Adam Oates Defending Alex Ovechkin’s Sochi Performance is One of His Finest Moments as Coach
We've sometimes lobbed criticism at Washington Capitals head coach Adam Oates, but one thing we can agree on is that his handling of…
Olympic Hockey, Day Seven, Part Two: USA Cruises to the Semis, Canada Barely Beats Latvia
From /r/hockey Unlike this morning, Wednesday afternoon's games went as planned. Well, almost. There was that whole thing where Latvia, led by inhuman…
Brooks Laich on How He Met Julianne Hough and the “Relentless” Paparazzi
When paparazzi photos first surfaced of Brooks Laich, the Caps' resident heartthrob, with Julianne Hough, As Seen on TV, the initial reaction…
Team Russia Knocked Out: Reactions and Sad Photos
Photo: AP It started off so well. Ilya Kovalchuk scored early in the first period of Russia's quarterfinals game against Finland, but…
Olympic Hockey, Day Seven, Part One: Rask’d! Russia Eliminated, Sweden Stomps Slovenia
Photo: Bruce Bennett Wuh oh. Oh man. This is gonna be bad. Russia got knocked out. Related: Team Russia Knocked Out: Reactions and…
Team Russia and Alex Ovechkin in Five Charts
Photo: RIA Novosti I think Team Russia is fascinating. Scoring just eleven goals in their first four games, the much-ballyhooed offense of…
Team Sweden’s Off Day in Photos
Backstrom and Mojo, whatta pic. (Photo: @ErikKarlsson65) Caps Nicklas Backstrom and Marcus Johansson and the rest of Team Sweden were busy on…
Olympic Hockey, Day Six: Elimination and Consternation in the Quarterfinal Round
Photo: AP And down they drop! Tuesday was the first day of elimination in the Olympic mens tournament, meaning lots of high…
RMNB on CRL: Inside Joe B’s Suit of the Night
We've let Ian have the fun long enough. He's played video games with Tom Wilson and poured "wine" over his head with…
Alex Ovechkin on Playing Finland: “It’s Going to be a Fight to the Death”
Photo: Winslow Townson Team Russia defeated Norway 4-0 on Tuesday to advance to the quarterfinals tomorrow against Finland. Despite leading his countrymen…
Caps Players Share Their Olympic Vacation Plans (Video)
Moar jokes from these two! Before the Washington Capitals left for Olympic break, I asked the non-Olympian players what their predictions were…
Peter Was on the Break the Ice Podcast for Like Two Hours
I was a guest on the well done Break the Ice podcast on Monday night. For darn near two hours, I talked…
Evgeny Kuznetsov Will Move To America “Very Soon,” But Not Yet
For everyone hoping Evgeny Kuznetsov would be in Washington as soon as the Olympics ended: he will not. On Monday, Kuznetsov invited…
Slovakia Goaltender Jan Laco Butt-Checks Russian Forward Alexi Tereshenko (GIF)
After the Brooks Laich dating Julianne Hough news, the only natural follow-up is an article dedicated to butt-checking. Yes, during Sunday's game between Russia…
Brooks Laich is Dating Julianne Hough, Who is a Famous Person of Some Kind
A website I never visit, Just Jared, tells me that a woman I know nothing about, Julianne Hough, is now dating Caps…
Marcus Johansson Drives Henrik Lundqvist Around Olympic Village on his Bicycle (Photo)
Photo: @ErikKarlsson65 On Friday, we were treated to amazing photos of Nicklas Backstrom and Marcus Johansson riding bicycles to their games. In…
Olympic Hockey, Day Five: Amanda’s Brother Still Rules, but Canucks and Russians Don’t Rock in Rego
Ovi does duck lips like an Instagram selfie. #girlsweekend #seacrets #lovemylittle (Photo: RIA Novosti) No stupid stat snapshot today, so all you…
Alex Ovechkin Shakes Hands With John Carlson After Shootout Loss (Photo)
Photo: Jeff Vinnick/HHOF-IIHF Images Yesterday, after the United States beat Team Russia in the shootout 3-2, there was a handshake line --…
Swedish Pig Pile: Nicklas Backstrom Tackle-Hugs Erik Karlsson After Assisting on Goal (GIF)
Photo via gfhockey Team Sweden survived a challenge from Latvia on Saturday, winning 5-3 to finish the preliminary round undefeated. But it…
John Carlson Essentially Benched After Pavel Datsyuk Goal (GIF)
Photo: Streeter Lecka Washington Capitals defenseman John Carlson scored the United States' first goal of the Olympic tournament Thursday. Team USA head coach…
