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Category Archives: Prospects

OFB TV: Getting a More Detailed Assessment of Dmitri Orlov

9 March, 2011

On our visit last week to Hershey we not only got to visit a bit with ‘buzz’ prospect Dmitri Orlov but get an expert eye’s view of him from Patriot News Bears’ beat reporter Tim Leone, who caught the eye of HockeyWashington with this tweet about the new arrival from Russia during his North American [...]

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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, John Walton, Semyon Varlamov, Tim Leone | Comments (2)

OFB TV: Catching Up with Dmitri Orlov

5 March, 2011

Yesterday morning the Hershey Bears practiced at their grand old barn, Hersheypark Arena. I drove up for the practice with Ben Raby of Comcast Sportsnet and WTOP radio. Raby had never been inside HPA before, and he had the same reaction everyone else does on a first visit: love at first sight. Ben also helped [...]

Also filed in American Hockey League, Ben Raby, Comcast SportsNet, Dmitri Orlov, Dmitry Kugryshev, Federal News Radio, Grand Old Hersheypark Arena, Hershey Bears, KHL, OFB TV, Radio, Washington Capitals | Comments (6)

Because We *Badly* Need Feel-Good Distraction

26 February, 2011

Patriot News Bears’ beat reporter Tim Leone needed only 20 minutes Saturday night to develop a man-crush on a buzz-prospect:  

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Matty’s Back

31 January, 2011

Early last month, of Mathieu Perreault, I wrote, “He especially is a compelling photo-op at local elementary schools, perhaps leading floor hockey stick-handling clinics among schoolchildren not much smaller than he.” In the interim he actually made a schoolhouse appearance for the Caps. He can do so again if called upon, as today Matty was [...]

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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 [...]

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Down on the Farm, a Champion’s Resolve

23 January, 2011

It was quite a weekend for the Hershey Bears. Fairly decimated by a bevy of Capitals’ callups late in 2010 and early in the new year, they just keep plugging along: they swept a three-game slate this weekend, outscoring their foes to the tune of 18-5 in the process. The Bears are just 2 points [...]

Also filed in American Hockey League, Cody Eakin, Dmitry Chesnokov, Dmitry Orlov, Hershey Bears, Washington Capitals | Comments (0)

Apprenticing in a Pivotal Pivot Position

19 January, 2011

In the postgame visitors’ locker room at Wells Fargo Center Tuesday night Jason Chimera approached Marcus Johansson, his linemate in overtime of the Capitals’ 3-2 loss to the Flyers, and patiently and supportively explained to the rookie the imperative of maintaining defensive zone coverage on the opposition defender bearing down on their netminder.  Johansson’s rookie [...]

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A Midseason Moment Meriting Deep and Poignant Reflection

8 January, 2011

General Manager George McPhee met with media at Kettler Capitals late this week, in a bit of a State of the Capitals Union address. He shared significant reflections on notable topics, including the conspicuously terrific play of Capitals’ prospects at the recently completed World Junior Championships in Buffalo, the impact and atmosphere of the Winter [...]

Also filed in Cody Eakin, Evgeny Kuznetsov, George McPhee, HBO's 24/7, Morning cup-a-joe, National Hockey League, USA Hockey, Washington Capitals, Washington the hockey town, Winter Classic 2011, World Junior Championships | Comments (0)

An Old Friend, Big-Time Impressed by a Caps’ Prospect

6 January, 2011
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