TJ Oshie is following in the footsteps of Nicklas Backstrom and spending some time in his shortened offseason on the golf course.
Oshie is participating in the American Century Championship golf tournament again and he’s having even more fun this time around.
A little over a month after the Stanley Cup Final ended, another big sporting event is on its way to DC.
Early next week, the Nationals will play host to the MLB All-Star Game. This is the fifth time the All-Star game will be hosted in the Nation’s Capital, but the first time since 1969 when the Senators hosted.
The city is going all out to promote baseball, including an awesome exhibit on Pennsylvania Avenue.
Friday afternoon, the Washington Capitals announced that they have re-signed forward Liam O’Brien to a one year, two-way contract.
O’Brien had filed for arbitration, but ultimately settled with the Capitals prior to his arbitration date on July 23. His contract carries an AAV of the league minimum, $650,000.
Marc-Andre Fleury will be be in the desert for a few more years. Fleury and the Vegas Golden Knights announced Friday a new three-year contract that will kick in after next season, when Fleury will be 34 years old.
Hershey Bears assistant coach Reid Cashman is getting a big time promotion. According to Cashman’s friend at Quinnipiac University, Bill Riga, Cashman has been named an assistant coach to Todd Reirden’s staff on the Washington Capitals.
Cashman will replace Lane Lambert, who left Washington with Barry Trotz and was named associate coach of the New York Islanders on July 5.
Wednesday, the trailer for the Capitals championship video produced by NHL Original Productions and Cinedigm was put up on iTunes (thanks for the heads up, Reader Dave!). After we reached out to a contact at Cinedigm, the trailer was made live on YouTube.
Here’s a first look.
Matt Niskanen lost a month to injury early in the season. When he came back, the team required him to do more than he’d ever done before.
On Wednesday, former Washington Capitals forward and eternal brobean Michael Latta visited Grand River Hospital in Kitchener, Ontario. He was joined there by fellow Kitchener natives, Mike Hoffman of the Florida Panthers and the Manitoba Moose’s Logan Stanley.
Latta took photographs with the children at the hospital, and signed autographs. He is back in Kitchener for the K-W Alumni Hockey Academy Camp, which raised money for a local charity every year. This year, the Grand River Hospital Foundation will be the beneficiaries.
Jakub Vrana went all over Prague during his day with the Cup. He had surprise visits from Andre Burakovsky, Michal Kempny, and Jakub Jerabek, but also invited another DC-Czech friend along for the celebrations.
Washington Wizards point guard Tomas Satoransky joined Vrana’s evening party after trying to meet the Capitals forward during the past season.
Evgeny Kuznetsov had a breakthrough season and a historic postseason on his way to the Stanley Cup. He’s also extremely funny.
