You guys, there’s a snake on a plane!
Washington Capitals forward Jakub Vrana is on his way back to DC after spending the coronavirus pandemic in his native Czech Republic.
Vrana posted a photo from the airport as he was leaving this morning.
The Washington Mystics revealed the design of their championship rings on social media, Sunday night, and they’re tremendous.
The rings feature the Mystics’ alternate DC logo in blue and red stones overlaid atop the WNBA championship trophy.
According to Jostens, each ring has an average of 120 diamonds, 6 custom-cut and 29 taper-cut rubies totaling 3.5 carats. There are also 6 custom-cut sapphires, 1 round sapphire, and 16 princess-cut sapphires, which combined total 3.15 carats. The rings have an astounding total gem carat weight of 9.0 carats.
Alex Ovechkin received another honor on Sunday.
The Capitals captain was named the best hockey player ever to wear the number eight by the NHL. Ovechkin received 17 of 19 votes from NHL writers to earn the distinction.
By Ian Oland 2 weeks ago
NBC Sports Washington analyst and former Capital Alan May recently suffered a tragic loss in his family. May’s oldest son, Devin, passed away on March 27. Saturday, the family celebrated Devin’s life in a memorial service in Frisco, Texas.
Devin followed in his dad’s footsteps as a kid and played hockey in high school. He later married and became the father of two adorable children.
After Devin’s service was completed, Alan returned to social media for the first time in months to address his son’s death and speak about just how much he loved him. It’s heartbreaking, yet beautiful.
We’re connecting some dots here (so if we’re wrong, please forgive us 🙏), but it appears both of the Capitals’ first-round picks from the 2018 and 2019 Drafts will be black aces for Washington during the NHL’s 24-team playoff.
Saturday, Russian defenseman Alex Alexeyev posted on Instagram from the Pulkovo Airport in St. Petersburg with the caption, “It’s been awesome time, but now it’s time to go back to work 🏋🏻♂️.”
Work for Alexeyev is hockey and his employer is the Washington Capitals. The NHL is also the only hockey league trying to resume right now. So that was clue number one.
Clue number two: Connor McMichael responded to Alexeyev’s post with the following comment.
In a highly-edited sponsored post, the Washington Capitals announced that Alex Ovechkin was back on the ice at MedStar Capitals Iceplex for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic suspended the 2019-20 season on March 12.
Ovechkin can be seen doing drills, racing down the ice, and smiling in what is the best sight I’ve seen months.
By Ian Oland 2 weeks ago
Ultimate teammate TJ Oshie might be pandering, but we’re going to give him some dap anyways.
The NHL’s 2020 winner of the Best Pregame Ritual took to Twitter on Saturday to answer a question posed by the NHL.
“One game to win the @StanleyCup. Which goalie are you taking? 🤔” the NHL asked. It then offered five goalies for your consideration: Marc-Andre Fleury, Henrik Lundqvist, Tuukka Rask, Braden Holtby, and Corey Crawford. All but Hank have won a Stanley Cup.
Oshie responded with “@Holts170,” which, if you ask us, is the correct answer.
The University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs announced that goaltender Hunter Shepard signed an AHL deal with the Hershey Bears in a press release, Friday morning.
According to Pro Hockey Rumors, Shepard was “one of the top remaining undrafted college free agents on the market.”
The contract will begin next season (if it’s able to be played).
By Ian Oland 2 weeks ago
The Washington Capitals’ 2018 Stanley Cup team is getting more love in a national crossword puzzle a month after Lars Eller got some dap in the Wall Street Journal.
CAPS was the answer for 5 across to the New York Times’ question 2018 Stanley Cup champs, to fans.
Congratulations, UNNAMED HOCKEY TEAM IN THE NHL’S 24-TEAM PLAYOFF. You have just won the Alexis Lafrenière sweepstakes. (Just please don’t let it end up being Pittsburgh.)
The Detroit Red Wings, the worst team in the league by far, tragically fell out of the top three while the Ottawa Senators, who had the second and third-best odds to get the number one pick, will draft third and fifth.
