The Dowd clan started the new year with good news: the birth of baby Louie! Forward Nic Dowd missed the Capitals’ New Year’s Eve game against the Islanders to be with wife Paige as she went into labor with the couple’s first child.
Paige posted pictures of the happy family on Twitter, announcing that Louie was 5lbs 6oz, and born at 8:18pm on New Year’s Eve.
By Brennin Weiswerda 10 months ago
The Washington Capitals will hold their second Pride Night on Tuesday, January 7 when they play the Ottawa Senators. To commemorate the evening, they’ve designed rainbow flags emblazoned with the weagle and the words ‘ALL CAPS.’
To receive a flag, you must purchase your ticket either through the Capitals’ special group night link or through Team DC, a charitable organization which supports LGBTQ+ inclusion in all Washington, DC area sports.
By Brennin Weiswerda 10 months ago
Before Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom played in their 900th game together, they sat down with NBCSW’s Joe Beninati to look back on their relationship over the years. The chemistry and camaraderie between the two were on full display.
The perennially underrated and understated Backstrom started the nostalgiac reflection in a blase way, saying he felt “like nothing has changed” in their on-ice relationship. “I feel like he’s a pure goalscorer, and I’m trying to give him the puck, so he makes my job easier.”
By Brennin Weiswerda 10 months ago
The Washington Capitals are in California right now. We know this because their newly invigorated social media team put out this good good tweet:
🎶 California here we comeeeee 🎶 pic.twitter.com/BbKLzyr1zc
— Washington ☃️ Capitals (@Capitals) December 2, 2019
But now, we’re in a conundrum. Who would the Caps be if the Caps were the cast of The OC? Except we’re not actually asking this question, because we already know the answers. This is actually Not Up For Debate. Special, mid-season edition.
By Peter Hassett and Elyse Bailey and Brennin Weiswerda 11 months ago
Since returning to the Capitals as a call-up from the Hershey Bears, Christian Djoos has been a healthy scratch twice. But healthy scratches still take warm-ups with the team before games, and that’s where Djoos and Jakub Vrana, former Hershey teammates, resurrected a pregame ritual in which they take turns gleefully running into each other.
EJ Sherer, a self-described general Caps fan and bodyslam enthusiast, shared photos of the duo’s antics prior to Wednesday night’s match against the Florida Brett Connollys Panthers. Not just any player can make slamming someone violently into the boards look tender and sweet, but Jake and Christian make it work.
By Brennin Weiswerda 11 months ago
Current head coach of the Calgary Flames, Bill Peters, has been at the center of controversy since players made allegations about him using racist language and being physically abuse. On Wednesday Peters wrote a letter to Flames’ general manager Brad Treliving.
In his letter, Peters does not resign but instead lays out his side of the story — wherein he allegedly used the ‘N’ word while speaking to former player Akim Aliu. Peters apologizes for his actions and acknowledges the harm they caused. But the letter does not mention Aliu by name, and it remains unclear if Peters has apologized to Aliu directly.
The letter also does not mention the corroborated accounts of physical abuse against Michal Jordan and another unnamed player.
By Brennin Weiswerda 11 months ago
Reader Jenn P. has a special little boy named Troy, who recently became a big fan of Garnet Hathaway fan. Hathaway turned 28 years old today but missed the Canucks game due to his suspension. Four-year-old Troy knew that Hathaway was in trouble, but he just couldn’t bear to think that his favorite player would be sad on his birthday.
So Troy took action.
By Brennin Weiswerda 11 months ago
The NHL has a problem.
“Matt Calvert is helpless at the top of the circle—there’s blood still down all over the Avalanche zone!—and they don’t blow the whistle.” Avalanche commentators Mark Moser and Peter McNab were stunned.
“They’ve got to blow the whistle now, to get the blood off, I mean—. They’re not going to.” Matt Calvert’s head wound had been spilling blood as the play continued around him. It was still on the Avalanche ice when the referees dropped the puck; a stark, vivid reminder of the dangerous injury that took place mmoments before.
Prioritizing players’ lives and well-being over a potentially incorrect call shouldn’t be a judgement call, it should be automatic. There’s not a grey area between getting help to a player with a head injury and slightly disadvantaging the opposing team. The fact that this is happening more often reveals a systemic problem within the league of not prioritizing player safety.
By Brennin Weiswerda 11 months ago
Everybody loves a good goalie mask design. But, as with hockey nicknames, sometimes they can be a little…unoriginal. In order to inspire goalies, designers, and our inner children, we’ve come up with some alternatives.
By Brennin Weiswerda 11 months ago
Connor McDavid is really, really good at hockey. And even though the team he was playing against started their back-up back-up goalie, and pulled him to put in the back-up back-up back-up goalie, a six-point night in the modern era of the NHL is a truly remarkable feat.
McDavid had a point on all six of the Oilers’ goals, with three goals and three assists. Former Capital Andre Burakovsky incredibly scored the Avalanche’s only two goals of the night.
By Brennin Weiswerda 12 months ago
