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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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Capitals First-Timers — Loving The Game

5 April, 2010

We here at OFB, and most of our readers, are long-time Capitals fans. We’ve been through the tough times; the dashed hopes; Juneau jubilation and Cup-finals disappointment; the Jagr-signing euphoria and the Jagr-reality let-down; the dreaded (but necessary) fire sale.

So it’s easy to forget what it was like when we first fell head over heels for hockey, and the Washington Capitals in particular.

Mrs. OrderedChaos’ coworker Megan had never been to a Capitals game. Her brother plays hockey in Upstate New York, but the family overall is pretty new to the sport. With her mother in town, she thought taking her mom (and herself) to a Caps game was a perfect activity for a visiting family member, god bless her.

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Another Defining Moment in a Special Season

14 March, 2010

The Washington Post declared that Sunday’s matinee match-up “may be a preview of the Stanley Cup finals.” After the thrilling ending in Chicago today, NBC must be salivating at that prospect.

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A Forgotten Miracle Comes to Artistic Life

24 November, 2009

For hockey fans, it’s like a Christmas present received a month early: Andrew Sherburne and Tommy Haines, makers of the 2008 documentary ‘Pond Hockey,’ have reapplied their filmmaking skills and love of hockey to another puck project, ‘Forgotten Miracle.’ It tells the tale of the first true American Miracle on Ice — the 1960 U.S. Olympians [...]

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Imagine an NHL Without Detroit . . . It Could Happen

19 November, 2009

I watched Wednesday night’s Detroit-Dallas game on the NHL Network within a morbid context. On my commute home last night I read ‘Detroit: A City on the Brink,’ published last month in The Week magazine. I recommend it as must-reading for all hockey fans and every American. The narrative in this piece is nothing short [...]

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A Warrior's Will Wins It

18 November, 2009

“Tremendous intensity to this game, right from the start,” Versus’ Joe Micheletti informed viewers. I remind: once upon a time this was a Patrick division rivalry game. And the intensity was not unlike what we saw twice earlier on Versus this season, in games against Philly, another Patrick division alum. The weekend before last, during a home-and-home [...]

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Gabby Gets 100: Caps 4 / Rags 2

17 November, 2009

With tonight’s win, Head coach Bruce Boudreau leaves tonight’s game with a 100-45-19 record in 164 career games behind the Capitals’ bench. He is the fifth Capitals head coach to win 100 games and the fastest to reach that milestone. He is the fourth fastest coach to reach 100 wins in NHL history, trailing only [...]

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Caps Recall Neuvirth and Beagle

17 November, 2009

Per Tarik: Goalie Jose Theodore has returned to Washington for personal reasons, and the Caps have recalled Michal Neuvirth and Jay Beagle ahead of tonight’s game against the Rangers.

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Ovi and Matty on Broadway

17 November, 2009

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Bonzai on Semin: Good Things Are Coming, Keep Waiting

16 November, 2009

Put Peter Bondra in the pro-Alex Semin camp. I had a chance to chat with #12 during Friday night’s 3-1 win over the Wild, and when I asked him how he’d go about coaching the enigmatic winger, how he’d address Semin’s conspicuous inconsistency, the general manager of the Slovakian national team emphasized that he’s seeing significant maturation [...]

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