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, Mike Vogel, New media, Ted Leonsis, The Patriot News, Tim Leone, Washington Capitals, Washington Post, Washington the Hockey Town
|
The first fifth of the Capitals’ season leaves the club with a 10-3-4 record, 24 points, and a first-place tie for the the conference lead with the archrival Penguins. But is the Capitals position in the standings reflective of an authentic Cup-contending team? At the moment, Washington is the streakiest team in the league and [...]
Also filed in Alexander Ovechkin, Alexander Semin, American Hockey League, Brian Pothier, Bruce Boudreau, Colorado Avalanche, Dallas Stars, Eastern Conference, Entry Draft, Florida Panthers, Hershey Bears, Jeff Schultz, Jose Theodore, Mathieu Perreault, Mike Emrick, Mike Green, Milan Jurcina, New Jersey Devils, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, QMJHL, Tom Poti, Washington Capitals
|
By now you know the Washington Capitals have recalled defenseman Tyler Sloan from Hershey for this west coast road trip.  It is expected that Sloan will make his NHL debut tonight in his native city of Calgary.
A nice piece on Sloan’s journey to the NHL can be found in both The Post and The Times [...]
[Check out the first published photos of the presentation of the Duchesne Cup.]
I alone among camp chroniclers am sporting a playoff beard during the Duchesne Cup Challenge, but I was also a big Gator fan.
Bruce Boudreau gets the credit for conceiving the Duschesne Cup (recommended viewing: Lisa Hillary’s coverage of it), and initially, I thought [...]
Also filed in Bruce Boudreau, Corey Masisak, Former Coaches & Players, Gaetan Duchesne, Internet, Kettler Capitals Iceplex, Lisa Hillary, Media, Prospects, The Duchesne Cup, Washington Capitals, Washington Post, Washington Times, Washington the Hockey Town
|
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, Mike Vogel, Morning cup-a-joe, Prospects, Washington Capitals, Washington the Hockey Town
|
None other than Nicklas Backstrom was first on the ice this morning during the opening session of Day 1 of Capitals’ training camp. He skated for about 30 minutes before the Caps pulled him off, for precautionary purposes.
A very helpful file for those of you planning on a visit to Kettler during camp: Rebecca from [...]
The volume and variety of news pertaining to Olie Kolzig’s departure from the Capitals last week was instructive in these new media times. When we at OFB verified that Kolzig’s home was listed for sale last Wednesday, which wasn’t a particularly difficult endeavor (all manner of such information, including taxes paid on a particular residential [...]
Also filed in Corey Masisak, Hockey Reading, Internet, Media, Morning cup-a-joe, OFB, Print, The Sporting News, Washington Capitals, Washington Post, Washington Post Express, Washington Times
|
I made a grievous mistake in judgment this week, and it adversely impacted OFB on perhaps this site’s most important day of existence. We worked closely and well with the Capitals’ media staff to try and position ourselves to continue to bring you the feeling of hockey as we feel it from within Verizon Center, [...]
Both big papers this afternoon hosted helpful time-killing/nerves-distracting chat sessions — the Post with Caps’ beat reporter Tarik El Bashir and the Times with Ted. There was terrific give-and-take banter in both; we urge you to check them out in their entirety.
The owner, on his youthful recreational hockey background: “We played roller hockey on 6th [...]
Washington Post writer Tarik El-Bashir will host a live Q&A session at 2 p.m today, bringing the latest on the Caps’ preparations for tonight’s game. Tarik’s article today on the Capitals’ international appeal is a good read.
Capitals owner Ted Leonsis will be chatting live on The Washington Times‘ website, also at 2 p.m. In the [...]
