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Braden Holtby should have a goal song

This week the Washington Capitals released the full and final list of goal songs picked by the players, but it’s sadly incomplete. Goalie Braden Holtby isn’t on there.

Now, Holtby has never scored a goal, but it could happen. Pekka Rinne scored a goal this year, and Holtby called that “awesome.” And in his career, Holtby’s been credited with two shot attempts in addition to eleven assists. So for him to not have a goal song feels like a failure to address a very real contingency. Nay– an eventuality.

When Holtby finally does score a goal, here’s what we need to hear.

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By Brennin Weiswerda and Peter Hassett 11 months ago

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New goals songs: Ilya Kolachuk picks Basta’s ‘Moya Igra’ while Brenden Dillon goes with ‘Go Bang’ by Pnau

Ilya Kovalchuk will become the first Washington Capitals player ever to have a Russian-language goal song, according to the team’s social media accounts.

Alex Ovechkin (‘Shake, Rattle, & Roll’), Evgeny Kuznetsov (‘Get Low’), and Dmitry Orlov (‘Oh Yeah’) previously chose English-language songs. We’re allowed to pick “French, Spanish, English, but not the Russian for some reason, it is not allowed,” Kuznetsov said to the Washington Post’s Samantha Pell in November. The arrival of Kovalchuk apparently has lifted that ban.

The Capitals released an updated list of players’ goal songs that included the picks of the team’s new additions at the trade deadline: Kovalchuk and Brenden Dillon.

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By Ian Oland 11 months ago

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Logan Couture’s goal song is ‘Girls Just Want To Have Fun’

Logan Couture scored in overtime to give the San Jose Sharks a 3-2 win over the New Jersey Devils Thursday night. The victory ended a five-game losing streak for San Jose.

As Couture celebrated with his teammates, the Sharks put on the captain’s goal song and here’s what played.

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By Ian Oland 11 months ago

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Washington Capitals announce every player’s goal song

Hockey may be a team sport, but players have found ways to individually express themselves. From Alex Ovechkin’s yellow skate laces to Braden Holtby’s fashion sense, the Capitals have been one of the NHL’s leading teams to allow their players to show off their personalities to fans.

The Capitals went a step further with it this season. The team debuted goal songs for every individual player. Superstars like Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom either selected their tune or, according to the Washington Post’s Samantha Pell, the Caps’ game operations staff did so for them.

The result has been even more anticipation and joy for goals as well as more insight into individual players’ personalities.

Monday, the Washington Capitals released all the players’ goal songs (and a Spotify playlist to go with it).

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By Ian Oland and Donya Abramo 12 months ago

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Nate Schmidt Requests Will Smith’s ‘Gettin Jiggy Wit It’ To Be His New Goal Song

On Friday, Washington Capitals defenseman and Minnesota millennial Nate Schmidt served up a random observation about music on Twitter.

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By Ian Oland 5 years ago

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