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

Four Vegas Golden Knights players test positive for COVID-19

The Vegas Golden Knights are the first team since the 2020 playoffs ended to grapple with an outbreak of coronavirus.

Monday night, TSN’s Frank Seravalli reported that four Golden Knights players tested positive and are currently self-isolating.

Nevada had a state record 1,868 positive cases on Friday. Governor Steve Sisolak announced a three-week “statewide pause” to tighten restrictions on casinos, restaurants, and private gatherings in an effort to slow the spread of the disease.

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One year ago today, Brendan Lemieux showed off a black eye he received from Tom Wilson

On this day in hockey history, Brendan Lemieux had some unlikely offense in a game, but I wanna focus on his face.

Three days after challenging Tom Wilson to a fight, Lemieux showed off his battle scars which included an unbelievably gnarly black eye. The forward’s wrecked mug was captured by MSG after he was awarded the lucky Broadway hat as player of the game.

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Henderson Silver Knights hire former Capitals Joel Ward and Jamie Heward as assistant coaches

The Vegas Golden Knights’ new AHL franchise, the Henderson Silver Knights, rounded out their coaching staff on Monday. The Silver Knights hired former players Joel Ward and Jamie Heward to be assistant coaches under head coach Manny Viveiros. Both assistants have Washington Capitals connections.

Ward’s hire was first reported last week by The Hockey News’ Ken Campbell.

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Former Capital a part of historic ‘double 69’ in KHL game

Former Capital Sergei Shumakov and Alexander Burmistrov completed a historic feat in the KHL that some fans are calling NICE².

The KHL forwards, who both wear number 69, skated beside each other and managed to be on the same screen at the same time during Ak Bars Kazan’s game against Avangard Omsk. @HeresYourReplay posted the important screenshot on Twitter.

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Henrik Lundqvist practices with the Capitals for the first time

Henrik Lundqvist has arrived in DC.

On Monday, the future Hall of Famer took the ice with his new team for the very first time at MedStar Capitals Iceplex. Lundqvist wore a Capitals practice jersey and his new lid painted by David Gunnarsson. He also rocked white goalie pads; he has not received his specially designed Weagle/Capitol Dome-designed pads yet.

“All eyes on the new guy,” the @Capitals wrote on Twitter.

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NHL posts Alex Ovechkin’s Top 10 Plays from the 2019-20 season

The NHL posted Alex Ovechkin’s Top 10 Plays of the 2019-20 season. They had a lot of highlights to choose from.

Last season, Ovechkin scored 48 times, finishing tied for the league lead with David Pastrnak. It was Ovi’s ninth Rocket Richard Trophy of his legendary career. The Great 8 also had four hat tricks, which tied for the league lead.

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Andrei Vasilevskiy takes photo holding new Stanley Cup champions goalie mask beside the Stanley Cup

Vezina Trophy-winning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy is now also a Stanley Cup-winning goaltender. And on Saturday, he spent some private time with the NHL’s championship trophy.

In an Inception-like moment, Vasilevskiy posed with the Stanley Cup and held up a new goalie mask which features a lifelike illustration of himself raising the Stanley Cup.

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Bored after surgery, Tyler Seguin laments having to read books

Tyler Seguin did some awesome things in the 2020 playoffs, but now I’m getting worried about him.

Seguin recently underwent a right hip arthroscopy and labral repair. The surgery is going to keep the talented centerman off the ice until the start of April and he’s already running out of things to do three weeks into his recovery.

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John Carlson’s Funko Pop now available on Fanatics

John Carlson has a new featured item in the Capitals Store on Fanatics just in time for the holidays.

The Norris Trophy finalist’s Funko Pop was added to the store this week and is available for $10.99. It’s listed as “Most Popular in Collectibles.”

You can purchase it here.

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Braden Holtby’s two tortoises, finally back at home in Canada, pose for photo

Our long international nightmare is over. On Friday, Brandi Holtby revealed that after two days stuck behind the border and away from his family, former Capital Braden Holtby was welcomed into Canada after not having the correct paperwork for his two tortoises.

Saturday, Brandi posted an image of the family’s two beloved pets back at home. A distinguished Honey Holtby proudly posed in front of the Canadian flag while Maple had some stage freight.

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