‘Bunch of jerks’: Behind the scenes of the Carolina Hurricanes viral t-shirt

The Carolina Hurricanes are the big story of the NHL right now. Their unstoppable offense has won them eight of their last ten games, they stand one point out of a wild-card spot, and their post-game “storm surge” celebrations are irrepressibly fun. But Coach’s Corner co-host Don Cherry didn’t think so when he called the team “a bunch of jerks” over the weekend. The team embraced the controversy, spinning it into a successful and winsome t-shirt campaign.

The “bunch of jerks” shirts were the brainchild of BreakingT, the “real-time” sports apparel company with deep local roots.

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John Tortorella swears Artemi Panarin is not being traded tonight: ‘He sh*t his pants and he’s puking his guts out’

Columbus Blue Jackets star forward Artemi Panarin will not play against the Montreal Canadiens Tuesday night. The Blue Jackets say Panarin is out due to illness.

Naturally, some were skeptical of the surprise announcement as sports teams notoriously obfuscate information. Panarin is on the trade block and journalist Frank Seravalli recently reported that Blue Jackets’ GM Jarmo Kekalainen asked teams for their best offers with the trade deadline less than a week away.

During his pregame press conference, Blue Jackets head coach John Tortorella did his best to quell the controversy by getting really real.

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Joel Ward believes he’s the missing piece to help the Leafs beat the Bruins in the playoffs

Back on February 11, news broke at the University of Prince Edward Island’s Men’s Hockey Alumni Day that former Capitals forward Joel Ward considered himself as being retired from professional hockey.

An NHL source later told RMNB that Ward wasn’t “officially” retired, something the forward himself confirmed via Color of Hockey. “No, I haven’t officially retired,” Ward said in an email to the website. “I’m always open to catch on a team.”

If Ward has his way, that team might be the Toronto Maple Leafs. And for good reason.

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KHL goalie suspended for shooting broken stick at referee

In breaking KHL news Tuesday, goaltender Jakub Stepanek was suspended five games.

The reason? After a heated exchange, the frustrated HC Slovan Bratislava netminder shot a broken stick at an official.

You have to see this.

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Capitals to donate Stanley Cup championship ring to Hockey Hall of Fame

On Wednesday, February 20, the Washington Capitals will be participating in a special ceremony where they will be donating a Stanley Cup championship ring to the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Several members of the Capitals organization, including Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom, Brooks Orpik, and head coach Todd Reirden, along with Keeper of the Cup Phillip Pritchard will be in attendance for the ceremony.

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Report: Capitals ‘possibly… checked in’ on Marcus Johansson, want Michal Kempny 2.0 at trade deadline

The Washington Capitals have struggled over the last two months and are no longer in first place in the Metropolitan Division. Reinforcements may be coming.

According to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman, the Capitals are looking to be active ahead of the February 25 trade deadline and may be looking to have a reunion with a beloved former player.

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Ovi is king: numbers for the morning after

A night after an embarrassing defeat to the Anaheim Ducks, the Washington Capitals bounced back and hung on to beat the Los Angeles Kings 3-2.

The Kings out-shot the Caps 28 to 21.

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Tom Wilson tells Los Angeles Kings mascot Bailey he’s chirping the wrong penalty box

Monday night, the Washington Capitals defeated the Los Angeles Kings 3-2 at Staples Center. There were some fireworks.

Caps enforcer Tom Wilson had several angry run-ins with opposing players in the third period.

His most assertive confrontation… came with a mascot.

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Bounce back complete: Caps beat Kings 3-2

The Washington Capitals were in Los Angeles at Staples Center tonight to match up with the Kings in what needed to be a bounce back performance for a Caps team that got steamrolled a night before in Anaheim. Were they able to come up with the much needed two points?

Alex Ovechkin got things started in the right direction, firing home from his office on the power play and Brett Connolly drifted through the slot with a tip-in to give the Caps a 2-0 lead after twenty minutes. Ovi did that thing again on the power play to extend the lead further.

Alex Iafallo got one back for the Kings. Ilya Kovalchuk added another.

Caps beat Kings 3-2!

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Jessica Alba, Bill Hader, and dude from All Time Low attend Caps-Kings game

Several celebrities were in the house for the Capitals-Kings game, Monday.

Movie star Jessica Alba, former SNL cast member Bill Hader, and Jack Barakat from the Maryland-founded rock band All Time Low were all spotted at Staples Center.

Last season, Will Ferrell attended the Caps-Kings game in March 2018.

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