09 February, 2012

Category Archives: Washington Post

Appreciated Callout

2 December, 2011

Scored us some love from WaPost today, and we send it right back. From Tarik to Steinz to Boz and all the paper’s photogs, there was rich and deeply reflective coverage of this historic week for hockey here by the big paper. Be a good idea for us to chronicle, too, the best of this [...]

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Failure’s Blame Stretches Far and Wide

1 December, 2011

Some random observations and notes-sharing from a remarkable last 72 hours: There’s standup, and then there’s what Gabby offered the Washington Post’s Tarik El Bashir Wednesday morning — actually agreeing with Capitals management that it was time for a change behind the bench. He actually told General Manager George McPhee, “You’re doing what you have [...]

Also filed in Alexander Ovechkin, Bruce Boudreau, Dale Hunter, George McPhee, Joe Finley, Media, Morning cup-a-joe, Print, Tarik El-Bashir, Washington Capitals | Comments (4)

Reflections on the Post’s Survey of Our Sports Town Standing

26 October, 2011

If you haven’t read Dan Steinberg’s Washington Post essay on the District’s standing as a sports town, which ran on A1 this past Sunday, you really ought to. It’s underpinned by a significant survey of the region’s sports patronage/consumption patterns, and the analytical narrative Steinberg constructs is thoughtful and provocative. We’ve long known that we [...]

Also filed in Dan Steinberg, Media, Morning cup-a-joe, Print, Washington Capitals, Washington the hockey town, Washington the would-be sports town | Comments (8)

Yes, It’s Indeed Time To Grow Up

6 October, 2011

The sports section of today’s Washington Post print edition features a four-page preview pullout for the Capitals’ new season. The Post’s Katie Carrera examines the urgency of the moment for the organization in the section’s cover story, which is poignantly encapsulated with the headline ‘For These Young Guns, It’s Time to Grow Up.’ We couldn’t [...]

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Wishing for a Special Forces Mindset

13 May, 2011

Big news — the Red Wings are out of the playoffs, prematurely. Prematurely for them of course is anything short of securing the Cup. The seasons change, some faces change, the objective though for the Wings ever remains the same. I was struck at the ferocity and domination with which Detroit skated in periods two [...]

Also filed in detroit red wings, Front Office, George McPhee, Morning cup-a-joe, NHL playoffs, San Jose Sharks, Tampa Bay Lightning, Ted Leonsis, Washington Capitals | Comments (15)

A Special Night’s Imagery in Old Media

21 April, 2011

A tale of two much different looking front pages for big dailies on Thursday, with the Washington Post offering a rare but much welcomed exhibit of Capitals’ playoff triumph above the fold, in glorious color, while the New York Daily News wallowed in its city’s hockey heartache and agony. The Post’s Metro section on Thursday [...]

Also filed in Jason Chimera, Media, New York Rangers, NHL playoffs, Print, Washington Redskins, Washington the hockey town | Comments (2)

The Ruinous Redskins Owner Now Seeks To Silence Free Speech

3 February, 2011

It’s hard to fathom the possibility that Redskins’ owner Dan Snyder could manufacture an even lower regard for himself in Washington these days, but he’s managed to do it: yesterday he had lawyers file a lawsuit against the parent company for Washington’s City Paper, whose Dave McKenna published a tour de force tally of Snyder’s [...]

Also filed in Dan Synder, Dave McKenna, Media, New media, Print, Ted Leonsis, Washington Capitals, Washington City Paper, Washington Redskins, Washington the would-be sports town | Comments (11)

A Reveling Red Army Invasion of the Pittsburgh Riverfront

1 January, 2011

Surreal New Years Eve scene at Pittsburgh’s riverfront German bier hall Hofbrauhaus: from 9:00 on last night, easily 250-plus Capitals’ fans reveling with the aid of giant steins of frothy, bringing great spontaneous pageantry and passion to their chants of “Let’s go Caps!”, while a sizable-in-their-own contingent of locals volleyed returns of “Let’s go Pens.” [...]

Also filed in Dan Steinberg, hockey blogging, Media, Pittsburgh Penguins, The Red Army, Washington Capitals, Washington the hockey town, Winter Classic 2011 | Comments (0)

Bloggers and Big Media, in Chorus

11 October, 2010

Last week I alluded to a relatively new-found synergy that local hockey blogs have been enjoying with local Big Media, and here’s sampling of it. Both Comcast Sportsnet and the Washington Post solicited participation from Washington’s hockey bloggers over the weekend as part of their respective season kickoff coverage of NHL hockey. The Post asked [...]

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NHL to New Media: Go Fly a Kite

23 September, 2010

This news, delivered last night by AOL Fanhouse, incensed me. In the epitome of Neanderthal progressivism, the NHL, beginning this season, is going to implement a ban on access by bloggers to visiting locker rooms at all arenas. Because you know, the collective work of hockey bloggers the past five-plus years has been, on the [...]

Also filed in Edmonton Oilers, Morning cup-a-joe, National Hockey League, New York Rangers, Ted Leonsis, Washington Capitals | Comments (15)

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