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Monthly Archives: November 2009

The Legacy of a Favored Child: Abe Pollin’s Basketball and Hockey Teams

25 November, 2009

Parents take pains to shower — equally — their children with love. Children must be so loved. Woe is the child who feels slighted with respect to the love of mom and dad. An owner of two professional sports teams — say in professional basketball and hockey — could be said to preside over his [...]

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Ted Leonsis Statement on Abe Pollin

24 November, 2009

Here is Ted Leonsis’ statement on the passing of Abe Pollin, released by the Washington Capitals. Nov. 24, 2009 Ted Leonsis Majority Owner Lincoln Holdings Statement on the passing of Abe Pollin We are all saddened by the news of Mr. Pollin’s passing. We extend our deepest sympathies to Irene, Robert, Jimmy, the rest of [...]

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Abe Pollin Has Passed

24 November, 2009

Washington Wizards and Verizon Center owner Abe Pollin passed today at age 85. He formerly owned both the Washington Bullets and Capitals, selling the Capitals to Ted Leonsis in 1999. Leonsis subsequently formed Lincoln Holdings LLC, an investment partnership which holds 100 percent of the Caps and 44 percent of Washington Sports & Entertainment — the [...]

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A Forgotten Miracle Comes to Artistic Life

24 November, 2009

For hockey fans, it’s like a Christmas present received a month early: Andrew Sherburne and Tommy Haines, makers of the 2008 documentary ‘Pond Hockey,’ have reapplied their filmmaking skills and love of hockey to another puck project, ‘Forgotten Miracle.’ It tells the tale of the first true American Miracle on Ice — the 1960 U.S. Olympians [...]

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Injuries Are Tough, but No Crying Allowed

24 November, 2009

We need a little levity after last night’s third-period collapse in Ottawa.

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Caps Fans Light the Lamp

23 November, 2009

While the Washington Capitals have had a bad stretch of injuries and late-game collapses, Capitals fans have come up huge in this holiday season. Kudos to Caps fans who dug deep and gave to those less fortunate—something for which we can all be thankful. The Washington Capitals, Tires Plus, Bridgestone Tires, Comcast SportsNet, Mix 107.3 [...]

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Taking Flight

23 November, 2009

For some time now, OFB has been part of the Yardbarker Network. Earlier this month, Yardbarker entered a content partnership with FoxSports.com and MSN. We were lucky enough to have our post on the plights of Detroit featured on the Fox Sports main NHL page. Talk about “taking flight”. That’s what our traffic has done [...]

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A Marvel of Movement: The Game-in-Another-City-the-Next-Night Hockey Club

23 November, 2009

If you think the traffic and action are heavy in and around the goal crease of an NHL game, you ought to see the busy-bodiness of an NHL club trying to shower, do media, dress, pack up its gear, and catch a bus and a plane to a city more than 500 miles away for [...]

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Trevor Bruess on the Board; Andrew Gordon Headed to HNIC

21 November, 2009

Late last night Hershey Bears’ General Manager Doug Yingst rang Andrew Gordon and ordered him to the airport, destination YYZ. He’ll be joining the Capitals for their Saturday night date with the Toronto Maple Leafs at Air Canada Centre. Andrew has a penchant for being called up for big stages — his first NHL game, [...]

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The Habs Spoil a Wonderful Family Reunion

21 November, 2009

It was very much a family affair at Verizon Center on Friday night. The Red Army family endured a rare evening of frustration and torment from the home team’s missed opportunity after missed opportunity, culminating with the Capitals’ 3-2 defeat to Montreal, but the home arena family also welcomed its newest members: the brother, mother, and father of John [...]

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