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NHL mascots are the newest line of Funko POP! figurines

Look out, collectors. NHL mascots are the latest to get the Funko POP! treatment.

On Thursday, the company teased the release of the new collectibles with previews of six NHL mascots in figurine form: Gritty (Philadelphia Flyers), Tommy Hawk (Chicago Blackhawks), NJ Devil (New Jersey Devils), Blades (Boston Bruins), and Chance (Vegas Golden Knights). The last mascot, Toronto Maple Leafs’ Carlton, is only available through Canadian distributor Grosnor.

No formal release date was given for the NHL mascots line, just a mysterious “coming soon”.

While Funko has released a number of Capitals players figurines in the past, like TJ Oshie last year, it does not appear that Slapshot, the Capitals mascot, will be included in this first wave of Funko POP! mascots. That’s probably better for our wallets anyway.

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By Elizabeth Kong 3 months ago

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William Nylander switches his jersey number to 88 and offers to pay for fans’ jersey change

When William Nylander hits the ice with the Toronto Maple Leafs in October, it’ll be with a new, but familiar, number on his jersey to his Swedish fans. Nylander announced on Monday that he will be wearing number 88 next season.

But for the owners of #29 Nylander jerseys, don’t worry. Nylander also revealed that he will be footing the bill for fans to make the jersey number swap.

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By Elizabeth Kong 3 months ago

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Capitals re-sign Vitek Vanecek to three-year, $2.15 million contract

On a day where the Capitals have been shoring up their bottom-six forwards with new signings Richard Panik, Garnet Hathaway, and Brendan Leipsic, general manager Brian MacLellan also secured depth in goal for the Capitals and for Hershey.

Capitals announced on Monday that goaltender Vitek Vanecek has signed a three-year, $2.15 million contract with the Capitals, the first year being two-way, while the final two years will be one-way with the Capitals.

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By Elizabeth Kong 4 months ago

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Free agency Canada Day overspending madness open thread

Happy Canada Day, friends. Today is the beginning, sort of, of free agency. To sign available players, NHL teams are about to spend obscene sums of money that are still somehow suspiciously low when compared to the other big-four sports.

Washington general manager Brian MacLellan articulated the team’s needs simply: a third-line right wing. The team is reportedly about to sign F Richard Panik to a four-year deal worth around $2.5 million annually. The team appears to have been priced out in the race to sign F Brett Connolly, who has been linked to Florida for around $3.5 million.

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By Peter Hassett and Donya Abramo and Elizabeth Kong and Ian Oland 4 months ago

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The story behind the viral hug between Braden Holtby and a Caps fan at the Capital Pride Parade

Capitals fan Tyler Chambers has been bringing his Braden Holtby jersey with him to the Capital Pride Parade hoping for one thing: to get the jersey signed by Holtby.

Earlier this June, Holtby walked in DC’s Capital Pride Parade for the third time, having only missed one parade in the past four years–when he and the Capitals were busy celebrating their 2018 Stanley Cup championship.

Chambers, who is a member of a Facebook group called “G-Caps” for LGBTQ fans of the Capitals, was absolutely determined to catch Holtby’s attention this year.

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By Elizabeth Kong 4 months ago

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Russian Alex Alexeyev gets pranked by Capitals prospects with yellow skate laces like Alex Ovechkin

Alex Ovechkin is a trailblazer who has worn bright-yellow skate laces for the entirety of his NHL career. They are as distinctive to the Capitals captain as his gap-toothed smile and his patented one-timer from his office on the power play.

But on Wednesday, the second day of Development Camp, it was another Russian player named Alex who was skating on the ice at Medstar Capitals Iceplex with yellow laces. But it wasn’t out of choice.

In an interview with RMNB’s Ian Oland, Russian defenseman Alex Alexeyev, the Capitals’ 2018 first-round pick, revealed that he was the victim of a prank that turned him into an Ovi impersonator.

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By Elizabeth Kong and Ian Oland 4 months ago

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Brooks Orpik explores potential coaching role as he attends Capitals Development Camp

Brooks Orpik officially hung up his skates on Tuesday, but was back at the MedStar Capitals Iceplex again the very next day. The expectation was Orpik would not be at camp, instead flying home back to Boston.

But wearing a black t-shirt that read “District of Columbia” on the front, the retired veteran defenseman stood behind the bench and observed behind the glass as he watched prospects for over an hour do skating drills in at Development Camp. At one point, he turned to a Capitals staff member to ask the name of one of the players on the ice.

It was a sight that has sparked discussion among Capitals fans wondering if one day they might see Orpik behind the bench in a coaching role.

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By Elizabeth Kong 4 months ago

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Radko Gudas: ‘I got traded to a team that’s well-known for their winning’

The Washington Capitals made their most significant move of the offseason last week. General manager Brian MacLellan dealt Matt Niskanen to Metropolitan Division rival Philadelphia for defenseman Radko Gudas. The trade provided the Caps $3.405 million of salary cap relief and also gave the team a solid bottom four defenseman.

Tuesday, Gudas talked to Capitals media for the first time since being dealt and said he was surprised by the trade.

“I was a little bit shocked, to be honest,” Gudas said. “But when I heard where I’m going I was pretty happy. I got traded to a team that’s well-known for their winning and their will to win every game they play. [I’m] very excited to play with a couple of my countrymen and some of the best players in the world. As I soaked it in more, I got more excited.”

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By Ian Oland and Elizabeth Kong 4 months ago

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Alex Ovechkin featured in Jeopardy question

On Monday night, Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals were the subjects of a question on Jeopardy. The question appeared on Jeopardy Teen Tournament – the teenage version of America’s Favorite Game Show where 15 teens compete for a $100,000 grand prize.

The question is one that every Capitals fan should be able to answer.

Get your buzzers ready, you guys.

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By Elizabeth Kong 4 months ago

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Carl Hagelin cites Capitals’ Stanley Cup window and role on team for re-signing. ‘I don’t think I ever thought about going to free agency.’

From the outside looking in, there was no guarantee the Washington Capitals or trade-deadline pickup Carl Hagelin would come to a contract agreement heading into the summer. Hagelin, a two-time Stanley Cup champion with the Pittsburgh Penguins, was coming off an expensive four-year, $16 million contract. With how close the Capitals were to the salary cap and how many important free agents they had now and in the future, a deal seemed far-fetched.

But late last week, after freeing up $3.405 million and addressing a need on defense (Radko Gudas) with the Matt Niskanen deal, the Caps found enough money to bring Hagelin back with a four-year, $11 million deal that’s worth $2.75 million per season.

According to Hagelin, he never even considered becoming an unrestricted free agent.

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By Ian Oland and Elizabeth Kong 4 months ago

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