Blaine Forsythe has a new gig.
The former longtime Capitals assistant has landed in Tempe after being tabbed by the Arizona Coyotes to work on André Tourigny’s coaching staff, presumably to work on the power play.
The news was first reported by PHNX’s Craig Morgan and announced by Tourigny himself as he spoke about Forsythe’s hiring during a one-on-one interview.
Five years ago this week, the Washington Capitals won Game Five against the Vegas Golden Knights to take home the Stanley Cup. The win marked the franchise’s first-ever Cup victory and permanently enshrined the team in DC Sports history.
In the intervening years, the players on that Cup-winning roster have largely gone their separate ways, leaving Washington via trades, signings, or retirement. Of the 20 players who suited up for Game Five, only six remain on the team today: Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom, John Carlson, Evgeny Kuznetsov, TJ Oshie, and Tom Wilson.
The 14 former players have gone on to have a wide variety of careers. Many continue to play elsewhere in the NHL, some have taken their talents abroad, while others have decided to hang up their skates.
As we celebrate five years since the Caps won it all, let’s take some time to see what the Stanley Cup Champs are up to now.
By Katie Adler 4 months ago
The Hershey Bears retired Chris Bourque’s number 17 on January 14, 2023, before its game against the Springfield Thunderbirds. The Bears would go on to win later that night 6-2 after getting goals from top prospects Hendrix Lapierre and Connor McMichael.
The Hershey Bears went all out to celebrate Bourque that night, giving all fans mini banners as they entered Giant Center and holding a touching 30-minute pregame ceremony that included all of Bourque’s family in attendance.
“The best years of my life were playing in Hershey,” Bourque said. “I’ve had so many nights in Hershey that will be with me forever. Tonight is one of those nights.”
The Washington Capitals defeated the Vegas Golden Knights four games to one to win the Stanley Cup four years ago this week.
Since then, the Capitals have not won a playoff series since, getting first-rounded four consecutive times. While the Caps’ core and identity have largely stayed the same, the 2018 team’s supporting cast has moved on. Only nine of those 27 players are still on the team while two others, Shane Gersich and Pheonix Copley, remain in the organization.
Some key members of the 2018 championship team have flourished elsewhere. Others have wound down their careers or retired in different organizations or leagues.
By Ian Oland 1 year ago
Former Capital Jay Beagle was public enemy number one in the NHL after his actions in the Arizona Coyotes’ 5-0 loss to the Anaheim Ducks on Friday. A frustrated Beagle cross-checked Trevor Zegras and beat down Troy Terry late in the third period of the game. Terry, a star player, had never fought before while Zegras scored a first-period goal via The Michigan — a fancy lacrosse move where you pick up the puck on the blade of your stick and flick it into the net.
While speaking to Bally Sports Arizona, Beagle explained that he was upset about Zegras’s poke check to his goaltender late in a blowout game — though he never mentions Zegras by name — and blamed Terry for how aggressively he entered the fray afterward.
Beagle never directly addresses if the play was payback for Zegras’ Michigan goal.
By Ian Oland 1 year ago
Jay Beagle started a beef that a game of Mario Kart may be unable to solve.
Friday, during the first period of the Coyotes game against the Anaheim Ducks, Trevor Zegras scored a goal via The Michigan, where he picked the puck up on his blade and flicked it into the net like he was playing lacrosse.
By Ian Oland 1 year ago
Former Capitals forward Jay Beagle will have a new home after a massive multi-player deal between the Vancouver Canucks and Arizona Coyotes on Friday before the start of the 2021 NHL Draft.
The deal will see Beagle, Loui Eriksson, Antoine Roussel, the ninth selection in tonight’s first round, a second-round pick in 2022, and a seventh round pick sent to Arizona in exchange for defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson and forward Conor Garland.
The deal allows the Canucks to clear a bunch of contracts that they did not have in their future plans while also adding one massive contract in Ekman-Larsson and a talented, young scorer in Garland.
By Chris Cerullo 2 years ago
The Vancouver Capitals are at it again!
Monday, Vancouver claimed Travis Boyd off waivers from the Toronto Maple Leafs. According to Sportsnet’s Chris Johnston, the Leafs were trying to save cap space ahead of the April 12 trade deadline by stashing Boyd on their taxi squad and only going with a 20-man roster.
That plan, uh, did not work.
Jay Beagle played his 600th NHL game with the Vancouver Canucks last night.
Even though Jay’s family couldn’t be there in person to support him, they still had a presence at the game.
By Eliza Kravitz 3 years ago
Over the offseason, the Vancouver Canucks signed Braden Holtby and acquired Nate Schmidt from the Vegas Golden Knights. The two transactions reunited Beagle with two of his former teammates from Washington – one of which he won the Stanley Cup with.
Tuesday, Beagle and Schmidt joined the Sports Celebrities Festival live stream and the veteran center commented for the first time on the Canucks’ prized offseason acquisitions.
By Ian Oland 3 years ago
