18 March, 2010

Category Archives: Mike Vogel

Let There Be (Good) Music and Dancing Amid All This Winning

7 March, 2010

When I think of the two most significant advances/evolutions in Caps’ hockey over the course of 35 years, and their impact on hockey culture here, I point to the rabid red atmosphere enveloping the team at home in Chinatown and the team’s new-age approach to cultivating media coverage.
Ron Weber on Saturday night told me that [...]

Also filed in Alexander Ovechkin, Alexander Semin, American Hockey League, Atlanta Thrashers, Bruce Boudreau, Hershey Bears, Hockey Music, Jose Theodore, Media, National Hockey League, Semyon Varlamov, Southeast Division, Ted Leonsis, Washington Capitals, hockey blogging | Comments (0)

From the Author of Gabby, a First-Rate Take on New Media and Hockey

18 January, 2010

A reporter of Tim Leone’s accomplishments and stature doesn’t need any advice from me on how to tackle a story, but when he interviewed me last month about bloggers and their role in covering the Caps, I emphasized the importance of talking to Off Wing Opinion’s Eric McErlain. With my Sunday morning diner coffee in [...]

Also filed in Blogging, Brett Leonhardt, Eric McErlain, New media, Tarik El-Bashir, Ted Leonsis, The Patriot News, Tim Leone, Washington Capitals, Washington Post, Washington the Hockey Town | Comments (0)

Top of the Tweet for the Week of December 5

6 December, 2009

We thought it might be fun and interesting to highlight Top Tweets from the Captials’ Twitter community we came across during the past week. And we’ll probably offer up a roundup of Top Tweets each week. This week was filled with talk of Ovi’s hit and style of play, the Philadelphia massacre, some vague indiscretion [...]

Also filed in Alexander Ovechkin, Alexander Semin, American Hockey League, Bengt Gustafsson, Chris Bourque, Corey Masisak, Dan Steinberg, Dmitry Chesnokov, George McPhee, Hockey Reading, Hockey Wit, John Walton, Media, Nate Ewell, National Hockey League, New media, Twitter, Washington Capitals | Comments (3)

Minor Moments That Matter

15 October, 2008

Check out Mike Vogel’s engrossing post about the small moments in a game that constitute turning points; his fascinating article delving into the details of the Washington Capitals’ home opener victory makes for a terrific read. Check it out here.

Also filed in Brooks Laich, Chicago Blackhawks, Dave Steckel, Matt Bradley, Sergei Fedorov, Shaone Morrisonn | Comments (0)

Minor Moments That Matter

14 October, 2008

Check out Mike Vogel’s engrossing post about the small moments in a game that constitute turning points; his fascinating article delving into the details of the Washington Capitals’ home opener victory makes for a terrific read. Check it out here.

Also filed in Alexander Ovechkin, Alexander Semin, Brooks Laich, Bruce Boudreau, Chicago Blackhawks, Dave Steckel, Donald Brashear, Matt Bradley, Mike Green, Sergei Fedorov, Shaone Morrisonn, Washington Capitals | Comments (0)

Travel Agents Need Not Apply: My R&R at the September Rink

22 September, 2008

Welcome to my vacation. This week I have friends recreating in Switzerland, Canada, and Virginia Beach. Meanwhile, I’m spending my week-long R&R at Kettler Capitals. No offense to my traditional vacation-traveling friends, but I think mine the most alluring, fulfilling, and restorative of getaways. And yes, most exotic. You could offer me a cruise, a [...]

Also filed in Alexander Semin, Corey Masisak, Donald Brashear, Hardcore Hockey Fans, Hockey, Kettler Capitals Iceplex, Lisa Hillary, Media, Morning cup-a-joe, Prospects, Tarik El-Bashir, Washington Capitals, Washington the Hockey Town | Comments (9)

From Thrifty to Opulent in Three Seasons

28 July, 2008

Here’s how cheap owner Ted Leonsis is right now: He’s got a $60 million hockey team here in town. The salary cap for next season has been set at $56 million, but there’s no penalty for being over the cap by 10 percent in the summer so long as a team is under it a [...]

Also filed in Brooks Laich, Front Office, George McPhee, Players, Sergei Fedorov, Washington Capitals | Comments (15)

Morning Cup-a-Spirit: This Bigotry Against Babes, I Won't Stand for It!

14 July, 2008

To read the reactions left only here related to the Caps’ plans, announced over the weekend, to introduce SpiritBabes to the team’s home games next season, you’d think management announced that Verizon Center was hosting 41 brothels next winter.
It’s too warm in there for brothels anyway.
Would that the peasants took up pitchforks and torches in [...]

Also filed in Hardcore Hockey Fans, Hockey Art, Hockey Rituals, Ice Girls, OFB in Russia, Puck Bunnies, Spike Parker, Verizon Center, Washington Capitals | Comments (22)

Morning After Draft Reflections

21 June, 2008

In a draft heavy on talented rearguards, four of the first five selections¬†were on the blueline, and 12 went among the top 30 overall. I’m at pains to identify a real reach anywhere in round one. Certainly there were no Blake Wheeler brain-dead picks. A lot of teams helped their systems last night.
Although . . . [...]

Also filed in Bengt Gustafsson, DraftGeek, Entry Draft, Internet, Media, Morning cup-a-joe, Prospects, Steve Eminger, Washington Capitals, Washington the Hockey Town | Comments (7)

Ain't No Party Like a 'Vechkin Party

15 June, 2008

WASHINGTON, D.C.–Alexander Ovechkin is a machine. On the ice and off he constantly gives his all, to the delight of Capitals fans and lovers of hockey everywhere.
Yet even Ovechkin looked a bit tired on Friday night at the party in his honor at chic D.C. restaurant Teatro Goldoni. Given his recent schedule, that’s no surprise. [...]

Also filed in Alexander Ovechkin, George McPhee, NHL Trophies, Nate Ewell, Peter Bondra, Rod Langway, Spike Parker, Ted Leonsis, Washington Capitals | Comments (19)

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