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Tag Archives: National Hockey League

A Welcomed New Link Between Washington and Hershey

15 November, 2009

This past weekend marked a broadcast first for hockey in Washington: the execution of virtual real-time audio swaps between Federal News Radio 1500, the local radio carrier of the Caps, and John Walton’s calls of the Hershey Bears, which Washington hockey fans can hear on SportsJuice.com. On Friday night, while the Bears were beating Norfolk [...]

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An Early Holiday Gift

15 November, 2009

pucksandbooks suggested yesterday that Caps’ fans in some number would ask Santa for a Mathieu Perreault sweater under the Christmas tree this year. Reader Matt emailed us with imagery of his impatience for the gift-giving season — he gave himself the gift of a Perreault game-worn from the 2008 NHL preseason:

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A City's Love Affair with a Pint-Sized Playmaker Is Blossoming

14 November, 2009

Verizon Center had a new and novel synergy within its passion Friday night. On a couple of occasions Mathieu Perreault was chased out of the faceoff circle, and the soldout rink booed its displeasure. When the puck was on Perreault’s stick shouts of “Let’s go Matty!” could be heard from varying corners and levels of the rink. And [...]

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Wild Tamed: Caps 3 / Wild 1

13 November, 2009
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Roadtrip to Russia: An Update

13 November, 2009

A bit of a Cold War summit took place this week in Washington, with NHL commissioner Gary Bettman convening with his Russian counterpart, KHL President Alexander Medvedev. They chatted a bit about player contracts, as you might imagine. Dmitry Chesnokov had the opportunity to interview Medvedev mere moments after the meeting, and recounted the exchange [...]

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Friday Schadenfreude: A Whole Lot of Losing up in Western Pa.

13 November, 2009

We interrupt our Caps’ coverage to bring you an update from the Land of Unregulated Mullets: the Pens are losing, a lot, lately. Last night the visiting Devils took the barber clippers to Sidney & Co., 4-1. Since Halloween, the Pens are 1-5, and last night’s lone tally against New Jersey represents the lone goal [...]

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A Turning Point for Semyon Varlamov?

12 November, 2009

Semyon Varlamov’s struggles this season have struck me as often being of the mental as opposed to the physical variety. So consider the mental fortitude he displayed in last night’s 11-round shootout victory over the New York Islanders. Beginning with Robbie Schremp’s shootout attempt in round 3 and lasting all the way through Cap-killer Jon Sim’s [...]

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Caps Take Over First in the East: Caps 5 / Isles 4 SO

11 November, 2009
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My Kind of Vet

11 November, 2009

This morning in his retirement my 66-year-old father will sip coffee and read a couple of newspapers before packing up his gear, heaving his equipment bag into the bed of his pickup truck, and driving west over the Bay Bridge and some 90 miles for a 10:00 skate at the Gardens Ice House in Laurel with his [...]

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Thank You

11 November, 2009
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