Washington Capitals players Alex Ovechkin, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Dmitry Orlov, and Tom Wilson brought their families together for a special dinner and hang out together on Sunday. And yes, the pups were included.
Very very good doggos Blake Ovechkin and Halle Wilson hung out for the very first time.
TSN’s Bob McKenzie is reporting that the NHL and NHLPA have struck a deal on Phase 3 and Phase 4 return-to-play protocols, paving the way for a possible resumption of the season with a 24-team playoff beginning in early August. The NHL and NHLPA continue to negotiate terms to a new six-year CBA.
Once both are agreed to, the return-to-play protocols and CBA will need to be ratified by both the NHLPA executive committee and a simple majority of all NHL players.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s Jim Thomas is reporting that four Blues players and a member of its coaching staff tested positive for coronavirus after several team members visited a bar in Clayton, Missouri, more than a week ago. Clayton is located on the border of St. Louis.
According to the Post-Dispatch story, a player tested positive for COVID-19 several days after the bar visit where members of the general public were dining and drinking. A source told Thomas that the bar visit “may” have been the culprit.
Sean Doolittle spoke to reporters after working out at Nationals Park on Sunday. The Nationals’ relief pitcher spoke about how he’s still unsure if he’ll play in the MLB’s coronavirus-shortened 2020 season and will opt-out if at any point he feels unsafe.
Doolittle also responded very thoughtfully to recent reports that some MLB team owners are considering allowing fans back into stadiums later in the season. Doolittle talked about how the coronavirus pandemic is spiraling out of control in the United States’ and the country has essentially given up its fight against COVID-19.
“We havenāt done any of the things that other countries have done to bring sports back,” Doolittle said.
Washington Nationals manager Davey Martinez announced Sunday that two Nats players have tested positive for coronavirus.
The two players have not reported to Nationals Park yet for summer training.
Lynda Carter, the original Wonder Woman, is a huge fan of the Washington Capitals. So local illustrator, Erle Howard, decided to give her costume an update just in time for Independence Day.
Erle updated the design of Carter’s bodice so that it included the Capitals’ Weagle logo.
The NHL and NHLPA are nearing agreement on a tentative memorandum of understanding for a new six-year Collective Bargaining Agreement and a return-to-play plan that would see the NHL complete the 2020 season with a 24-team playoff. TSN’s Frank Seravalli is reporting that “the deal is believed to be imminent” and that “multiple stakeholders in the NHL community have now been apprised of the details.”
TSN’s Bob McKenzie added that the “real significance of this massive agreement” is that it provides an “economic roadmap” for the NHL and NHLPA to recover from the harmful business effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
The news comes on the heels of the St. Louis Blues canceling practice on Friday due to multiple players testing positive for COVID-19 and the NHL reporting on Monday that 26 players total have tested positive for the novel coronavirus since early June.
The St. Louis Blues are the latest NHL team forced to grapple with too many positive coronavirus tests.
The Athletic’s Jeremy Rutherford and Scott Burnside reported that the Blues canceled practice on Friday after multiple unnamed players tested positive for COVID-19.
The Blues were scheduled to take the ice at Centene Community Ice Center in Maryland Heights, Missouri, before receiving word. Approximately two-thirds of the Bluesā roster has been skating at the facility lately.
Ilya Kovalchuk hasn’t reported to Washington yet, but it appears he may be better off anyway.
The Russian forward is working out in California with Christopher Camacho, the personal trainer of former Olympian and two-division world champion in the UFC, Daniel Cormier. He’s also trained retired tennis great Pete Sampras.
Friday, Kovalchuk posted a video of himself running on the beach with a harness on Instagram.
The Washington Nationals held their first day of workouts at Nats Park on Friday a week after the MLB and MLBPA agreed on a 60-game shortened 2020 season due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Nationals players were greeted with several new additions at the ballpark.
