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Monthly Archives: November 2008

Pilgrims Play Hockey

27 November, 2008

On Thanksgiving here in the United States, we thought it would be appropriate to post the 2008-009 Pilgrim team picture. Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at OFB.

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A Little Home Cooking: Caps 5, Atlanta 3

26 November, 2008
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Alzner Talks About NHL Debut

26 November, 2008

A tap of the stick on the ice to the Caps Media Relations Blog for the pointer to this video of Karl Alzner talking about his NHL debut this evening.

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The NHL Keeps Going, And Going, And Going

26 November, 2008

The NHL season is long; some would say too long. Hockey’s intensity over 82 games takes a significant toll on its players–a fact for which Capitals fans currently see ample evidence–with few players able to take the ice for the entire season. And it just seems seasonally awkward to award the Stanley Cup after Memorial Day, [...]

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Capitals Raid The Farm For Reinforcements

26 November, 2008

With the injury bug decimating the Washington Capitals’ locker room, the club has summoned a quartet of Bears to bolster the lineup. The following Hershey players will be in D.C. tonight: Karl Alzner Chris Bourque Sami Lepisto Graham Mink No official word on who among these farm-purging call-ups will be in tonight’s lineup. Update: per Tarik, the [...]

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My Thanksgiving Wine for Some Hockey Health

26 November, 2008

You won’t find criticisms of the Caps here these days because the team as we plan on following it in the postseason isn’t presently constituted. Which is to say, while it is fair to criticize mental errors (multiple players closing hands on pucks in a single game??) and effort no matter who is in the [...]

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Onward and Upward for Miss Virginia, She of the Low GAA

25 November, 2008

Our good friend Puck Daddy has taken our local (cutiepie) girl goalie’s story to his rarefied realm, with video of her successfully staring down the Virginia Tech’s men’s team shooters at a recent practice. Good on you, PD. 

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CapsTV A Reality

25 November, 2008

For a long time OFB has hoped for some kind of CapsTV to find its way to broadcast television; since then, Comcast has provided an impressive array of “classic” games and Caps-related coverage, but nothing quite to the extent we and other fans had wished. Well that hope has finally been realized, to some extent [...]

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Captain Clark at ESPN Zone Tuesday Evening

25 November, 2008

The 2008-09 Capitals Q&A Series kicks off at the Washington D.C. ESPN Zone on Tuesday, November 25, at 7pm with the Caps’ captain Chris Clark. Clark will share insight on the hometown hockey team, tell stories from his life on and off the ice, and answer fans’ questions. After the Q&A, Clark will sign autographs [...]

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Boudreau in the Hall of Fame

24 November, 2008

On January 26, 2009, Bruce Boudreau will be inducted into the American Hockey League Hall of Fame.  The induction will take place during the Hockey Hall of Fame All-Star Classic Luncheon.  From the AHL Press Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today announced the four people selected for induction into the American Hockey [...]

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