Ian Oland

About Ian Oland (@ianoland)

Oland, a 2006 graduate of UMBC's art school, is a co-founder of RMNB and serves as an editor, publisher, and author. During his time with RMNB, he has done features for the Caps' TV show CRL, written a story for the print edition of the Washington Post, and helped first-report the Chelyabinsk meteor in the English language. Oland's favorite blog memories include raising enough money to get reader Ryan Ellis into a NASCAR race with a RMNB sponsored car and holding the Stanley Cup for the first time. Follow Ian: Twitter | Instagram

Trent Frederic says he didn’t lose any sleep after Alex Ovechkin speared him in his Frederics

Alex Ovechkin and Boston Bruins forward Trent Frederic had several run-ins last night during the Capitals’ 2-1 shootout win over the Boston Bruins.

After two particularly testy fracases, a frustrated Ovechkin high-sticked Frederic in the gonadal region, sending the 23-year-old pest to the ice in what appeared to be extreme pain.

Concerned Bruins media asked Frederic how he was feeling after practice Thursday.

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Peter Laviolette wins 650th career game in Capitals’ 2-1 shootout victory over Bruins

Peter Laviolette accomplished a major milestone during the Capitals’ 2-1 shootout victory over Bruins on Wednesday. The win marked the 650th victory in Laviolette’s career.

Lavy became the 15th coach in NHL history to accomplish the feat.

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NHL fines Alex Ovechkin $5,000 for ‘spearing’ Trent Frederic 🥜

The NHL’s Department of Player Safety announced a fine to its biggest superstar after NHL officials arguably failed to protect him in a game.

Alex Ovechkin was fined $5,000 for what DoPS is terming as “spearing.” To be clear, Ovechkin hit Bruins forward Trent Frederic as hard as he could in the scrotum with his hockey stick.

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Jakub Vrana slithers his way towards the net for game-winning shootout goal 🐍

Czech best friends, Jakub Vrana and Vitek Vanecek, combined in the shootout to give the Capitals a victory over one of the NHL’s best teams on Thursday.

In a surprise, Peter Laviolette tabbed Vrana to be the Capitals’ first shooter in the shootout, replacing TJ Oshie. The decision worked.

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Trent Frederic dropped his gloves to fight Alex Ovechkin. Ovi was like ‘lol get off the ice.’ Later, Ovi high-sticked him in the balls.

Boston Bruins enforcer Trent Frederic goaded Tom Wilson into a third period fight February. He would not get so luck with future Hall of Famer Alex Ovechkin.

After shoving Oveckhin dangerously into the boards with a push, the Russian machine got up and threw a punch. Frederic assumed this meant an invite to dance, but for Ovi, he would never salsa with such a player.

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Report: Alex Ovechkin and Washington Capitals table contract negotiations until April

NBCSN’s Bob McKenzie is reporting that Washington Capitals general manager Brian MacLellan and superstar Alex Ovechkin have had “multiple conversations” about a possible contract extension during the season.

After their most recent talk, the two sides agreed to table talks until April.

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Zdeno Chara tears up while watching tribute video from Boston Bruins

On Wednesday, Zdeno Chara played in Boston for the first time since leaving the Bruins after 14 seasons.

Though the stands were empty, the Bruins welcomed Big Zee back a moving, crowdsourced tribute video.

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Penguins announce sellout with 15 percent of arena being full

The Pittsburgh Penguins continued to diminish the meaning of a sellout on Tuesday.

The Penguins allowed fans at PPG Paints Arena for the first time this season after getting approval from Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf on Monday. 2,800 fans were allowed into the 18,387 capacity arena.

Despite the building being 15 percent full, the Penguins publicly declared it their 610th consecutive sellout.

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By Ian Oland 2 days ago

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Penguins’ Todd Reirden added to COVID-19 Unavailability List 30 minutes before Flyers game

Todd Rierden won’t be coaching when the Pittsburgh Penguins take on the Philadelphia Flyers Tuesday night.

Reirden was placed on the league’s COVID-19 Unavailability List shortly after warmups. Per the team, skating and skills development coach Ty Hennes will take Todd’s place behind the bench, joining head coach Mike Sullivan and assistant coach Mike Vellucci.

Reirden coaches the Penguins’ defense and runs their power play.

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