Archive for March, 2010

In case you missed it at tonight’s game, some Redskins made a cameo appearance during intermission. In a battle of Tight Ends, Chris Cooley and Fred Davis battled it out in the Tricycle Race :

From HockeyFights.com : Jason Chimera vs. Corey Sarich … and Jason Chimera demonstrates why Washington 2nd to last in the NHL in fights.

One hundred points these days means a lot, and Alex Ovechkin getting it for the fourth time in five years is quite remarkable. But it’s business as usual for Ovie and something we’ve come to expect. However, something about his stats this year still seems… off. While missing ten games certainly contributes to that, there still seems to be something odd going on this year. Let’s look: With 46 goals, he’s equaled his career low. If he would’ve got, say, five more had he played in those ten games, and three more in the next few, he’d be at 54 [...]

From HockeyFights.com : Scott Walker vs. Zenon Konopka Walker goes against the league leader in fights and penalty minutes and probably wishes he hadn’t.

Remember back in the day… at the old Capital Centre… when the Flyers came to town… the Philadelphia faithful bussed down, got drunk, and far more fights broke out in the stands than on the ice? It would be Dale Hunter and Rick Tocchet on the ice, and Caps fans vs. Flyers fans in the stands, usually in the cheap seats. There aren’t as many fights between Capitals and Flyers fans anymore. Seems this happens more often with the Caps and Penguins. I witnessed two fights in the stands during the first period a couple of years ago. In another [...]

Players and Coaches React to Ovechkin Hit (Alex Ovetjkin) Recap: Caps 7, Panthers 3 (Japers’ Rink) Ovie Speaks Out on Recent Suspension (Hockey Mom) Offense Not Suspended (On Frozen Blog) Caps Sweep Panthers (Rock the Red) Laich Nets Two (Russian Machine)

Multiple times this season, particularly after wins, the music playing over the Bose speakers in the Capitals locker room is the Black Eyed Peas’ “Meet Me Half Way.” The music is turned off once the press enters and the interviews begin, but if we’ve heard anything lately, it’s that song. But that’s no reason to disrespect the team – it’s likely that’s just a favorite of some of the younger guys, like Ovie, because I can’t exactly envision Mike Knuble saying, “Put on the Black Eyed Peas!” So there you have it. Our beloved Capitals dig that kind of music.

Capitals’ David Steckel, of Westbend, Wisconsin, is 28. Despite being drafted 30th overall by Los Angeles in 2001, Steckel has played his entire career in Washington. Also, defenseman Tyler Sloan is 29. Sloan, of Calgary, Alberta was undrafted and has played in the minor leagues, including Hershey, since 2000, until getting called up by the Capitals last season.