The NHL gave permission to its players to return to their home country on Monday. Previously, it was requested to stay in their NHL city for hopes of the season picking back up soon.
Andre Burakovsky, Marcus Johansson, and a bunch of other Swedish hockey players all had the same idea and booked a private jet back to their home country.
By Cara Bahniuk 3 weeks ago
Nicklas Backstrom sent out a video message to Caps fans Wednesday afternoon.
Backstrom recorded the message while leaning on a hockey net in his driveway, and included a clip of him playing street hockey with his son, Vince.
By Cara Bahniuk 3 weeks ago
With the CDC’s recommendation to postpone or cancel all events with 50 people or more for the next eight weeks, the NHL will consider a variety of options if it has the ability to complete the season.
Commissioner Gary Bettman said the NHL was “discussing every conceivable option.” TSN and Elliotte Friedman recently shared two options that have been popular among players and other NHL officials behind the scenes. While the start dates are up in the air, these options seem to make the most sense currently.
By Cara Bahniuk 3 weeks ago
The Oshie family just got one tiny human bigger. Lauren Oshie gave birth to the couple’s third child, their first boy, Campbell Richard Oshie.
The 8-pound, 5-ounce Campell was delivered on Monday, March 16, and his birthday is one day before his older sister, Lyla, who turned six years old today.
By Cara Bahniuk 3 weeks ago
Nick Jensen and his wife Jenner Jensen have a new addition to the family. On Tuesday, Jenner posted a family photo with their health baby boy named Lorenzo Luck Jensen.
By Cara Bahniuk 3 weeks ago
With the announcement that the NHL will not return until May at the earliest, NBC Sports Washington is doing all it can to fulfill hockey needs in the DMV.
Today, they are airing all of Alex Ovechkin’s hat tricks from this season. Ovi has four hat tricks this season, so that is a full day of hockey to watch. We promise not to spoil any of the endings.
By Cara Bahniuk 3 weeks ago
Damien Riat, Washington’s fourth-round draft pick in 2016, has officially signed a two-year entry-level contract with the Caps. The deal will begin in the 2020-21 season, as Riat is finishing off a two-year deal with the NLA team Biel-Bienne in Switzerland.
The 23-year-old forward’s contract will carry an annual average value of $817,500.
By Cara Bahniuk 1 month ago
Alex Ovechkin doesn’t “think it’s possible” to break Wayne Gretzky’s goal record, but The Great One himself thinks Ovi can.
Speaking to Sportsnet’s Gene Principe after Ovechkin scored his 700th goal, Gretzky expressed his happiness that the Russian machine continues to close on what was once considered an insurmountable goal total.
“I think that he has got a legitimate chance,” Gretzky said. “I think that it is great for hockey. I was teasing my kids the other day, I said the funny thing about it is, if you talk to hockey people, nobody would actually say, ‘Well, Wayne Gretzky was a good goal scorer.’ They always put me in, he’s a passer, he’s a playmaker. This is giving me a little bit of attention that I am not used to.
Gretzky added that he had been texting the Russian machine during his long goal drought after scoring his 698th goal, telling him he’d hit 700 “[b]efore you know it.”
By Cara Bahniuk 1 month ago
Brenden Dillon met with reporters for the first time Thursday after skating with his new Capitals teammates for the first time. Dillon will make his Caps debut tonight against the Montreal Canadiens and partner up with John Carlson on the first pairing.
During his press conference, Dillon spoke to the press for nearly 10 minutes, including a guy we’d happily welcome onto our blog, aspiring journalist Nic Dowd.
Using a skate guard as a mic (tsk tsk always having a working recording device, kids), Dowd asked Dillon if he packed any underwear.
By Ian Oland and Cara Bahniuk 2 months ago
Howie Kendrick, a veteran utility infielder who led the Nationals to their first-ever World Series, re-signed with the team on Friday.
Kendrick signed a one-year $6.25 million deal that carries a mutual option for 2021. The deal is pending a physical.
By Cara Bahniuk 4 months ago
