Hello? HI GUYS! Remember me? I was wondering if after all these years you’d like to meet and go over half a season of hockey that I’ve mostly missed. How does this happen? My life is like space in Interstellar, where time barely passes, while hockey and this blog remain on Earth, getting 80 years older […]
I am SO late in posting a recap of one of my favorite hockey games ever! Back on Thrusday, 11/17, the Capitals hosted the red hot (all puns intended) Dallas Stars. Meet my friend Jess. Isn’t she pretty? With her red coat and red hair, she could be the Caps mascot… except they already have one […]
I wrote 90% of this before the the All-Star Game started last night, and changed very little afterward. My opinion was the same: Best ASG weekend ever. Sure the setup is wonky, the events kind of hokey. Who cares? It’s supposed to be fun, and dammit, it was really fun! Thanks to the players […]
Welcome back, hockey people we haven’t seen in a long time! (Forgive our over-excitement. Our teams can solve this problem by winning more/longer next year.) The NHL Awards are tonight – on a Tuesday. Let that sink in… Tuesday. Rock and roll. We’ll take it, of course, desperate and starved as we are. But not to […]
Someday I’ll go to a hockey team’s Casino Night. Someday I’ll have $250 to spend on an event that doesn’t involve either Vegas or getting a tan. Or they could move these to Vegas and I could do all three at once. The Caps and Islanders hosted casino nights last night. The events benefit wonderful […]
There are times I will reluctantly admit I like Alex Ovechkin. It’s usually while leaping out of my seat at Verizon Center, trying not to toss my nachos on everyone. This didn’t come easily to me – nor did becoming a Caps fan when I moved here – but sometimes… sometimes (when he wears shorts). […]
I need an ugly Christmas sweater for a party Saturday night. Anyone have one I can borrow? Video: Happy Holidays from Your Washington Capitals This year, remember that Christmas isn’t just about onesie pajamas and Joel Ward cracking up from the very first frame. There is a deeper meaning. Like when Ovi says, “Hey guys, […]
Get it, like Mikey Monday? Well I can maniacally laugh now because the Caps just won an overtime comeback victory, but look at this: That would be 18 penalty minutes in under 12 minutes of game time. Mike Green: Time Turner. Making time out of time that hasn’t happened yet because he has that many […]
The holiday season is here! We have stuffed our faces and basked in food coma. We’ve broken out the ski socks and mittens. I watched 5 straight episodes of Covert Affairs before bothering to check if I could fast forward the commercials. Now that we’re back after American Thanksgiving, everyone is ready to work: Movember is […]
Behold, part of the glorious two-page Caps preview spread in today’s Washington Post! (Sorry Coach, the copier can only scan so much.) Click for a much larger picture. Read the preview here. Note the Post has the Penguins winning the East, by 1 point over the Bruins. Though the Caps lost their opener vs. Chicago […]
Remember the NHL Awards? Cringe-inducing awkwardness and mispronunciation, doled out by people whose titles must precede their names for recognition? “… and actor (that guy who played Ed back in the day)….” It turns out I really miss those. The NHL handed out their awards over the weekend while I had no internet and no […]
Gator and I are like a married couple who have the same argument all the time, over and over. It goes like this: Gator: “I can’t believe you like Mike Green. He’s so….” Pants: “… Mike Green.” And that is the only explanation, besides falling down and looking so relieved when he scores a goal. […]
Now, is this really necessary? Isn’t one Ovi enough? If your name is DawnCherrie, probably not, but for the rest of us, we’re cool with just the one. Thanks so much. Now don’t get me wrong – I think that Ovechkin is a crazy good hockey player. He’s flashy, dynamic, and ALWAYS looks like the […]
So any of our loyal readers out there know that this blog – and this feature, in particular – tend to focus on the more beautiful aspects of the game of hockey. Namely, the oily bo-hunks that play this game we love so much. Patrick Sharp. Sidney Crosby. Jonathan Toews. Patrice Bergeron. Patrick Sharp. Oh […]
Hockey players have mad skills. And what better way to showcase them, than with the always fun Super Skills Competition. So here are the results… Faster Skater – Michael Grabner (14.238 seconds) Breakaway – Alexander Ovechkin (38.5% of the fan votes). Accuracy – Daniel Sedin (4 for 4 in 7.3 seconds) Skills Challenge Relay – […]
Yes, I’m going THERE …AGAIN. Here is a direct quote from for NHL guidelines with regards to player contact with fans. Following is an excerpt from the section that addressed “Contact with Fans”: “Under no circumstances are Club personnel — either players or non-players — permitted to have physical contact with fans, or enter, or attempt […]
I couldn’t help myself because unlike Pants, I <3 sparkly, bright, shiny things – like a magpie – or better yet – like Mike Green to Mariah Carey. Plus the total bonus was they were discounted and no comment from the peanut gallery about the Ovi shirt! Puh-lease … There has been enough bashing today […]