22 May, 2012

Monthly Archives: November 2009

Hockey 'n Heels: The Next Generation

20 November, 2009

Last night, I attended Hockey ‘N Heels at Kettler Capitals Iceplex. The event, by all accounts, was a huge success. When tickets went on sale in October, they were gone in half an hour. Over 300 women were in attendance.

Filed in Bruce Boudreau, Eric Fehr, Peter Bondra, Washington Capitals | Comments (3)

The Hockey Theme to get closer to the heart?

20 November, 2009

Interesting news from Darren Dreger’s twitter account: Rush’s Neil Peart to Record New Version of The Hockey Theme for TSN.

Filed in Washington Capitals | Comments (3)

Chris Clark: The Long Road to an Important Return

20 November, 2009

His return has been long in the making,. After a career year three years ago Captain Chris Clark faded into obscurity. Two groin pulls, a wrist injury and a demotion to the third line later; the Captain has finally made his return from the abyss to become a critical part of the Washington team yet again.

Filed in Brian Pothier, Bruce Boudreau, Los Angeles Kings, Washington Capitals | Comments (2)

Tara Terrific She's Now Called

19 November, 2009

A motivating factor for my writing for the Canadian media site fadoo.ca this hockey season is my belief that HockeyWashington has so many terrific stories to tell, and I want them exported. With ‘Hockey’s Biggest Heroes Sometimes Come in the Smallest Packages,’ I’ve shared with our Canuck cousins to the North my favorite story of [...]

Filed in Tara Wheeler, USA Hockey | Comments (0)

Capitals Call Carlson to the Bigs

19 November, 2009

The Washington Capitals have recalled 6’3”, 208-pound defenseman John Carlson from Hershey. No word yet on whether Carlson will suit up when the Caps host the Montreal Canadiens Friday night, though given Milan Jurcina and Shaone Morrisson are both day-to-day it seems Big John has a fair shot at getting ice time.

For more on our early impressions of Carlson, read our assessment of his performance in the Caps’ first exhibition game this season.

Filed in Washington Capitals | Comments (3)

Imagine an NHL Without Detroit . . . It Could Happen

19 November, 2009

I watched Wednesday night’s Detroit-Dallas game on the NHL Network within a morbid context. On my commute home last night I read ‘Detroit: A City on the Brink,’ published last month in The Week magazine. I recommend it as must-reading for all hockey fans and every American. The narrative in this piece is nothing short [...]

Filed in detroit red wings, National Hockey League, NHL, Washington Capitals | Comments (67)

Local Broadcaster, Goalie, and Cancer Fighter Garners Impressive Recognition

18 November, 2009

Comcast Sportsnet’s Tara Wheeler is the subject of an outstanding feature in the November issue of USA Hockey Magazine, ‘Tara Terrific: Former Miss Virginia Is a Goalie with a Heart of Gold.’ Unfortunately, a link to the piece isn’t available, but it’s terrific to see Tara’s story circulating more widely within the hockey community. She’s [...]

Filed in Comcast SportsNet, Tara Wheeler, USA Hockey | Comments (1)

A Warrior's Will Wins It

18 November, 2009

“Tremendous intensity to this game, right from the start,” Versus’ Joe Micheletti informed viewers. I remind: once upon a time this was a Patrick division rivalry game. And the intensity was not unlike what we saw twice earlier on Versus this season, in games against Philly, another Patrick division alum. The weekend before last, during a home-and-home [...]

Filed in 2 Points, Alexander Ovechkin, Bruce Boudreau, John Erskine, Mathieu Perreault, Matt Bradley, Morning cup-a-joe, National Hockey League, New York Rangers, NHL, Washington Capitals | Comments (2)

Gabby Gets 100: Caps 4 / Rags 2

17 November, 2009

With tonight’s win, Head coach Bruce Boudreau leaves tonight’s game with a 100-45-19 record in 164 career games behind the Capitals’ bench. He is the fifth Capitals head coach to win 100 games and the fastest to reach that milestone. He is the fourth fastest coach to reach 100 wins in NHL history, trailing only [...]

Filed in 2 Points, Bruce Boudreau, National Hockey League, New York Rangers, NHL, Washington Capitals | Comments (2)

Caps Recall Neuvirth and Beagle

17 November, 2009

Per Tarik: Goalie Jose Theodore has returned to Washington for personal reasons, and the Caps have recalled Michal Neuvirth and Jay Beagle ahead of tonight’s game against the Rangers.

Filed in National Hockey League, NHL, Washington Capitals | Comments (1)

© 2006-2012 On Frozen Blog All Rights Reserved