On Monday night, Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals were the subjects of a question on Jeopardy. The question appeared on Jeopardy Teen Tournament – the teenage version of America’s Favorite Game Show where 15 teens compete for a $100,000 grand prize.
The question is one that every Capitals fan should be able to answer.
Get your buzzers ready, you guys.
By Elizabeth Kong 21 hours ago
Two years after being dealt by Washington, Zach Sanford became a Stanley Cup champion with the St. Louis Blues as a 24-year-old.
Sanford scored the Blues’ fourth goal in Game Seven of the Stanley Cup Final, but Monday he went viral for a less champion-y moment.
The former Capitals forward vomited on himself during the Blues Stanley Cup Parade.
Yes, there’s video thanks to Deadspin.
By Ian Oland 21 hours ago
The Oshie family grew by one this past weekend as they debuted a new golden retriever. The cute little fluffer is named Sandy Vanellope and I would like to hug her until the end of time.
Lauren Oshie posted a plethora of photos and videos to her Instagram Story on Monday evening, showing off how Sandy was getting along with her new best friends.
By Cara Bahniuk 23 hours ago
The Czech… 😎… mates, V & V, are back together. (No, I’m not apologizing for that pun.)
Monday, Jakub Vrana and Vitek Vanecek both posted videos of each to their respective Instagram Stories announcing they were hanging out likely in their native Czech Republic.
We’ll explain why this is a very significant development in a minute.
On June 19, the 2019 NHL Awards will be held in Las Vegas and be hosted by SNL’s Kenan Thompson.
On Monday afternoon, the NHL announced that one of the headline presenters for the evening will be longtime “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek. Trebek, who was born in Canada and is a very big hockey fan, will be helping hand out one of the top awards for the evening (though the specific award is currently unknown).
The event marks one of Trebek’s first public appearances since announcing back in early March that he had been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer.
By Rachel Cohen 1 day ago
At first glance, the Washington Capitals’ 2019 NHL draft hat looks pretty pedestrian. There’s nothing too special about the red and blue design. It’s serviceable. Recognizable. But also identical to most of the hats that you can find year-round at Capital One, MedStar Capitals Iceplex, and on the online store.
However, when you take a peek under the bill, there’s a hidden design that gives this years’ Draft hat a surprising detail to set it apart and give it something unique enough to justify a purchase.
(Because let’s face it, all of our Caps hat collections are likely getting a little out of hand at this point.)
By Donya Abramo 1 day ago
Days after a few dates were announced through other teams, the Washington Capitals have announced their full preseason schedule.
The Capitals will play six games against three opponents. Three of those games will be at Capital One Arena.
The next Capitals home game will be the team’s preseason opener on September 16 against the Chicago Blackhawks, 91 days away.
From the outside looking in, there was no guarantee the Washington Capitals or trade-deadline pickup Carl Hagelin would come to a contract agreement heading into the summer. Hagelin, a two-time Stanley Cup champion with the Pittsburgh Penguins, was coming off an expensive four-year, $16 million contract. With how close the Capitals were to the salary cap and how many important free agents they had now and in the future, a deal seemed far-fetched.
But late last week, after freeing up $3.405 million and addressing a need on defense (Radko Gudas) with the Matt Niskanen deal, the Caps found enough money to bring Hagelin back with a four-year, $11 million deal that’s worth $2.75 million per season.
According to Hagelin, he never even considered becoming an unrestricted free agent.
By Ian Oland and Elizabeth Kong 1 day ago
Erik Karlsson has reportedly signed a blockbuster eight-year contract extension with the San Jose Sharks, which is being reported at over $11 million AAV.
The contract would be the third largest in NHL history.
The news was first reported by TSN’s Bob McKenzie.
By Elizabeth Kong 1 day ago
Towards the end of the first episode of Brooks Laich’s new podcast, How Men Think, the former Caps player admits he felt “bitterness and resentment” towards hockey after his career ended.
Laich is candid about regret over his NHL career and the loss of purpose he felt after it was over. Also in the podcast, he discusses body odor, in-vitro fertilization, and pornography.
By Peter Hassett 1 day ago
