Nicky Backstrom Weighs in on US Politics
Sorry, Nick. Unless you’re an NFL referee or Big Bird, you’re probably not getting any love this debate season.
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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
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Brooks Laich’s Flaming “Top Scorer” Jersey and Helmet
I hate the lockout. You hate the lockout. Pretty much everybody in the entire world hates the NHL lockout. But today, after doing some research with Fedor Fedin, we have found out something that makes the lockout a little bit more bearable.
On Saturday, Brooks Laich followed up that dreadful game against EHC Biel with a brilliant two-goal, three-point effort against Geneve-Servette.
Take a look at the video below.
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Photo: Mike Green at the Baltimore Ravens Game
Photo via longtime reader Elyssa K!
Mike Green has gone to lots of Washington Redskins games, usually distinguishing himself by being the most fashion-forward in groups including Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom. But with Backstrom examining overseas lockout offers and Ovechkin playing for the KHL’s Dynamo Moscow, Green celebrated the last day of his birthday weekend at a Baltimore Ravens game with 9:30 Club owner and local legend Seth Hurwitz. The Ravens narrowly defeated the Redskins’ biggest rivals, the Dallas Cowboys, 31-29, with the Hand of God pushing Dan Bailey’s game-winning kick wide-left.
[Editor’s Note: How about some free tix to the Nada Surf show? That’s a free plug, and Ian’s got a birthday to celebrate too!]
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Alex Ovechkin Tallies Assist in Dynamo’s 3-2 Win; Mama Ovechkin and Maria Attend Game
Photo credit: dynamo.ru
It appears as if Dynamo Moscow is unbeatable with Alex Ovechkin in their line-up. The defending champions won their seventh straight game Saturday, defeating Metallurg Novokuznetsk 3-2 in front of a hometown crowd of 6469, including Ovi’s mom Tatyana and his girlfriend Maria Kirilenko.
Ovechkin tallied his 10th point of the season, receiving a secondary assist on Yury Babenko’s powerplay goal.
Video is below.
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Evgeny Kuznetsov Scores Pretty Goal, Shushes Celebrating Crowd
“Shush! Cheering for me is beneath you.”
Caps prospect Evgeny Kuznetsov has been among the KHL’s leading scorers all season, and in Traktor Chelyabinsk’s 4-2 victory over Atlant Moscow on Saturday the 20-year-old scored one of his most beautiful goals yet.
Kuznetsov gains possession of the puck at center ice in the second period, then uses his speed to curl around Atlant players and beat goaltender Nikita Davydov stick-side. To celebrate his sixth goal and 15th point of the year, Kuznetsov puts one finger to his mouth to encourage his hometown crowd to be quiet. [Editor’s note: Bring back the push-ups, Kuzya.]
Video of the goal — which kind of reminds me of this Ovechkin tally — is below. You have to see this.
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BABY ALERT: Troy and Carmen Brouwer Expecting First Child
Everything has been going Capitals forward Troy Brouwer‘s way lately. Last month, Brouwer signed an $11 million contract extension to keep him in DC for the next three years. Then, Knuble’s Knights revealed that they would be devoting their energy towards the winger as the Brouwer Rangers. I’m sure Troy — like every other Capitals fan out there — can’t wait to see their new spandex suits.
Well things are about to get even better. CSN Chicago’s Tracey Myers is reporting that Brouwer’s beautiful wife Carmen is expecting the couple’s first child any day now.
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Brooks Laich’s Very Bad Day: Misconduct for Check to Head, Scores Goal For Other Team
From Brooks Laich’s Facebook fan page.
On October 9th, 2012, we all learned a valuable lesson: Everybody has a bad day once in awhile, even a perfect human being like Brooks Laich.
In the Kloten Flyers’ 4-3 loss to Tyler Seguin‘s EHC Biel, Laich had one of his worse games as a pro. He garnered 16 penalty minutes — including a misconduct for checking Eric Beaudoin in the head — and oh yeah, he scored on his own team.
Video below.
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His Back to the Net and Falling Down, Alex Ovechkin Scores Game-Winning Goal
That guy in the middle of the scrum with his back to the net is Ovechkin scoring.
Over the last few games, Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin has been on fire. He has two goals and three assists in his last three matches. He’s also beginning to score with ease.
In front of a record KHL crowd of 16,317 (and Michal Neuvirth) at O2 Arena on Tuesday, Ovechkin ramped up the degree of difficulty on his tallies and scored a sick game-winning goal in Dynamo Moscow’s 1-0 win over Zdeno Chara’s HC Lev Praha. The Russian machine also had four shots on goal in 18:40 of ice time.
Now let’s see this goal.
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Michal Neuvirth Goes to Dynamo Game to Support Alex Ovechkin
“Watching Ovie in Prague!” (Photo credit: @mneuvirth30)
Dynamo Moscow traveled to Prague Tuesday to take on HC Lev Praha and if Alex Ovechkin took a peak at the crowd near his defending goal, he would see a familiar face. Washington Capitals goaltender Michal Neuvirth, who’s currently playing for Sparta Praha of the Czech Extraliga league, got tickets for the game to cheer Ovi on.
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Alex Ovechkin Has Goal, Assist in Dynamo’s 3-2 Win Over Slovan
“I bowl strike!!” (GIF created by welshhockeyfan)
Ovechkin skates up ice.
Coming into Sunday’s away game with Slovan Bratislava, Alex Ovechkin had six points in six KHL games. Despite playing in five fewer matches than everyone else, Ovechkin was gaining ground on the league’s point leaders (82nd overall).
In Dynamo Moscow’s 3-2 victory Sunday, Ovi tied his Dynamo teammates Denis Kokarev and Dominik Granak for the team lead in points, tallying a goal, an assist, and three shots on goal in 16:22 of ice time against Slovan. The defending champions have now won 6 out of their last 7 games with the Capitals captain in their line-up.
Now let’s see that goal.
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