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NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly says NHL will respond to Evgeny Svechnikov’s threat to Alex Ovechkin

The day after Alex Ovechkin and Andrei Svechnikov got into a fight during Game Three of the Stanley Cup playoffs, Andrei’s older brother, Evgeny Svechnikov, threatened Ovechkin in a cryptic Instagram story that has since been taken down.

Renaud Lavoie, a reporter for TVA Sports, asked NHL Deputy Commissioner if there would be any action taken. Daly said it was a “stupid post” and that there would be “an appropriate response.” NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, who was in attendance at the game, has not publicly commented on this recent development.

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By Brennin Weiswerda 5 months ago

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Internal conversations between commissioner’s office and DoPS encouraged sending Tom Wilson a message with suspension

Tuesday morning, independent arbitrator Shyam Das ruled that Tom Wilson‘s 20 game suspension for his hit on Oscar Sundqvist in the preseason would be reduced to 14 games.

One footnote in Das’ decision presents back-and-forth conversations between Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly, Commissioner Gary Bettman, and the Department of Player Safety before Wilson’s suspension was announced.

The NHLPA tried to argue that the commissioner’s office inappropriately influenced DoPS’s decision.

The footnote was first pointed out by the Post’s Isabelle Khurshudyan.

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By Julia Karron 10 months ago

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Bill Daly: NHL wants two dedicated weeks off for byes next season to break bye-week curse

After taking their bye week last week, the Capitals dropped back-to-back road games to the Red Wings and the Rangers. It was the first time the Capitals lost back-to-back games since late December.

Nearly all NHL teams have succumbed to this developing trend, which has been nicknamed by media as the “bye-week curse.” 16 of 20 NHL franchises (including the Caps) have lost their first post-bye game, posting a meek 4-12-4 record. This might explain why on Tuesday, NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly discussed new changes to bye weeks that the NHL hopes to implement next season.

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By Ian Oland 3 years ago

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Nationals Park Hosts an Alumni Game… Well, Sort Of (Photos)

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Bondra scores late in the game. (Photos by Chris Gordon)

This year’s NHL Winter Classic has not had much buildup. Aside from the game, there isn’t much going on. The lack of an official alumni game — which had become a tradition at Winter Classics — angered and vexed many fans. Washington cancelled this year’s Caps Convention, saying they wanted to focus on Winter Classic events and has been hyping its former players all year long, with this season being the team’s fortieth anniversary. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly, and Caps owner Ted Leonsis have all given competing answers as to why the event didn’t occur. Nevertheless, a group of former Caps, media members, and As Seen on TV people like NBC’s Washington Amelia Segal, took to the Nationals Park ice on Tuesday afternoon as part of an informal skate that came together in the past few weeks.

“I guess we all unfairly assumed that there would be one,” Alan May, who played in the game, said of an official alumni game, noting that Rod Langway and numerous former Blackhawks and Capitals expressed interest. “There’s nothing that can be done about it.”

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By Chris Gordon 5 years ago

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No Alumni Game at Winter Classic: Gary Bettman Says Late Deal with Nats Park Not to Blame

NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman and Capitals owner Ted Leonsis during an event last week in Southeast DC. (Photo credit: Chris Gordon)

It’s been 40 years since the Capitals first took the ice in the 1974-75 season. The team has been celebrating the occasion incessantly, honoring the franchise’s best players with video tributes that air every night at Verizon Center and when CSN+ doesn’t have anyone in studio for the late game.

Despite the trumpeting of their former players, the Capitals will not be hosting an alumni game prior to the 2015 Winter Classic, which heretofore had been a tradition. According to the NHL, this was a decision made by the Caps. Speaking to Capitals season ticket holders last week, Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly suggested one possible reason for the move: the League didn’t agree to a deal with Nationals Park until September.

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By Chris Gordon 5 years ago

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