Real hockey is almost back in the district, you guys.
The Washington Capitals announced their 2019 Training Camp rosters Wednesday afternoon ahead of Media Day on Thursday.
There are no surprises so let’s get to it.
Last year, the Washington Mystics made the WNBA finals but were swept by the Seattle Storm.
This season, there’s a chance we could get another summer, or more precisely fall, of Ted, as the Mystics clinched the first overall seed in the WNBA playoffs and home-court advantage throughout.
By Julia Karron 2 weeks ago
Evgeny Kuznetsov is known as the birdman, but a different member of the avian species was present at MedStar Capitals Iceplex on Wednesday.
Capitals fan John Hawes brought his 16-year-old parrot Cally to practice. The Manassas, VA resident, who has five other birds (shoutout to TC Feathers Aviary), waited outside of the rink so that Cally could meet Kuznetsov, her favorite hockey player.
Cally didn’t meet Kuzy but she did get one hell of a consolation prize: a perch on future Hockey Hall of Famer, Alex Ovechkin.
Alex Ovechkin showed up to MedStar Capitals Iceplex on Monday like he wrestled a grizzly bear. Ovechkin sported a gnarly gash on the bridge of his nose and scuffs, scrapes, and bruises on his hands and arms.
“[Sunday] night, I fell off bike,” Alex Ovechkin said to reporters after practice.
Tuesday afternoon, after transforming into a Giant Food cashier to promote his new cereal, Ovi O’s, Ovechkin gave the full story behind his accident. The Capitals captain revealed that the pedals of his bike broke sending him hard onto the ground below.
Last week, the PWHPA announced they will kick off The Dream Gap Tour, a series of tournament-style showcases across Canada and the United States.
The showcases are gaining momentum, as Unifor, the largest private-sector trade union in Canada was announced as the title sponsor for the Toronto leg of the showcase. Budweiser was also named the official beer of the PWHPA, the association announced in a press release.
By Julia Karron 2 weeks ago
Washington Capitals anthem singer Caleb Green and his vocal group Voices of Service are one successful vote away from making it to the final of America’s Got Talent. Tuesday night, the ensemble closed the semifinals show with a riveting performance of OneRepublic’s “Choke.”
The group received another standing ovation from both the judges and the Dolby Theatre crowd.
By Ian Oland 2 weeks ago
Alex Ovechkin went on a surprise promotional tour on Tuesday to promote his new cereal, Ovi O’s. The cereal will be exclusively sold at Giant Food stores in Maryland, Virginia, Washington DC, and Delaware on September 17th – Ovi’s birthday.
But on this day, the future Hall of Famer gave local elementary schoolers, children at Georgetown University Hospital, and lucky shoppers at a DC Giant the opportunity to try the honey-nut cereal for the first time.
By Elizabeth Kong 2 weeks ago
Alex Ovechkin made several surprise stops in DC on Tuesday to promote the upcoming release of his cereal, Ovi O’s. The Russian machine shocked second graders at the Arlington Traditional School as well as children at Georgetown Medical Hospital.
But it was Ovi’s last stop, at a Giant Food store in Washington DC, where his personality really shined as a supermarket employee.
Ovechkin stocked the cereal aisle — aisle number eight (you can’t make this stuff up) — with Ovi O’s. Later, he became a somewhat confused cashier which created many moments that were, well, So Ovi.
The Capitals started the 2019 Prospect Showcase strong, with a high-scoring win over the Carolina Hurricanes. That hot start fizzled out as they dropped their next two games, including Tuesday’s matchup against the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Bolts dominated through the second and third periods, coming out on top with a 7-2 win. The Capitals ended the showcase with a 1-1-1 record.
Your Caps goal scorers were Alex Kannok-Leipert and Connor McMichael.
By Donya Abramo 2 weeks ago
The Washington Capitals have announced their promotional schedule and special theme nights for the 2019-20 season. For the first year ever, the Caps will be hosting “College Series Nights.”
The popular promotion, which has been utilized locally by the Washington Nationals and Baltimore Orioles, includes a one-of-a-kind Capitals hat in a school’s colors (when fans purchase special College Series Night tickets). Participating universities include schools in Virginia and DC. The University of Maryland is the lone MD-State school to be included.
By Rachel Cohen 2 weeks ago
