some Bears’ hard-rockers for the Rush concert in Hershey Stadium tonight. I’ve had good sport with DC Sports Chick the past 24 hours, whose Canuck husband wanted to name their first child Geddy (irrespective of gender) but who herself would prefer a life free of any more Spirit of the Radio. [...]

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'08-'09 Season Opener Details

16 July, 2008

Well, that was fast. Capitals fans won’t have to wait long to see Huet again. Just announced from Caps’ PR: The Washington Capitals will face the Chicago Blackhawks in their home opener at 7 p.m. on Oct. 11 at Verizon Center, one day after opening the season at Atlanta, the NHL announced today. The league [...]

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Windy City Winter Classic Confirmed

16 July, 2008

The NHL today confirmed what had long been suspected: that its next outdoor game would take place at Chicago’s Wrigley Field, on January 1, 2009. The Original Six matchup between the Blackhawks and the Detroit Red Wings will be the 701st between the clubs –¬†the most¬†of¬†any¬†NHL clubs. Back in May, when we wondered about the [...]

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Summertime on the NHL Network: Not Yet Must-See TV

16 July, 2008

Any criticism of the NHL Network has to be qualified with the acknowledgment that during its dullest, most uninspired of programming slates it offers puckheads a respite — 24 hours a day — from ESPN and everything else that is broadcast-indifferent to our great game. So it is in the spirit of constructive criticism and [...]

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Dave Fay Memorial Hockey Game and Silent Auction – Sat, 19 July, 2008

16 July, 2008

It is not often we publish the full text of a press release — in fact we have never.¬† It is also not often we are asked to help spread the word of such an important event.¬† We encourage you to catch some live puck action Saturday night, bid on some fantastic hockey items, or [...]

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NHL.com Prospect Spotlight: The League Likes the Look of Caps' Q Leaguers

15 July, 2008

The promise of the Caps’ prized prospects from the Quebec League, Mathieu Perreault and Francois Bouchard, has caught the attention of the NHL’s web site. Tuesday’s superb feature includes some eye-opening assessments from Caps’ GM George McPhee. On Perreault’s size: “While the knock on the 5-foot-8, 151-pound Perreault is his small frame, Washington General Manager [...]

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