Former Capitals forward Brett Connolly was back at Capital One Arena for the first time on Wednesday since signing as a free agent with the Florida Panthers on July 1.
As has become tradition, the Capitals aired a heartwarming tribute video for Connolly during the first TV timeout of the game.
By Donya Abramo 4 years ago
Sport-Express’ Igor Eronko reported on Monday evening that the Washington Capitals have a week to come to an agreement to play a regular season NHL game in Russia next season. According to Eronko, NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly has confirmed that the Global Series calendar already announced by the league can still have additions made to it.
Told that #ALLCAPS have around a week to settle a regular season game in Russia for next year. Bill Daly confirmed that the nex season's international games calendar the NHL announced still can have some additions
— Igor Eronko (@IgorEronko) November 25, 2019
By Donya Abramo 4 years ago
After playing last season in China for the Kunlun Red Star, former Capital Michael Latta is taking his talents to the SHL. Thursday, Expressen’s Johan Svensson reported that Latta has come to an agreement with the Swedish league team Färjestad BK. The team later confirmed the signing.
Färjestad is signing Latta after they dumped Finnish forward Ville Leskinen earlier this week. However, Färjestad general manager Peter Jakobsson noted that Latta would not be acting as a direct replacement. “We’ve been looking to add to our roster for sometime, so he’s not a replacement for Leskinen,” he said, as translated by RMNB’s Magnus Cadelin.
By Donya Abramo 4 years ago
The Pittsburgh Penguins will be without captain Sidney Crosby for at least six weeks after he underwent a successful core muscle injury repair on Thursday.
By Donya Abramo 4 years ago
After bouncing around Europe and Asia for the last seven years, 36-year-old Shaone Morrisonn has found a new home.
The Cardiff Devils of the UK’s Elite Ice Hockey League announced on Tuesday that they have signed former Capitals defenseman for the remainder of the 2019-20 season.
By Donya Abramo 4 years ago
The Washington Capitals announced on Tuesday that they have loaned forward Riley Sutter to the Hershey Bears.
Sutter, the Capitals’ third-round pick in the 2018 NHL Draft, sustained an injury during the first game of the 2019 Prospect Showcase, and has been rehabilitating in Hershey since being cut from the Capitals roster. Sutter’s first game with the Bears will mark his professional debut, and he’s slated to wear number 24.
By Donya Abramo 4 years ago
The NHL’s upcoming 32nd franchise team in Seattle will soon have its name, according to Sportsnet’s Chris Johnston.
During Saturday’s broadcast of Hockey Night in Canada, Johnston mentioned during the Headlines segment that a name announcement should be expected before the All-Star break in January.
“It sounds as though they’re very, very close behind the scenes on finalizing that name and they intend to release that name to the public before the All-Star Break,” Johnston said. “So we’ll start to get a little bit of personality to go with that team.”
By Donya Abramo 4 years ago
The Age of the Celly keeps delivering delights. In the aftermath of the Nationals’ World Series victory, fans in DC began a campaign of anarchic do-gooding.
In a video posted to Twitter by Richmond Times-Dispatch sports reported Jackson Didlake, a group of fans chanted to locate the owner of a lost phone, which had been dropped in the crowd during the chaos of all the celebrations.
This is some drunk, wholesome content from some drunk, wholesome sports fans.
By Donya Abramo 4 years ago
The Washington Nationals took their World Series championship celebrations downtown on Saturday with a parade and rally. The turnout and atmosphere from Nats fans was nothing short of incredible, and the day featured everything from a WWE championship belt, the viral Bud Light fan getting his own float, Brian Dozier living his best, shirtless life, and much more.
With so much happening across the entire day, we’ve rounded up some of the best moments from the parade and rally for you to live and re-live, whether you were able to attend or not!
By Donya Abramo 4 years ago
Nationals second baseman Brian Dozier continued a tradition during the championship parade and rally that started back when the team clinched their wildcard spot for the World Series: he took off his shirt.
By Donya Abramo 4 years ago
