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Monthly Archives: October 2008

A Homecoming Debut

21 October, 2008

By now you know the Washington Capitals have recalled defenseman Tyler Sloan from Hershey for this west coast road trip.¬† It is expected that Sloan will make his NHL debut tonight in his native city of Calgary. A nice piece on Sloan’s journey to the NHL can be found in both The Post and The [...]

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Dumbing Down the Press Box

21 October, 2008

It’s an apt time for a case study in distinction in professionalism between hockey bloggers and some counterparts in the mainstrema media, what with a fresh round of access envy breaking out over the weekend in Alberta. Your update from Edmonton: it’s about 45 degrees there, and the Oilers remain public relations neanderthals. But a [...]

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Canadian MasterCard's Brilliant Ad

19 October, 2008

I love how they form the MasterCard symbol at the end. And the fact that the ad never mentions the player’s name is just perfect–after all, in Canada at least, Bobby Orr is certainly one of those “needs no introduction” types.

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Bargain Hockey In and Out of the Rink

19 October, 2008

Here’s how affordable Hershey Bears hockey is: all 100-level seats at Giant Center are $22 this season; all 200-level seats are $16. As my friend Dmitry Chesnokov learned last night, the American League offers hockey at a caliber behind that of the NHL and the KHL, but no one else. And it’s priced for families. [...]

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Simeon Varlamov Isn't Speaking So Softly These Days in Hershey

19 October, 2008

Back in July we got an introduction to Simeon Varlamov and an appreciation for the remarkable challenges he faces in the 2008-09 hockey season trying to get acclimated — linguistically and culturally — in this his first year of pro hockey in North America. It was then, in a Capitals’ office conference room, that he [...]

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Checking in with the Wilson Tigers

18 October, 2008

Coach Adam Davis of the Wilson Tigers checks in to provide another taste of public high school hockey in the District: As the sun set over the Capitol Building and the Washington Monument, I anxiously waited on the ice at Fort Dupont for the arrival of the players for the first Open Skate of the [...]

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Caps and Oilers Are More Than a Conference Apart

18 October, 2008

In HockeyWashington, when it comes to media, we are blessed to have a forward thinking owner in Ted Leonsis. His vision and acceptance of new media is shared throughout the Capitals’ organization. We’ve spent more than a few dozen nights in the Capitals’ press box, as have a number of Caps bloggers. All of us [...]

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Bourque Back to the Bigs

18 October, 2008

The Washington Capitals have recalled Chris Bourque from Hershey. With Kozlov and Brashear still nursing injuries, expect Fedorov to stay on D and Bourque to slide in as a forward Saturday night.

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Number 8 Going Once, Number 8 Going Twice …

18 October, 2008

A month ago, we told you about Washington Capitals license plates for Maryland and Virginia.¬† You may recall that the Caps will host an online auction of the first 100 Maryland license plates with all proceeds benefiting Washington Capitals Charities. The wait is over and the online auction is now open, but don’t procrastinate as [...]

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Who's in the Mood for an Encore Airing of Caps-Pens I?

17 October, 2008

If you’re like us, your engine’s running a little sluggish today from extended hours last night toasting to Triumphant Thursday. A Friday evening reclined before the high def screen seems most appealing. Well Comcast today is playing the part of hangover helper — at 7:00 tonight it’s airing a replay of last night’s Caps’-Pens game. [...]

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