21 March, 2010

Category Archives: Bengt Gustafsson

Top of the Tweet for the Week of December 5

6 December, 2009

We thought it might be fun and interesting to highlight Top Tweets from the Captials’ Twitter community we came across during the past week. And we’ll probably offer up a roundup of Top Tweets each week. This week was filled with talk of Ovi’s hit and style of play, the Philadelphia massacre, some vague indiscretion [...]

Also filed in Alexander Ovechkin, Alexander Semin, American Hockey League, Chris Bourque, Corey Masisak, Dan Steinberg, Dmitry Chesnokov, George McPhee, Hockey Reading, Hockey Wit, John Walton, Media, Mike Vogel, Nate Ewell, National Hockey League, New media, Twitter, Washington Capitals | Comments (3)

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 a [...]

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

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 caliber [...]

Also filed in Anton Gustafsson, Bruce Boudreau, Comcast SportsNet, Entry Draft, Hockey Towns, Media, Morning cup-a-joe, National Hockey League, TV, Washington Capitals | Comments (9)

Numbers Game

25 June, 2008

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Also filed in Sweaters, Washington Capitals | Comments (13)

A Look Back at Bengt

24 June, 2008

The Capitals’ first-round pick of Anton Gustafsson has given everyone a chance to take a look back at the career of his father, Bengt (or Bengt-?Öke as he is better known outside of the NHL). Dan Steinberg spent some time digging through the Post archives and unearthed a few gems.
Here are a few samples:
Dec., 1979:“There [...]

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Morning After Draft Reflections

21 June, 2008

In a draft heavy on talented rearguards, four of the first five selections¬†were on the blueline, and 12 went among the top 30 overall. I’m at pains to identify a real reach anywhere in round one. Certainly there were no Blake Wheeler brain-dead picks. A lot of teams helped their systems last night.
Although . . . [...]

Also filed in DraftGeek, Entry Draft, Internet, Media, Mike Vogel, Morning cup-a-joe, Prospects, Steve Eminger, Washington Capitals, Washington the Hockey Town | Comments (7)

A Family Affair in '08 First Round

21 June, 2008

In his very first interaction with Washington media, Anton Gustafsson Friday night was asked to compare his game with that of his father’s.
“I think I’m better,” he said. “I’m a better skater, I have a better shot.”
Capitals’ fans can only dream that the son is right, and if he is¬†they’re in for an extraordinary joy [...]

Also filed in Entry Draft, Former Coaches & Players, Washington Capitals | Comments (3)

"Nej, tack"

30 April, 2008

With the World Championship tournament starting this weekend, Freelance writer and Off The Post author Risto Pakarinen has preview of Sweden and their coach Bengt-Ake Gustafsson on the IIHF web site.
Coach Bengt-Ake Gustafsson was hailed as a hockey genius in 2006 when he took his team to both the Olympic and the World Championship gold. [...]

Also filed in IIHF, Nicklas Backstrom, Sweden, World Championships | Comments (0)

Two Young Swedes Compared

23 March, 2008

A Hockeysfuture staffer on Saturday offered a comparison between 2008 draft-eligible Anton Gustafsson, son of former Caps’ great Bengt, and 2006 first-rounder Patrik Berglund (no. 25 to St. Louis).
Hockey sense: Equal
Speed: Equal
Technical skills: Berglund
Offensive game: Berglund
Defensive game: Gustafsson
Two-way game: Gustafsson
Shooting: Equal
Playmaking: Equal
Leadership: Equal
Physical game: Gustafsson (by a huge margin)
Most likely to score 80-100 points in [...]

Also filed in Anton Gustafsson, Entry Draft, OFB Interviews, Prospects, Video Clips, Washington Capitals | Comments (2)

Bengt Gustafsson Visits Washington D.C.

13 March, 2008

As pucksandbooks and I enjoyed our pregame meal in the Verizon Center, we received a pleasant surprise as hockey great Bengt Gustafsson entered the room. We were fortunate enough to interview the former Washington Capital and current Head Coach of Sweden’s national team during the first intermission of the Capitals’ victory over the Calgary Flames.
While [...]

Also filed in Nicklas Backstrom, Washington Capitals | Comments (5)

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