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Category Archives: Old Time Hockey

Hatred and Violence Are at the Heart of Our Sport, and Sunday All the World Saw It

16 April, 2012

In their bloodlust, Arabs and Jews have nothing on the Flyers and Penguins. (Isn’t it grand!) Really, in a relative sense, what transpired on the ice in Philadelphia yesterday made the Middle East seem one big, happy, if diverse, family. Yesterday’s matinee jihad in the City of Brotherly Love was all consuming — it enveloped [...]

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Size, of Body and Heart, Matters — Especially in 2012

31 December, 2011

Instructive moment: Rangers’ captain Ryan Callahan, made captain at so tender an age partly out of his affinity for playing December hockey games like they’re game 7s in May, blocked a John Carlson slapshot at the point the other night, and the selfless sacrifice led to a Rangers goal in transition seconds later. The block [...]

Also filed in Dale Hunter, George McPhee, HBO's 24/7, Jeff Schultz, Morning cup-a-joe, New Jersey Devils, New media, New York Rangers, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, The Great Old Patrick Division | Comments (6)

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, John Walton, Morning cup-a-joe, St. Louis Blues, Washington Capitals, Washington the hockey town | Comments (8)

The Club That’s Needed Has Been Built

24 October, 2011

The sort of Capitals club I’d want to see contest an NHL postseason would be able to roll four lines almost interchangeably, impact achieved rather uniformly among them, and cumulatively, deliver an impact that wears down a quality opponent the longer games go. In the absence of possessing an authentic “shutdown” defenseman, this designer Capitals [...]

Also filed in Alexander Ovechkin, Dennis Wideman, Jeff Halpern, Marcus Johansson, Mathieu Perreault, Mike Green, Morning cup-a-joe, NHL playoffs, playoff hockey, Tomas Vokoun, Troy Brouwer, Washington Capitals, Washington the hockey town | Comments (7)

The Secret to Jacques’ Success

20 June, 2011

Lucy Neatby is a Canadian knitter and writer, and produces a monthly newsletter. Her latest one included this nugget:

Knitting Tip
Do it daily and have fun!

Really, knitting is therapeutic for you. Here in Canada one of our most famous hockey goalies regularly used it to relieve stress before and after major games, and he had such a record of wins that people took notice. Its effects on the body and mind are not unlike those of meditation, but as a bonus you get a product to show for it. Knitting is a powerful form of re-creation and creation, all in one. So be good to yourself: knit.

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Killer’s Kids in Caps’ Swag

1 April, 2011

I’ve long imagined that the daughters of former Cap Kevin ‘Killer’ Kaminski have ever enjoyed a great deal of courtesy and respect from the boys at school — were it otherwise, they could simply tell their antagonists, ‘My dad’s a Killer, and we’ve fight tapes back home to prove it.’ Speaking of those fight tapes, [...]

Also filed in Kevin Kaminski, Vintage-look Caps, Washington Capitals | Comments (1)

How I Came To Befriend a Killer

11 March, 2011

In October 2006, when we started OFB, I decided that the very first figure from the Capitals’ past I wanted to interview was Kevin ‘Killer’ Kaminski. My interest was partly out of respect and affection — no Capitals’ player I’d watched since 1974 matched Killer pound for pound in guts and courage. But I was [...]

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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, John Walton, Mathieu Perreault, Washington Capitals | Comments (11)

Hard Hat-Wearing Brads Turns the Tide

21 February, 2011

Bradley fights against Pittsburgh.

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

Taking a Wrecking Ball to Capitals Country Club (Part I)

15 February, 2011

Because country clubs seldom are known for breeding warrior hockey players, it’s past time I think that we advocated taking a wrecking ball to Capitals’ Country Club. Professional hockey players are accorded extraordinary creature comforts while plying their trade here, from practicing and working out in a world-class training facility to engaging with a fairly [...]

Also filed in Front Office, Hockey hearts, Kettler Capitals Iceplex, Morning cup-a-joe, National Hockey League, The Great Old Patrick Division, Washington Capitals | Comments (42)

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