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Category Archives: Hockey Hall of Fame

Giving Thanks for Being in the Nation’s Hockey Capital

24 November, 2010

In the spirit of the season, I offer a list of 10 things I’m thankful for while commissioned in the Red Army this fall. (10) The Moxie of Matt Hendricks. The longshot training camp candidate won a checking line center’s job with solid play and especially an ethos of holding Caps’ opponents accountable for their [...]

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The Hall Calls a Rightful Inductee

9 November, 2010

Last night the originating voice of the Washington Capitals, Ron Weber, was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame as the 2010 Foster Hewitt Memorial Award recipient. If any individual affiliated with the Caps belongs in Hockey’s Hall, it’s Weber. Beginning with the Caps’ inaugural season in 1974, Weber over the course of the following [...]

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Must-See TV of a Radio Hall of Famer

5 June, 2010

It was a momentous week for the original voice of the Washington Capitals, Ron Weber — he got the call, from his broadcast peers, that he’d earned designation as best of the best, 2010′s Foster Hewitt Award winner. So he’ll head up to Toronto in November to be inducted into the broadcaster’s wing at the [...]

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A Rightful Call to the Hall

1 June, 2010

Tremendous news today — original radio play-by-play voice for pro hockey in Washington, Ron Weber, will receive the 2010 Foster Hewitt Memorial Award in November as part of the NHL’s Hall of Fame induction ceremonies. When the Washington Capitals joined the NHL as an expansion team in 1974, Weber, then the Baltimore Clippers’ play-by-play announcer, was hired [...]

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7 + 5 + 32 + 11 = 4

2 September, 2008

The Southeast Division Champion banner will not be the only Washington Capitals branded item to be raised to the rafters this hockey season.¬† The Capitals announced today that Mike Gartner’s number 11 will be retired during a pregame ceremony before the game versus the Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday, December 28th.¬† Gartner currently ranks second [...]

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Jaromir, We Hardly Knew Ya, and I'm Not Sure We'll Miss You

6 July, 2008

There was, seemingly, a continent-wide silence over the weekend associated with Jaromir Jagr’s departure from the NHL. Indeed, the latest flareup between Oilers GM Kevin Lowe and Ducks’ GM Brian Burke seems to have made a larger impression on the hockey world this weekend than has Jagr’s departure. It seems oddly fitting that on Independence [...]

Also filed in Alexander Ovechkin, Former Coaches & Players, Jaromir Jagr, Morning cup-a-joe, National Hockey League, New York Rangers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Washington Capitals | Comments (6)

Who Has More Hart?

29 April, 2008

He is now officially a finalist: ARLINGTON, Va. — The National Hockey League announced today that Washington left wing Alex Ovechkin is one of three finalists for the Hart Trophy, which is presented annually to the player judged most valuable to his team. Ovechkin joins Calgary’s Jarome Iginla and Pittsburgh’s Evgeni Malkin as the three [...]

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Enshrinement Day for Two from D.C.

12 November, 2007

Two members of the Washington Capitals’ family today get inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame: Scott Stevens, who played eight seasons with the Caps, and the late Dave Fay, the team’s beat reporter for the Washington Times for nearly a quarter century. The Hockey Hall of Fame web page offers poignant profiles for all [...]

Also filed in Corey Masisak, Dave Fay, NHL Network, Print, Washington Times | Comments (2)

Lindros: Hockey hero or disappointment?

8 November, 2007

Today, Eric Lindros is expected to announce his retirement from the NHL. Bob Clarke, former Flyers GM and current senior VP, recently weighed in on Lindros and his potential candidacy for the Hockey Hall of Fame: “He won MVP, he was an All-Star, he went to the Stanley Cup final. If you eliminate the crap [...]

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Poll: Bondra and the Hall of Fame

1 November, 2007

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