07 February, 2012

Category Archives: John Walton

A Grand Experiment Begins

29 November, 2011

Early Monday afternoon out at Kettler I approached a Capitals official while awaiting Dale Hunter’s first press conference as Capitals head coach, and thanked him for “the early Christmas present.” The team rep, smiling, replied, “We couldn’t stop [the gift giving] with just [John] Walton for you!” It was for me a special moment of [...]

Also filed in Bruce Boudreau, Capitals' greats of the past, Dale Hunter, George McPhee, Morning cup-a-joe, Old Time Hockey, St. Louis Blues, Washington Capitals, Washington the hockey town | Comments (8)

How About a Little Audio Poetry?

14 October, 2011

Walton Bids Good Night in Western Pennsylvania

Also filed in 2 Points, Media, Pittsburgh Penguins, Radio, The Great Old Patrick Division | Comments (3)

By and Large, by Design, a Training Camp of Tranquility

3 October, 2011

The best part of the Capitals’ preseason has arrived — its conclusion. They survived a slate of seven exhibition games largely unscathed; no front-line performers ought to be missing from Saturday’s opening night here against Carolina. For a team not far removed from serious springtime turmoil and torment, camp this fall has been an oasis [...]

Also filed in Alexander Ovechkin, Colorado Avalanche, Dmitri Orlov, Front Office, Gary Bettman, George McPhee, Kettler Capitals Iceplex, Mathieu Perreault, Michal Neuvirth, Morning cup-a-joe, Much-needed realignment, Much-needed relocation, National Hockey League, Radio, The Great Old Patrick Division, Tomas Vokoun, Washington Capitals | Comments (0)

Impact Callup: John Walton Named Capitals’ Radio Voice

9 August, 2011

I trace my passion for puck in Washington back to the 1970s, and Ron Weber’s radio calls of Caps’ games on WTOP. Radio men in hockey back then — most particularly in this region of the world — had a novel responsibility to be the eyes and ears for hockey fans unable to be inside [...]

Also filed in American Hockey League, Hershey Bears, Media, Morning cup-a-joe, New media, Radio, Ron Weber, Washington Capitals | Comments (3)

The A’s Grueling Grind, and a Carousel of Goalies

9 March, 2011

The Hershey Bears (39-21-1-4) dropped a shootout decision in Portland, Maine, last night. Let’s just hope their bus driver is fresher than the skaters he’ll convoy through week’s end. When John Walton told me last weekend that beginning Saturday night the club was embarking upon a seven-games-in-nine-day stretch, I didn’t quite believe him. I actually [...]

Also filed in American Hockey League, Braden Holtby, Brett Leonhardt, Dmitry Orlov, Hershey Bears, Hockey roadtrips, Prospects, Semyon Varlamov, Tim Leone | Comments (2)

Fresh Imagery from a Great Old Barn

5 March, 2011

On every visit to Hersheypark Arena, as more and more evidence of its physical decline confronts me, I find myself compelled to snap stills of its architectural charm for posterity. I don’t know how much longer we’ll have it. I don’t know if anyone knows. But in the meantime, I think it’s a wonderful thing [...]

Also filed in American Hockey League, Grand Old Hersheypark Arena, Hershey Bears, Hershey's Giant Center, Mathieu Perreault, Old Time Hockey, Washington Capitals | Comments (11)

Tip of the Cap Back at You, Hershey

14 February, 2011

It’s a day for hearts, and for hockey hearts in D.C., one of heavy hearts, as puckheads here wonder: where is our team’s heart? Up the road a bit, in Hershey, as ever, there’s plenty of hockey heart. The Bears finished the past weekend with a pair of losses, but all that left them with [...]

Also filed in American Hockey League, Hershey Bears, Washington Capitals | Comments (2)

The Capitals’ Organization Completes a Hat Trick of Broadcast Triumph This Season

28 January, 2011

Big-time congratulations are in order to the Hershey Bears’ John Walton, who called his 1,000th American League game last night in Hershey’s 4-3 win over Springfield at Giant Center. Thursday’s game was a reschedule from Wednesday night, when thundersnow struck the central PA community just as it did D.C.’s. It’s been a hat trick of [...]

Also filed in American Hockey League, Foster Hewitt Memorial Award 2010, Hershey Bears, Media, Radio, Ron Weber, Steve Kolbe, Washington Capitals | Comments (0)

Down on the Farm, All Beat Up and Gutting Out a Weekend-Salvaging Win

22 November, 2010

It’s a much different looking Hershey Bears hockey club in the first quarter of its two-time Calder Cup defense. For one thing, cornerstone components of those two Calders are gone: Michal Neuvirth, Karl Alzner, and John Carlson have graduated to Washington. Chris Bourque is pursuing greener pastures in Europe. Captain Bryan Helmer is retired. The [...]

Also filed in American Hockey League, Hershey Bears, Hershey's Giant Center, Marcus Johansson, Mark French, Morning cup-a-joe, Prospects, Tim Leone, Washington Capitals | Comments (1)

Historic Hockey To Air Locally

15 November, 2010

For the past couple of hockey seasons Capitals fans in the region have been able to catch John Walton’s calls of the Hershey Bears via Internet streaming. That access soon will be broadened. Today WFED AM 1500 announced that it will be broadcasting 10 Hershey Bears’ games on nights the Caps are not playing, beginning [...]

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