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Category Archives: The Great Old Patrick Division

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

16 February, 2011

Back in January 2010, Capitals owner Ted Leonsis, speaking of his team’s American League affiliate in Hershey, told the Patriot News (Pa.), “The excellence with which that organization is run washes up on us.” Umm . . . not . . . quite. This season in Washington, it’s as if the Capitals barricaded Kettler with [...]

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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, Old Time Hockey, Washington Capitals | Comments (42)

Bloggers’ Concluding Winter Classic 2011 Notebook

4 January, 2011

More than 500 members of the media representing more than 125 outlets descended upon Pittsburgh for the Winter Classic last weekend; we were fortunate enough to be included among them. This was a monumental moment in Washington Capitals history, and we couldn’t have chronicled it as we did absent the proactive and pioneering assistance of [...]

Also filed in Atlanta Thrashers, Hartford Whalers, hockey blogging, Media, National Hockey League, New media, OFB, Pittsburgh Penguins, Quebec Nordiques, Quebec the Very Serious Hockey Town, Southeast Division, Ted Leonsis, The Red Army, Washington Capitals, Winter Classic 2011 | Comments (2)

Bonzai Delivers a Last-Minute New Years Eve Dagger!

31 December, 2010

With the Alumni Pittsburgh Penguins clinging to a 5-4 lead and with Caps’ netminder Don Beaupre pulled for a sixth attacker this morning, old no. 12 seriously dampened the New Years spirits of the hosts with an equalizer strike! “BONZAI!!!” I stood up and shouted, fists pumping, from my third row perch in section 122. [...]

Also filed in Caps-Pens Winter Classic Alumni Game, National Hockey League, Peter Bondra, Washington Capitals, Winter Classic 2011 | Comments (1)

Mike Knuble: Goat No Longer

10 November, 2010

Let us sacrifice more goats, I say. (But not Goat.) Mike Knuble had, by my count, at least three quality scoring chances in tight on Henrik Lundqvist just in Tuesday night’s first period, and as all of them went unlit and uncelebrated you had this sense that it just wasn’t going to be his night. [...]

Also filed in Alexander Ovechkin, Brooks Laich, Incompetent officiating, Joe Beninati, John Erskine, Karl Alzner, Mike Green, Mike Knuble, Morning cup-a-joe, National Hockey League, New York Rangers, Washington Capitals | Comments (7)

A Classic Playoff Preview, Perhaps

8 November, 2010

Having already decided I want none of the Bs in round one next spring I made my way down to Verizon Center late Sunday afternoon imagining that I was taking in game one between the Flyers and Capitals in a 2011 postseason matchup. I wanted to see how warm and snuggily I felt about this [...]

Also filed in Braden Holtby, Michal Neuvirth, Mike Green, Morning cup-a-joe, National Hockey League, Philadelphia Flyers, playoff hockey, Washington Capitals | Comments (4)

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