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Category Archives: Winter Classic

Washington Capitals’ Remaining 98.8% Of Schedule Revealed

22 June, 2010

Today the Washington Capitals announced their 2010-11 Season Schedule—well, they revealed the 81 games we didn’t already know about. Some highlights (and lowlights) of next season’s slate:

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Resurrecting a Lost Capitals Classic

29 May, 2010

In light of the just-announced 2011 Winter Classic, will we finally see the return of the Capitals’ classic sweaters to face off against the Penguins’ baby-blue classics?
Let’s bring the stars back when the superstars meet at Heinz Field.

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Classic Rivalry To Open 2011 In Pittsburgh

28 May, 2010

Well it’s official: The Pittsburgh Penguins will host the Washington Capitals for the 2011 Winter Classic on New Year’s Day at Heinz Field.

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A Signing, and Another Sign Perhaps of Winter Classic Fun in Washington

9 March, 2010

The Capitals today announced the signing of right wing prospect Dmitry Kugryshev, their second-round selection in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. The pact is a three-year entry level one. Kugryshev is in his second season skating in North America, for Patrick Roy and the Quebec Remparts of the QMJHL. In 64 games this season Kugryshev, [...]

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Chicago’s Burgeoning Suburban Backyard Rink Boom

31 January, 2010

Friday’s Chicago Tribune highlighted our favorite passion-hobby sprouting conspicuously across the suburbs of that great city — families taking to skating outdoors, in this case by erecting rinks in their backyards. “Years ago, backyard ice rinks seemed like a luxury for only the most die-hard hockey fans. But in recent years, it has become the [...]

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Comcast Correspondent at a Classic New Year’s Weekend in Beantown

4 January, 2010

You know how the next best thing to owning a beach house is having a friend who does? Well, we didn’t have  tickets to this year’s Winter Classic, but Comcast Sportsnet’s Lisa Hillary did. Actually, she also worked the system a bit to get an invite to the league’s New Year’s Eve bash as well. Anyway, she [...]

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Winter Classic III: Hits and Misses

2 January, 2010

There’s a 108 percent chance of the Capitals participating in the 2011 Winter Classic, unless you believe that the NHL would like to see another dump-and-chase exhibition seriously limited in its offensive prowess competency. Through two periods Saturday the novice hockey viewer at home could have been forgiven for believing that teams were penalized for shooting [...]

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A Capital Classic in 2011?

1 January, 2010

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Bloggers Bounce Questions off of Eddie O

10 December, 2009

The NHL yesterday hosted a bloggers-only conference call with NBC color guy Ed Olczyk, in conjunction with the league rolling out its on-site preparations at Fenway Park for the Winter Classic. We were fortunate enough to be invited to participate, and I’d swiftly sign up for the next call with Olczyk. He was sincere and engaging, thoughtfully [...]

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An Early Christmas Present for Caps’ Fans: December Agony in Philly

5 December, 2009

Quite near happy hour last night, a Friday happy hour, I learned that the Philadelphia Flyers, presently lodged in 10th place in the Eastern conference, fired their head coach, John Stevens. A popular preseason pick for the playing of hockey in June, the Flyers this December instead are in disarray. With this very happy happy [...]

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