The Washington Capitals held an informal skate on Thursday morning, featuring nearly every player on the roster at MedStar Capitals Iceplex.
That includes one player that… [squints eyes]… used to be a Capital but totally isn’t anymore.
After losing to AEW in the Wednesday Night War, WWE’s “third brand”, NXT, underwent a revamp, and on Tuesday, they debuted NXT 2.0. The rebranding saw WWE update NXT’s logo, colors, and set. The show also went younger and many new wrestlers debuted.
One rookie grappler had a vignette drop to introduce his character and it likely gave many hockey fans across North America a wry smile.
The wrestler is an Italian wannabe with apparent family connections to the mob. His name is Tony D’Angelo. And you guys, he’s kind of an ass.
By Chris Cerullo 3 days ago
The Washington Capitals will officially return to the ice on Saturday, September 18. The team will hold a three-day rookie camp before giving way to the NHL’ers on Thursday, September 23.
Rookie camp will feature several of the team’s top prospects, as well as recent draft picks and several undrafted players.
By Ian Oland 4 days ago
Four hundred and twenty days after the Seattle Kraken released the design of their inaugural jersey, the team is finally making them available to the public.
Kraken jerseys, both home and away, can be purchased exclusively on NHLShop.com for the next five days. They went live at 12:00 PM Eastern Time.
The Hershey Bears released their promotional schedule for the 2021-22 season on Wednesday. The biggest news of the release is that the team’s Teddy Bear Toss, in its original and most pure form, will be returning in 2022.
Fans will be able to bring stuffed toys into Giant Center and throw them onto the ice after the Bears’ first goal. In 2019, the last time it was held during a game, Bears fans set the World Record by having 45,650 stuffed animals thrown down onto the playing surface.
Tom Wilson is the latest Capitals player back in the area after road-tripping back to DC.
Wilson could be seen laughing and skating in a video posted by the Capitals on Tuesday.
Turner Sports announced more of its NHL broadcast team on Tuesday and one Capitals media member is getting a huge opportunity. Tarik El-Bashir, who has contributed coverage of the Caps over the last decade via The Athletic, Washington Post, and NBC Sports Washington, has been hired as a contributor.
“I’m so excited to be a part of this amazing team!” El-Bashir said in a tweet. “Thanks to everyone at Turner for the opportunity. And, yes, I’m still going to be covering the Caps full-time for The Athletic. Let’s go!”
Tarik joins Jackie Redmond and Jennifer Botterill as the other Turner Sports NHL contributors.
The Washington Capitals will remain on 106.7 The Fan for the 2021-22 season.
Tuesday, the team and Audacy, announced that they extended their broadcast partnership for another year. 106.7 The Fan will serve as the flagship station for the Capitals and carry pre- and postgame shows.
Play-by-play man John Walton will return for his 11th season while Ken Sabourin will serve his 19th season as analyst.
Washington Football Team fans have long been critical of the game experience at FedEx Field. Sunday, it got even worse for fans sitting in one particular section of the lower bowl.
During WFT’s season opener against the Los Angeles Chargers, a pipe burst, purportedly spilling sewage on fans in the seats below. The incident occurred in the first half of the game.
Former Capital and 2021 Vezina Trophy finalist, Philipp Grubauer, signed a six-year, $35.4 million contract with the expansion Seattle Kraken on the first day of free agency, leaving the Colorado Avalanche — the team Washington traded him to after he won the Stanley Cup in 2018 as a backup.
In late August, Grubauer first toured Seattle’s new facilities. Now, he has the equipment to play the part. Sunday, Grubauer’s longtime mask designer, David Gunnarsson, released the design of his first mask.
“I am very happy to release the first Kraken mask for my friend Philipp Grubauer,” Gunnarsson wrote. “It is a design built on the awesome team logos, loaded with 3-D effects and vintage style. Thanks Grubi for the paint adventure!”
