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Category Archives: Anton Gustafsson

Marcus Johansson, New College Football Fan

12 September, 2010

The past couple of hockey seasons, Alexander Ovechkin has played the role of gracious host at his Arlington home for the organization’s young Russian prospects. He will likely do so again this fall, offering home-cooked meals, sight-seeing excursions, that sort of thing. With the arrival this autumn of a modest contingent of young Swedes for [...]

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A Night To Replenish

25 June, 2010

Every NHL Entry Draft has some distinguishing quality, and 2010′s is notable for the volume and size of American blueliners expected to be tabbed among the first 50 selections. Cam Fowler, Derek Forbort, Jarred Tinordi (son of Mark), Jon Merril, and Stephen Johns all bring the pedigree of big bones along with exceptional talent to [...]

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Little Gus Gets Goosed

17 July, 2009

Anton Gustafsson got banged up pretty badly in Thursday’s scrimmage, leaving the ice seriously bloodied. We’ll have dramatic images up soon, but in the meantime, be sure to check out The Peerless Prognosticator’s recap of yesterday’s scrimmage and the incident here.

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Day 2 of Development Camp, In Photos

15 July, 2009

Yesterday, Chanuck had a sudden attack of Developmentcampitis and decided to convalesce at Kettler. After a pleasant chat with Lisa Hillary, he was ready to check out the prospects. Some of his photos are below.

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Roster of Young Guns Descending on Kettler Capitals Iceplex

9 July, 2009

With the Caps splash in free agency over, we now turn our eyes to Development Camp. This is where the brightest stars and hidden surprises are found.

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An Early Start to Strong Reporting

17 September, 2008

A tap of the e-stick to the Washington Times’ Corey Masisak, who’s out at Kettler every day this week and filing blog and print news stories daily. This is a terrific time to acquaint yourself with the Times’ revamped Web look, completed earlier this summer, within which you can find a voluminous catalogue of stories [...]

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Rookie Camp: Day 1 Photos

15 September, 2008

Unofficial OFB photographer Chanuck was out at Kettler again yesterday to check on the progress of the rookies. See for yourself:

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A New Era of Gustafsson Starts in Washington

15 September, 2008

Oh to be a hockey-indifferent girl in the Gustafsson household. Dad Bengt of course is a hockey legend, both as an NHL player and international coach. Son Anton is a first-round NHL draft pick, and following in father’s footsteps pursuing an NHL career with the Washington Capitals. Father and son, as you might imagine, talk [...]

Also filed in Bengt Gustafsson, Bruce Boudreau, Dmitry Kugryshev, Former Coaches & Players, Kettler Capitals Iceplex, Mathieu Perreault, Prospects, Washington Capitals | Comments (0)

Opening Day Herbies from Gabby

14 September, 2008

One of the most dramatic scenes in the movie ‘Miracle’ occurs when Head Coach Herb Brooks punishes his American squad after an underwhelming draw against Norway in an exhibition game leadup to the 1980 Olympics. Brooks channels his fury into an excruciating post-game set of ‘Herbies.’ An amazing spectacle of comparable torture took place out [...]

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An End of Summer Letter to Comcast SportsNet

28 August, 2008

My Friends at Comcast SportsNet: On behalf of the entire OFB team, I want to express appreciation for your enthusiastic support of OFB and Washington’s hockey blogs, and convey my team’s anticipation for your coverage of the Caps in 2008-09. It’s our view that on a number of fronts SportsNet markedly upgraded the breadth and [...]

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