Capitals Outsider’s Best Posts of 2012

Photo by Alena Schwarz

Though it hardly feels like it at this point, we did watch the NHL this past year.  Unfortunately, 2012 will ultimately be remembered for little more than the return of Dale Hunter (which actually happened in 2011), Joel Ward‘s heroics against Boston, Braden Holtby being awesome, and… the lockout. While we at Capitals Outsider continue to keep a positive outlook for 2013, we also take a moment to reflect on what we witnessed and reported in 2012…

Absurdity

• What do the Caps and 5 Tons of Cocaine Have in Common?
• Other Teams Called The Capitals (That We Can Root For)
• D.C. Prostitute Offers Caps Playoff Special
• The Capitalphabet
• Dmitri Orlov Gets Used to His New Face Shield
• The Caps Lockout Jersey and Other Fun Stuff at Verizon Center
• @alexsemin Talks Ideal Dates, Alan May and #SashaCares
• Hendricks Bobblehead Looks Like Carlson
• A Capitals Christmas

Awesome Artwork 

• LEGOvechkin
• Ovechkin, Simpsonized
• Braden Holtby Digital Portrait Unveiled
• 2011-12 Caps Paintings
• A Real Caps LEGO Figure

Karl Alzner

• Karl Alzner’s Top 10 Tweets
• Alzner and the Media
• Karl Alzner Fights!
• Alzner Hockey Card… With Hendricks Photo

Serious S%!#

• Matt Hendricks Hits the Ice for “Defending the Blue Line” Game
• One Year Later, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl’s 2011-12 Roster Remembered
• Ovi Doll Comforts Child Recovering From Surgery
• Remembering John Kordic, 20 Years Later
• Speaking Without Thought: Casual Homophobia in US Rec Hockey
• Social Media Around Game 7 is Tainted by Racism

Charity and Community

• John Carlson, Fans Volunteer at Fort Dupont, Talk Country Music
• Second Year Success – DCPS Beautification Day 2012
• Caps Care Casino Night Makes an Impression
• Caps Alumni Sweep at the Second “Hockey 4 Hope” Fundraiser Game
• Caps Players & Fans Take On a Playground in Alexandria (and Win!)
• Caps Clinic Provides Players With A Different Perspective

Alumni

• After Hockey: Caps Alumni & Why They’re Still Here
• One-on-One Interview with Caps Alum Brendan Witt
• Reflecting on… Don Beaupre
• Catching Up with Olaf Kolzig
• Boudreau Is Back in Town!

Fans

• An NHLer for a Day, Old School Style
• Interview With Caps Fanatics Redline Addiction
• When It Comes to Being a Caps Fan, It’s Good to Be a Girl!

Minors and Prospects

• Philipp Grubauer – The Sophomore Settles In
• Down & Dirty Caps Draft Details
• Whalers Coach Vellucci Gives Insight On Tom Wilson
• Hershey Bears Wives & Girlfriends Cooking Up Success

Tributes and Farewells

• South Carolina Stingrays
• Keith Aucoin
• Cody Eakin (Related: Eakin Is Legal! Or Is He?)
• Alex Semin
• Dennis Wideman
• Jeff Halpern
• Mike Knuble
• Tomas Vokoun
• Dale Hunter
• Chris Cooley (em, before he returned)

Also see our best posts of 2010 and 2011, and Capitals Outsider’s best photos of 2012.

Due to the lockout, the 2012 Cappie Awards, where we hand out fake awards to Caps bloggers, are cancelled (check out the awards from last season). Too many Caps bloggers moved on or stopped posting since the lockout. Instead, we extend thanks to our colleagues at Japers’ Rink and the Washington Post for continued support. We thank the teams we cover: The South Carolina Stingrays in the early part of 2012, the Reading Royals, the Hershey Bears, and the Washington Capitals.  Most importantly, we thank our readers. Here’s to NHL hockey in 2013. Happy New Year.

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