Philipp Grubauer, who has been “remarkably chill” as both an elite back-up goalie and street hockey forward, tried to played a last game of pick-up street hockey in front of the White House before heading to Colorado.
The Secret Service, which was awaiting the vice president’s motorcade, shut the game down. So the goalie put on a street clinic for the kids instead.
By Brennin Weiswerda 4 years ago
Joel Ward’s path to the NHL was a long one. The undrafted right winger spent eleven years playing both university and AHL hockey before making it to the NHL. Since he made it to the big game, he’s played for the Wild, Predators, Capitals, and Sharks.
Now the thirty-six year old forward is on the edge again, waiting for a PTO or contract as training camp draws near. Ward spoke about his situation with The Score at BioSteel Camp.
By Brennin Weiswerda 4 years ago
EA Sports has released the rankings for the top 50 players in the soon to be released NHL 19. Five Washington Capitals player made the list, with Conn Smythe winner Alex Ovechkin placing third overall.
Braden Holtby is the third highest ranked goaltender after Carey Price (5th) and Sergei Bobrovsky (11th). Ovechkin is still the highest-ranked left winger. Despite a breakthrough season, Evgeny Kuznetzov did not break the top 30 (32nd). John Carlson and Nicklas Backstrom both received ratings of 88, placing them 41st and 42nd respectively.
By Brennin Weiswerda 4 years ago
Evgeny Kuznetzov had plenty of opportunity to showcase his bobblehead-worthy bird walk goal celebration, with 27 goals in the regular season and 12 throughout the playoffs.
The 26-year-old center has been working out in his home town of Chelyabinsk, Russia, with training coach Sergey Kholodov, who is helping Kuznetzov improve his goal scoring–and apparently his celly-ing technique.
By Brennin Weiswerda 4 years ago
It’s happening, people.
Friday night, Chandler Stephenson’s mother Bev became the second Capitals mom (that we know of) to do a Cup stand. Bev follows in the footsteps of Nicklas Backstrom’s mother Catta, who went viral for performing the party trick earlier in August.
By Brennin Weiswerda 4 years ago
Three weeks after an epic bachelor party, Marcus Johansson and Amelia Falk were married in an outdoor ceremony in Sweden.
Former teammate Nicklas Backstrom was one of Johansson’s groomsmen while his daughter Mila was a flower girl.
By Brennin Weiswerda 4 years ago
While working out with personal trainer Jonas Morin this summer, Andre Burakovsky has transformed into Andre Swoleakovsky.
On Thursday, the Swedish forward continued his training and was joined in the gym by the Colorado Avalanche’s Carl Soderberg. The Burracuda got very competitive.
To try and win a friendly jumping contest, Burakovsky removed his shorts.
By Brennin Weiswerda 4 years ago
Former Capitals head coach Barry Trotz‘s day with the Cup began on Tuesday night, when the city of Dauphin renamed a street in his honor. The city council proclaimed Wednesday “Barry Trotz Day in Dauphin,” and it seems that the entire city joined in the celebration.
By Brennin Weiswerda 4 years ago
Jay Beagle celebrated his day with the Stanley Cup in typical Beagle fashion: not a lot of fanfare, but plenty of heartwarming, down-to-Earth moments.
The Calgary native, one of the longest-tenured Capitals on the championship winning team, brought the Cup to the Alberta Children’s Hospital.
By Brennin Weiswerda 4 years ago
The 2018 BioSteel Camp has begun!
The draft was held today, headed by captains Tyler Seguin, Michael Del Zotto, Darnell Nurse, and Tom Wilson. The four teams will be playing for the Ray Emery Cup.
With his picks, Wilson skipped over two of his own Capitals teammates — Brett Connolly and Devante Smith-Pelly — and prioritized taking Erik Gudbranson off the board, Del Zotto’s defensive partner.
By Brennin Weiswerda 4 years ago
