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

Capitals send Alex Alexeyev to Hershey Bears after Salavat Yulaev’s season ends in KHL

The Washington Capitals re-assigned Alex Alexeyev, one of the team’s best defensive prospects, to the American Hockey League’s Hershey Bears on Monday. The Capitals’ 2018 first-round pick spent the first part of his 2020-21 season on loan playing in Russia for the KHL’s Salavat Yulaev Ufa.

Alexeyev joins a stacked Hershey team that also features top prospects Connor McMichael (the Bears’ leading goalscorer), Martin Fehervary, and Aliaksei Protas.

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By Ian Oland 5 days ago

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Capitals become 13th team in NHL history to defeat same opponent 8 times in a single season

The Washington Capitals played kinda bad, but still managed to achieve a franchise first against the New Jersey Devils on Sunday.

The Capitals won 5-4 and swept New Jersey in their season series, defeating them all eight times they played (WSH: 8-0-0, NJD: 0-6-2). That’s a new franchise record.

You could say Washington bedeviled the Devils this season. 👀

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By Ian Oland 6 days ago

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Angry Damon Severson goes down tunnel to privately break stick after Ilya Samsonov makes sensational save

New Jersey Devils defenseman Damon Severson lost his s*&^ after Ilya Samsonov made his flashiest save of the season late in the second period.

Sammy’s miracle glove save kept the Capitals in the lead 3-2.

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By Ian Oland 6 days ago

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Alex Ovechkin scores 725th career goal on power play after being high-sticked in the face

Don’t poke the bear or you will feel its wrath.

Alex Ovechkin was accidentally high-sticked in the face by Devils defenseman Dmitry Kulikov in the second period. After checking to see if his remaining chiclets were still there (they were), Ovechkin took to the ice for the Capitals power play.

He scored 11 seconds later.

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By Ian Oland 6 days ago

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Connor McMichael scores twice, including game-winning goal against Binghamton Devils

Connor McMichael continues to dominate at the AHL level with the Hershey Bears.

The Capitals’ 2019 first-round pick scored twice against the Binghamton Devils on Saturday. His second goal ended up being the game-winner.

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By Ian Oland 6 days ago

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Jakub Vrana to be healthy scratch for second straight game

Jakub Vrana, the Capitals’ second-leading goal scorer at even-strength (10 goals), will sit again against the New Jersey Devils per head coach Peter Laviolette.

Laviolette announced the lineup decision during his press conference with reporters two hours before puck drop.

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By Ian Oland 6 days ago

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Liam O’Brien makes debut with Colorado Avalanche, plays in first NHL game since 2017

Long-time Capitals fan-favorite, forward Liam O’Brien, made his debut appearance for the Colorado Avalanche on Friday night. The Avs defeated the St. Louis Blues 3-2.

The Avalanche signed O’Brien, 26, off their farm team, the AHL Colorado Eagles, earlier this week. The Big Tuna filled in for Logan O’Connor, who suffered a lower-body injury against the Coyotes on Wednesday.

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By Ian Oland and Peter Hassett 1 week ago

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Dmitry Orlov scores unassisted overtime goal, shrugs like this ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

The Washington Capitals dominated the New Jersey Devils in regulation, pumping 37 shots on goal against MacKenzie Blackwood but only hitting the back of the twine once. During an entertaining 3-on-3 overtime period, the Caps were finally rewarded by the Hockey Gods for their superior play on their 40th and final SOG.

With 21 seconds remaining in OT, Dmitry Orlov ripped a shot from the left circle that appeared to ramp up Yegor Sharangovich’s stick and past Blackwood. The puck clanked clanged off the left post and the two crossbars, ricocheting out of the net as quickly as it went in.

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By Ian Oland 1 week ago

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Brandon Dubinsky, who once fought Alex Ovechkin, says he’d take Ovi ‘every day of the week’ over Sidney Crosby

The Columbus Blue Jackets’ Brandon Dubinsky is effectively retired due to a chronic wrist injury, but the two-way forward is making headlines for a podcast interview he recently conducted with The Garage Beers Podcast.

“Everybody wants to talk about Sid and Ovi or whatever,” Dubinsky said. “F*&k, Sid. I’ll take Ovi every day of the week.”

Dubinsky then doubled down on the comments on Twitter on Friday.

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By Ian Oland 1 week ago

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