10 March, 2010

Category Archives: Boyd Gordon

Hockey 'n Heels 3: Slap Shot Edition

On Saturday the Capitals hosted their third annual Hockey ‘n Heels event. Over 300 women attended the event, which sold out in less than two days.

Opening Night Roster Set

The Washington Capitals announced that Karl Alzner and Chris Bourque have been assigned to the Hershey Bears. Quintin Laing was placed on waivers and, if cleared, will report to Hershey.

2008 Washington Capitals Opening Night Roster

FORWARDS

  #  
Player
Ht.
Wt.
Shoots
Born
Birthplace
2007-08 Club(s)
League(s)

19
BACKSTROM, Nicklas
6’0”
183
Left
11/23/87
Gavle, Sweden
Capitals
NHL

10
BRADLEY, Matt
6’3”
201
Right
6/13/78
Stittsville, Ontario
Capitals
NHL

87
BRASHEAR, Donald
6’2”
234
Left
1/7/72
Bedford, Indiana
Capitals
NHL

17
CLARK, Chris
6’0”
196
Right
3/8/76
South Windsor, Connecticut
Capitals
NHL

91
FEDOROV, Sergei
6’2”
207
Left
12/13/69
Pskov, Russia
Capitals/Columbus
NHL

16
FEHR, Eric
6’4”
212
Right
9/7/85
Winkler, Manitoba
Capitals/Hershey
NHL/AHL

14
FLEISCHMANN, Tomas
6’1”
190
Left
5/16/84
Koprivinice, Czech Republic
Capitals
NHL

15
GORDON, Boyd
6’1”
201
Right
10/19/83
Unity, Saskatchewan
Capitals
NHL

25
KOZLOV, [...]

Opening Night Roster Set

The Washington Capitals announced that Karl Alzner and Chris Bourque have been assigned to the Hershey Bears. Quintin Laing was placed on waivers and, if cleared, will report to Hershey.

2008 Washington Capitals Opening Night Roster

FORWARDS

  #  
Player
Ht.
Wt.
Shoots
Born
Birthplace
2007-08 Club(s)
League(s)

19
BACKSTROM, Nicklas
6’0”
183
Left
11/23/87
Gavle, Sweden
Capitals
NHL

10
BRADLEY, Matt
6’3”
201
Right
6/13/78
Stittsville, Ontario
Capitals
NHL

87
BRASHEAR, Donald
6’2”
234
Left
1/7/72
Bedford, Indiana
Capitals
NHL

17
CLARK, Chris
6’0”
196
Right
3/8/76
South Windsor, Connecticut
Capitals
NHL

91
FEDOROV, Sergei
6’2”
207
Left
12/13/69
Pskov, Russia
Capitals/Columbus
NHL

16
FEHR, Eric
6’4”
212
Right
9/7/85
Winkler, Manitoba
Capitals/Hershey
NHL/AHL

14
FLEISCHMANN, Tomas
6’1”
190
Left
5/16/84
Koprivinice, Czech Republic
Capitals
NHL

15
GORDON, Boyd
6’1”
201
Right
10/19/83
Unity, Saskatchewan
Capitals
NHL

25
KOZLOV, [...]

Super Teambuilding

Thanks to Capitals Director for Media Relations Nate Ewell for passing on a great photograph from the season ticket holder’s party.

How a Cup Contender Candidate Is Identified

The flattering forecasts are coming in fast and furious. The Caps are a consensus selection to win the Southeast division for a second consecutive season, but additionally, they’re commonly identified either explicitly as a Stanley Cup contender or a “dark horse” one. To quote the good living theme from the movie ‘Things to To in [...]

Ten Top Storylines for the Start of Training Camp 2008

(10) Gabby from the Get-go. Capitals players had plenty of time to come to grips with Bruce Boudreau’s system, what with his arriving from Hershey at Thanksgiving. In his 61 games in 2007-08, Boudreau went 20 games over .500 (37-17-7). Had that projected over the full season, the Caps not only would have won the [...]

Oh Boyd! One Capital Left to Sign

The Washington Capitals have signed Boyd Gordon to a one year deal.  Tarik El-Bashir is reporting the deal is worth $725,000.  That leaves Shaone Morrisonn as the final player to sign.  Morrisonn has filed for arbitration and the hearing has been set for July 24th.
From the press release:
Gordon, 24, completed his fifth professional season [...]

Fehr in the Fold

The Caps today inked right wing Eric Fehr to a one-year deal. The modest details can be found here.
The signing leaves only Shaone Morrisonn and Boyd Gordon without contracts for 2008-09. Morrisonn has filed for arbitration.

We Could Use a Few Signings, Couldn't We?

These are salad days for salaries in the NHL. Yesterday came word that the salary cap for 2008-09 would rise to $56.7 million, with a salary floor ($40.7 million) higher than the league’s cap just back three seasons ago, in the first post-lockout regular season. ¬†Stunning. As the salary cap is directly linked to the [...]

Awards Night Revelry

Capitals fans gathered at the Verizon Center on Thursday night to watch the NHL Awards and meet some players. Official OFB photographer Chanuck attended and captured the event.

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