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Dale Hunter Resigns as Washington Capitals Head Coach
Dale Hunter has resigned as the Head Coach of the Washington Capitals, two days after the Capitals were eliminated from the NHL playoffs. Dale Hunter replaced Bruce Boudreau in November who originally started out the season as the Capitals Head Coach. Before that, Hunter was the Head Coach for the OHL’s London Knights. During the [...]
TweetDale Hunter Stepping Down as Washington Capitals Head Coach
Dale Hunter will not be returning to his job as head coach of the Washington Capitals next season. He will return to the London Knights, which he co-owns with his brother Mark, a team that has just punched its ticket for the CHL’s Memorial Cup tournament. The team’s general manager George McPhee said that this [...]
TweetNew York Rangers To Face New Jersey Devils in Conference Finals
The New York Rangers have defeated the Washington Capitals by the score of 2-1 in the 7th and final game of the Eastern Conference semi-finals and will advance to the Eastern Conference finals to face the New Jersey Devils. The big picture of how this series has gone leading up to the 7th and final [...]
TweetJoel Ward Attacked With Racist Tweets After Washington Capitals Loss
Yes, Joel Ward did commit a bad penalty on Tuesday night that helped the New York Rangers take out the Washington Capitals 3-2 in overtime. However, no human being should be subjected to the tweets that Ward has had to deal with after the loss. It has to be difficult for Ward to be one [...]
TweetJohnstown Acquires NAHL Team After Losing ECHL Team
According to the Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman, official announcement was made yesterday that the North American Hockey League (NAHL) Board of Governors has unanimously approved the sale of the Tier II Junior A hockey team, the Alaska Avalanche, formerly based at Palmer’s MTA Events Center to the Johnstown Sports Partnership, LLC. The team is now headed to their new [...]
TweetNHL Playoffs 2012: Last Night in the East (April 22)
Philadelphia Flyers 5 vs. Pittsburgh Penguins 1 (Flyers Win Series 4-2) The Philadelphia Flyers crushed Pittsburgh Penguins hopes for extending their NHL Playoffs 2012 series to a seventh game and a chance to move onto the next round yesterday. Philadelphia was pretty dominate right out of the gate with star forward Claude Giroux landing a good, clean hit [...]
TweetWashington Capitals Look To Reverse History
The Washington Capitals and Boston Bruins are headed to Game 7 in their first round series in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Last year on their way to the Cup, the Bruins stared elimination in the eye three times in game 7′s, each time ending up on the right side of the handshake line after it [...]
TweetNHL Takes the First Step in Regaining Control of the Game with Raffi Torres Suspension
I want to commend the NHL for finally admitting they were wrong and for proving what we have been saying for the last several seasons, the disciplinary program is flawed. The 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs have been stained by the bad blood of cheap shots and dangerous violent attacks. Instead of enjoying eight really good [...]
TweetNHL Playoffs 2012: Last Night in the East (April 19)
Both of last night’s eastern conference matchups of the NHL Playoffs 2012 were about the goaltending — elite goaltending from a veteran (Martin Brodeur) and a rookie who is just beginning what promises to be a long, successful career in the NHL if he continues to play like he is (Braden Holtby). Washington Capitals 2 vs. Boston Bruins 1 (Series [...]
TweetShanabanned: Nicklas Backstrom Receives One-Game Suspension
The Washington Capitals will have to make do without their first-line center Nicklas Backstrom in Game 4 of their first-round series against the Boston Bruins. Late Tuesday night the news broke that Backstrom would receive a one-game suspension that the NHL levied against him. Backstrom received a match penalty after the final whistle in Monday [...]
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