Devante Smith-Pelly was honored by the greatest hockey player in NHL history, Wayne Gretzky, on Thursday.
In a video for the NHL, Gretzky described DSP as the “unlikely hero” of the 2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
John Carlson will learn if he won the Norris Trophy on Monday, September 21.
The NHL will be holding the 2020 NHL Awards in a 30-minute presentation format on NBCSN ahead of Game Two of the Stanley Cup Final. The broadcast will be co-hosted by Kenny Albert and Scott Oake from Edmonton’s Rogers Place.
The Washington Capitals announced their second signing of the offseason on Friday.
Depth forward Daniel Sprong, who was acquired in trade from the Anaheim Ducks for Christian Djoos, has signed a two-year, one-way contract worth an average annual salary of $725k.
When the Tampa Bay Lightning punched their ticket to the 2020 Stanley Cup Final on Thursday, one local athlete finally realized a childhood dream – albeit in a different form than he imagined as a kid.
Potomac, MD native Jeff Halpern will be competing for his first Stanley Cup. Halpern is as an assistant coach for Bolts forwards on Jon Cooper’s staff.
You’re probably sick of hearing my takes on Evgeny Kuznetsov by now. Here’s another one of those.
By Peter Hassett 2 weeks ago
Elliotte Friedman broke the news today. The Toronto Maple Leafs have hired Manny Malhotra as their assistant coach, thereby denying ex-Caps bench boss Bruce Boudreau of getting job with his old favorite team.
Losing his chance at the Leafs job plus the Caps position going to Peter Laviolette. That’s a bummer… but also an opportunity!
The Capitals should hire Bruce Boudreau to be their new assistant coach.
By Peter Hassett 2 weeks ago
Capitals defenseman Nick Jensen and wife Jenner Jensen are back home in their native Minnesota. Earlier in the week, the couple had a chance encounter with a baby squirrel at a park. They documented it on their Instagram accounts.
[Editor’s note: I will be hereby referring to the squirrel as Sam because every squirrel my three-year-old son sees he calls Sam. Like dad, Ethan’s a big fan of alliteration!]
Sam The Squirrel was friendly, but a bit clingy with his new friends.
Elliotte Friedman wrote about the Capitals’ coaching search and the eventual hiring of Peter Laviolette in his latest 31 Thoughts column. While Friedman believes Laviolette was the team’s ultimate first choice, he reports that Mike Babcock, who won the Stanley Cup in 2008, got a lot of consideration from the Capitals because his interview went so well.
MacLellan only interviewed Laviolette and Babcock face-to-face due to the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Washington Capitals announced their first signing of the 2020 offseason.
Brian Pinho has agreed to a two-year contract extension with the Caps worth an annual average value of $725k. In the first year, Pinho will earn $700k at the NHL level and $125k at the AHL level, with a guaranteed salary of $150k. In 2021-22, Pinho’s contract will become one-way and worth $750k, meaning he’ll make a minimum of $900k through the life of this deal.
In case you missed it, Ilya Kovalchuk played for the Washington Capitals for a minute there.
By Peter Hassett 2 weeks ago
