08 February, 2012

Category Archives: Hockey Heroes

A Hockey Bar Is a Great Place To Meet a Hockey Legend

13 December, 2011

In Bugsy’s Sunday afternoon three Marines in their dress blues knew exactly who Dale Hunter was two tables over, and the coach knew exactly who they were. Coach Johnson, too, seated with his new boss, greeted the soldiers with warm respect and gratitude. I enjoyed being a witness to the moment. I enjoyed greatly seeing [...]

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In an Autumn of Challenge, I’m Counting Special Blessings This Thanksgiving

23 November, 2011

I thought I knew what a really bad clock was — the one that counted down the Capitals’ demise in game 7 here against the Pens a couple of springs back. Not a terrific reckoning of time to be sure that night. But no way that moment in time had anything on the really bad [...]

Also filed in Eric McErlain, Francois Bouchard, Hershey Bears, Kevin Kaminski, Morning cup-a-joe, Tara Wheeler, Washington Capitals | Comments (4)

Killer Chronicle: A Weekend of Fun On and Off the Ice in D.C.

21 September, 2011

Probably about two  months ago, reading something on this blog, I first learned of the first-ever Capitals Alumni game. I fly into town this week to participate, and I’ve been looking forward to Friday night pretty much all summer. As soon as I learned about the game I knew that wanted to come right away, [...]

Also filed in Capitals' greats of the past, Hockey fights, Hockey hearts, Kettler Capitals Iceplex, Kevin Kaminski, Washington Capitals | Comments (4)

A Slice of Canada in Our Own Backyard

22 April, 2011

Wednesday night I was not only treated to an absolutely amazing hockey game between the New York Rangers and Washington Capitals, but I got to experience it in a place that lives and breathes hockey. To be honest I am almost reluctant to reveal this secluded spot just outside the District, but many puckheads already [...]

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Washington’s Greatest Fatigue

21 April, 2011

It’s the only morning that Metro’s tolerable: the a.m. after a Capitals’ triumph in extended sudden death overtime, and the early shifters among the D.C. workforce who followed it all are snoozing from too early a summoning alarm clock. But they’re oh so proudly attired in the afterglow of high-stakes triumph. It probably is most [...]

Also filed in Hockey hearts, NHL playoffs, Washington Capitals, Washington the hockey town | Comments (7)

A Bad Break

5 April, 2011

Standing in a security line at Reagan National before boarding a business flight to Chicago this morning, I retrieved voicemail from my father I’d ignored by some hours. Bad move, that. Dad was skating his weekly game with the GeriHatricks out in Laurel. Nearing 70, he’s a bit of an elder statesman in the skate, [...]

Also filed in Hockey fathers and sons, Hockey hearts, Hockey injuries, Washington Capitals | Comments (10)

When Word of a Miracle Arrives on the Seas

22 February, 2011

[OFB note: Last February 22, on the 30th anniversary of the Miracle on Ice, we received an amazing note from a reader and patriot and serviceman, detailing an astounding narrative about how word of sports' greatest moment was received by some men and women in uniform, far, far away from the continental U.S., back in [...]

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Hard Hat-Wearing Brads Turns the Tide

21 February, 2011

Bradley fights against Pittsburgh.

Also filed in Alexander Ovechkin, Matt Bradley, Matt Cooke, National Hockey League, NHL, Old Time Hockey, Pittsburgh Penguins, Video Clips, Washington Capitals | Comments (10)

Cool Print Treatments of Outdoor Hockey’s Enduring Appeal

1 February, 2011

“The truth is with fickle winter weather and a lack of hockey tradition, real Maryland pond players are as far apart as Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin’s front teeth,” observes Candus Thomson, in her gorgeously written January 30 Baltimore Sun feature on Maryland’s dedicated shinny skaters. We about the region in touques and hockey sweaters [...]

Also filed in Hockey Towns, Media, Outdoor hockey, Print, Shinny | Comments (7)

A Legacy PK Effort by the Bears

29 January, 2011

The Hershey Bears held off the Charlotte Checkers in a Saturday matinee at Giant Center today, 1-0, the only goal coming off the stick of Sheldon Souray. It was Hershey’s sixth win in a row. Braden Holtby earned his fifth shutout of the season in the process, and the game’s no. 1 star, stopping 24 [...]

Also filed in American Hockey League, Braden Holtby, Hershey Bears, Hershey's Giant Center, Prospects | Comments (1)

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