The Washington Capitals announced first ever cherry blossom themed jersey. The team will wearing the jerseys, designed by local artist Taylor Kampa Olson, for warmups on the April 2 game against the New York Rangers.
They join the Washington Wizards, DC United, and Washington Nationals with specially designed cherry blossom jerseys.
By Cara Bahniuk 1 week ago
Taylor Heinicke signed a two-year contract with the Atlanta Falcons on the second day of NFL free agency, Tuesday, officially ending the fan favorite’s time in DC. Heinicke’s contract will see him earn $20 million for his hometown team.
Tabbed as a backup, Heinicke ended up starting 24 games for the Washington Commanders over the past three seasons, stepping in to replace Dwayne Haskins, Alex Smith, Ryan Fitzpatrick, and Carson Wentz either due to injury or poor play.
The Commanders opted not to bring Taylor back despite being a cult hero amongst fans.
By Cara Bahniuk 2 weeks ago
The Washington Capitals were recently featured in a video of Formula 1 drivers trying to guess US sports teams prior to the inaugural Miami GP this weekend. In the video, Valterri Bottas and Kevin Magnusson were the only two drivers who could connect Washington with the clue “Capitals.”
Finnish driver Bottas, we discovered, loves hockey and is a 10 percent owner of his local Liiga team, the Lahti Pelicans. However, it took a Twitter reply for us to discover why Magnusson knew.
Magnusson is Danish and was at Lars Eller’s Stanley Cup party in 2018.
By Cara Bahniuk 11 months ago
Formula 1 has only held 50 races in the United States, but this weekend, it’s gearing up for its first-ever race in Miami.
A new race means a lot of new content, including a quiz to see how many US sports teams the drivers could name. Some drivers nailed it, others struggled, and only two knew who the Washington Capitals were.
By Cara Bahniuk 11 months ago
Sean Doolittle’s tenure with the Washington Nationals came to an end in 2020 when he left via free agency and signed with the Cincinnati Reds. Doolittle, who joined the Nationals via trade in 2017, was an integral part of the World Series team and had a special place in many Nationals fans’ hearts.
In his first visit back to the District, Doolittle was welcomed back by the team with generous tributes.
By Cara Bahniuk 2 years ago
Max Scherzer doesn’t let anything interfere with his training schedule. On Monday, Scherzer took to the outfield to throw before his Tuesday start. Except he wasn’t alone on the field.
Georgetown University was holding its commencement ceremony inside the stadium.
By Cara Bahniuk 2 years ago
The official Hockey Russia Twitter announced this morning that the Washington Capitals have not approved Ilya Samsonov to join Team Russia at the 2021 World Championship.
Russia Hockey states that Samsonov was disappointed because he could not represent his country and he will rehab for two weeks in Washington.
By Cara Bahniuk 2 years ago
Capitals majority owner Ted Leonsis spoke to the media on Friday morning and one of the biggest topics of the conversation was negotiations on Alex Ovechkin’s new contract.
After Brian MacLellan set expectations that a deal could be done as early as training camp, there seemingly has been no news.
Leonsis is not worried though.
By Cara Bahniuk 2 years ago
After being drafted by the Ottawa Senators with the third overall pick in 2020, Tim Stützle is living out his childhood dreams playing in the NHL. While Stützle had a great rookie year, it wasn’t necessarily the first NHL season he always imagined with no fans allowed in Canadian arenas. Local Ottawa kids tried to make up for that on Monday.
Stützle, who scored his first-ever hat trick on Saturday, was greeted with a handful of hats being thrown over his fence into his backyard. He watched from his porch.
By Cara Bahniuk 2 years ago
John Tortorella will not be returning to the Columbus Blue Jackets as head coach next season. After six years in Ohio, Tortorella will be walking away from the Blue Jackets on his own, though it is uncertain if GM Jarmo Kekäläinen was interested in re-signing him anyway. The Blue Jackets missed the playoffs and finished last in the Central Division with a 18-26-12 record – good for 48 standings points in 56 games.
Tortorella’s time in Columbus, just like everywhere else he’s coached, was marred by controversy. His tenure in Columbus started by benching number-one center Ryan Johansen (he was later traded for Seth Jones) and ended by benching number-one center Pierre-Luc Dubois. The Blue Jackets would go on to trade PLD to Winnipeg for star winger Patrik Laine. Torts would bench Laine too. Reportedly, the Blue Jackets will aggressively try to land a first-line center this summer.
Torts was never afraid to show his huge personality even if it got him in trouble. Let’s take a look back at RMNB headlines related to John Tortorella throughout the years. They’re like Old Bay potato chips, spicy but delicious.
By Ian Oland and Cara Bahniuk 2 years ago
