Many of the Washington Capitals celebrated the one-year anniversary the first Stanley Cup Championship victory in franchise history on social media.
Here are the memories and moments shared by Alex Ovechkin, Tom Wilson, Lars Eller, Devante Smith-Pelly, Jakub Vrana, and Michal Kempny.
By Brennin Weiswerda 3 weeks ago
The Bruins captain Zdeno Chara has had a rough ride in the Stanley Cup Final against the St. Louis Blues. Towards the end of Game One, he blocked a shot from Vladimir Tarasenko that injured his wrist. Luckily for the Bruins, he was back in the lineup for the start of Game Two.
He incurred a second injury after a blocked shot deflected off his stick and struck him in the face early in the second period of Game Four.
By Brennin Weiswerda 3 weeks ago
The Stanley Cup Final between the Boston Bruins and the St. Louis Blues has been a heavy-hitting affair. In the first period of Game Three, it was a hit that didn’t happen that was the most sensational.
Blues forward Brayden Schenn came across center ice to hit Bruins forward David Pastrnak who had the puck. Pastrnak ducked out of the way, and Schenn did a complete flip in midair and landed right on his derriere.
By Brennin Weiswerda 4 weeks ago
Former Capital Marcus Johansson scored his first ever point in a Stanley Cup Final game on Saturday night with a smart assist on a goal by Charlie Coyle.
Johansson was named the second star of the night for Game One despite not registering a point, and it seemed like only a matter of time before one finally went in for the former Capital.
By Brennin Weiswerda 4 weeks ago
The Vegas Golden Knights shared a video of noted-prankster and controversial person Ryan Reaves pranking his teammates.
Most of the team’s reactions ranged from surprised to eerily unperturbed. But the reaction from ex-Capital, current Knight, and smiley media darling Nate Schmidt was…how can we say this delicately…refreshingly unrestrained?
By Brennin Weiswerda 4 weeks ago
The NHL Draft Combine is a time for prospects to demonstrate their physical abilities, skating skills, and work ethic. Often, teams who are interested in particular prospects set up interviews with them in order to get a better sense of who they are as people, not just as players.
One particularly interesting story about the Capitals’ approach to those combine interviews was shared by a highly-ranked international prospect, Vasili Podkolzin. Through a translator, Podkolzin told NHL.com Deputy Managing Editor Adam Kimelman that in their interview, “Washington asked if I know how to sing.”
Podkolzin’s response was “if they draft me I’ll sing to them.”
By Brennin Weiswerda 4 weeks ago
The nominations for the second annual NHL Fan Choice Awards are in!
Last year, Evgeny Kuznetsov and Brett Connolly’s failed fist bump won Best GIF of the Year. This year, the categories have been expanded from ten to twenty, making it harder to find all your faves. But we got your backs, you guys.
Here are the categories where you can vote for your favorite Caps content. Voting is open from now until June 15. The winners will be announced online on June 19.
By Brennin Weiswerda 4 weeks ago
Blues’ backup goaltender Jake Allen took a graceful backseat to rookie sensation Jordan Binnington halfway through the regular season.
Not only is Allen still supporting Binnington in the playoffs, he’s also making a few saves of his own from his team’s bench.
By Brennin Weiswerda 4 weeks ago
Gmes One and Two of the Stanley Cup Final have sold out not only in Boston, where the games are being played, but also in St. Louis, where sold-out crowds have been watching the action play out on the Enterprise Center’s jumbotron.
Wednesday night, ahead of Game Two, there was a glitch in the broadcast during the signing of “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Blues fans picked up the tune and carried it all the way to the end.
By Brennin Weiswerda 4 weeks ago
The Hershey Bears have re-signed forward Steve Whitney and goaltender Parker Milner to one-year AHL contracts for the upcoming 2019-20 season.
Milner becomes the fifth goaltender under contract with the Capitals organization for the upcoming season, joining Braden Holtby, Pheonix Copley, Ilya Samsonov, and Logan Thompson, who was signed last week. Vitek Vanecek will be a restricted free agent after this season.
By Brennin Weiswerda 4 weeks ago
