07 February, 2012

Category Archives: Media

Appreciated Callout

2 December, 2011

Scored us some love from WaPost today, and we send it right back. From Tarik to Steinz to Boz and all the paper’s photogs, there was rich and deeply reflective coverage of this historic week for hockey here by the big paper. Be a good idea for us to chronicle, too, the best of this [...]

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Failure’s Blame Stretches Far and Wide

1 December, 2011

Some random observations and notes-sharing from a remarkable last 72 hours: There’s standup, and then there’s what Gabby offered the Washington Post’s Tarik El Bashir Wednesday morning — actually agreeing with Capitals management that it was time for a change behind the bench. He actually told General Manager George McPhee, “You’re doing what you have [...]

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Reflections on the Post’s Survey of Our Sports Town Standing

26 October, 2011

If you haven’t read Dan Steinberg’s Washington Post essay on the District’s standing as a sports town, which ran on A1 this past Sunday, you really ought to. It’s underpinned by a significant survey of the region’s sports patronage/consumption patterns, and the analytical narrative Steinberg constructs is thoughtful and provocative. We’ve long known that we [...]

Also filed in Dan Steinberg, Morning cup-a-joe, Print, Washington Capitals, Washington Post, Washington the hockey town, Washington the would-be sports town | Comments (8)

Grapes, on the Great Caps

25 October, 2011

These are heady times in HockeyWashington — check out the latest Hockey Night in Canada ‘Coach’s Corner’ segment wherein Don Cherry gives the Caps the ultimate compliment.

Also filed in Don Cherry, Hockey Night in Canada, National Hockey League, TV, Washington Capitals | Comments (0)

How About a Little Audio Poetry?

14 October, 2011

Walton Bids Good Night in Western Pennsylvania

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

Book Review: “My First Goal”

11 October, 2011

It’s been described as an exhiliarating moment, or to some, the monkey off their backs. When a player scores his first goal in the NHL, it’s one that he remembers forever (except for Gordie Howe, apparently). Hockey writer Mike Brophy’s “My First Goal,” released today, features interviews with current and former NHL players. I was [...]

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Yes, It’s Indeed Time To Grow Up

6 October, 2011

The sports section of today’s Washington Post print edition features a four-page preview pullout for the Capitals’ new season. The Post’s Katie Carrera examines the urgency of the moment for the organization in the section’s cover story, which is poignantly encapsulated with the headline ‘For These Young Guns, It’s Time to Grow Up.’ We couldn’t [...]

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Washington Examiner: Caps’ Party Culture Hasn’t Had Its Last Call

6 September, 2011

When a hockey season is inexplicably left in tatters, underachievement its calling card, again, we who follow it with passion grasp at plausible explanations. A missing roster piece here and there. Leadership deficiency. Inexperience. Key injuries. What about the room — chemistry? The latter portion of the summer of 2011 has delivered credible and troubling [...]

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Farewell to a Broadcast King

1 September, 2011

As summer comes to a close we learn of another important and impassioned media voice for hockey leaving Washington for an exciting career opportunity. Comcast Sportsnet’s Russ Thaler begins the on-air portion of a new chapter in his broadcast career with NBC Sports next week, having worked as an original talent at Sportsnet Mid-Atlantic since [...]

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Ex-Cap Matt Bradley Goes on Air, Calls Out Caps Culture

17 August, 2011

Matt Bradley is now a Florida Panther, but yesterday he went on sports radio in Ottawa and reflected rather thoughtfully, and rather provocatively, on his time in Washington, and most especially with respect to reasons why the Caps may have come up short each and every spring. The nearly 20-minute interview on the Team 1200 [...]

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